Violent attacks against the Jewish community in the United States doubled last year, while overall attacks that also include vandalism and harassment remained near record-high levels, the Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday. The Jewish civil rights group released its annual census of anti-Semitic incidents three days after a gunman opened fire at a...
Man Who Dialed 911 Saying He Shot 5 in Bank Held for Murder
SEBRING, Fla. — An Indiana man accused of fatally shooting five people inside a Florida bank branch has long been fascinated with the idea of killing, but people who could have done something about it didn't take his threats seriously, a woman who identified herself as his former girlfriend told a television...
Man Charged With Killing Edison High Grad While He Camped
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old ex-convict with killing a camper, 35-year-old Tristan Beaudette, at Malibu Creek State Park in June. The man, Anthony Rauda, is also accused of trying to kill 10 other people over two years. Prosecutors allege that Rauda opened fire on campers...
Saudi Arabia Rejects US Senate ‘Interference’ in Kingdom
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the U.S. Senate on Monday, rejecting a bipartisan resolution that put the blame for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on the Saudi crown prince and describing it as interference in the kingdom's affairs. It's the...
Trump Goes All In With Saudi Arabia. Read His Statement.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the U.S. will not levy additional punitive measures at this time against Saudi Arabia over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Trump said in a statement Tuesday that the U.S. does not condone the killing of the U.S-based Saudi columnist, but that "foolishly" canceling $110...
Saudi Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty in Khashoggi Killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor said Thursday he would seek the death penalty for five men charged with the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, while the United States moved to sanction 17 Saudi officials it said were involved in the slaying. The Saudi announcement...
Officer Killed in California Bar Shooting Described as Hero
THOUSAND OAKS — Friends are remembering sheriff's sergeant who was killed trying to stop a shooting rampage at a California bar as a "cop's cop" who didn't hesitate to run toward danger. Ventura County sheriff's Sgt. Ron Helus died of gunshot wounds he suffered trying to stop gunman Ian David...
Fox, NBC and Facebook Turn Down Trump Ad Deemed Racist
NEW YORK — NBC, Fox News Channel and Facebook all said Monday they will stop airing President Donald Trump's campaign advertisement (shown below) that featured an immigrant convicted of killing two police officers. CNN had rejected the same ad, declaring it racist. Asked before leaving for campaign rallies if he...
Turkey: Saudi Investigators Worked to Remove Evidence
ANKARA, Turkey — Members of a team from Saudi Arabia sent to help Turkish authorities investigate the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi worked instead to remove evidence of the slaying, a senior Turkish official said Monday. The official confirmed a report in Turkey's Sabah newspaper that an 11-member team of...
Turkish Prosecutor Says Saudi Writer Strangled, Dismembered
ISTANBUL — Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing, and his body was dismembered before it was removed, a top Turkish prosecutor said Wednesday. Chief Istanbul prosecutor Irfan Fidan's office also said in a statement...