Breitbart – by Bob Price

An armed murder suspect allegedly opened fire, shooting three Laredo, Texas, police officers and injuring a fourth. The suspect is reported to be dead.

Police were searching for 55-year-old Antonio Gerado Rodriguez in connection to the shooting death of his girlfriend, according to a report by KSAT ABC12 in San Antonio. The shootout between the suspect and the police happened at a Stripes convenience store. Police reports identified the murder victim as Reyna Gonzalez Zamora, 50.   Continue reading “Three Texas Border City Cops Shot, 1 Injured, Suspect Dead”

Reason – by Damon Root

In 2002 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said that the lawful use of deadly force by the police may be ruled unlawful if the police themselves “created the need to use force” by acting in an illegal manner. “Where an officer intentionally or recklessly provokes a violent confrontation, if the provocation is an independent Fourth Amendment violation,” the 9th Circuit held in Billington v. Smith, the officer “may be held liable for his otherwise defensive use of deadly force.” Otherwise known as the “provocation doctrine,” this legal standard has served as an important check on overreaching law enforcement tactics. Today, by a vote of 8-0, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the 9th Circuit’s reasoning and wiped the provocation doctrine off the books.   Continue reading “Supreme Court Rules 8-0 for Police in Major Fourth Amendment Case”

Fox News

A 31-year-old man died after he reportedly ignored warnings about swimming after getting a new tattoo and contracted a flesh-eating bacteria infection in the Gulf of Mexico. The unidentified man, whose case was detailed in the British Medical Journal, had gotten a tattoo on his right calf five days prior to swimming, Metro reported.

The man had chosen a crucifix and pair of praying hands for his latest ink, and began suffering from fever, chills and a rash close to the tattoo after swimming, the news outlet reported. He reportedly developed sepsis in his right calf, which had turned purple by the time he was admitted to the hospital.   Continue reading “Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria after swimming with new tattoo”

ABC News

South Sudan’s government says 15 young children have died in a botched measles vaccination campaign that saw people as young as 12 years old administering the vaccines.

The health ministry on Friday blamed the deaths on human error. One syringe was used for all the children, and the vaccine was not stored properly.   Continue reading “South Sudan: 15 children die in botched vaccine campaign”

Fox News

After days of drama and suspense, President Trump announced Thursday that his administration will exit the Paris climate agreement.

“So we’re getting out,” Trump said. “The Paris accord is very unfair at the highest level to the United States.”

His decision fulfills a campaign promise and satisfies strong Republican opposition to the global climate deal but isolates the U.S. and is certain to bring condemnation from world leaders and critics in the scientific community.    Continue reading “Paris Agreement on climate change: US withdraws as Trump calls it ‘unfair’”

Fox News

DEVELOPING: Dozens of people are reportedly injured after gunfire erupted in a Philippines resort early Friday morning, the resort said.

“Resorts World Manila is currently on lockdown following reports of gunfire from unidentified men,” the resort wrote on Twitter.    Continue reading “Resorts World Manila in Philippines on ‘lockdown’ over reports of gunfire, hotel says”

NBC News

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a waiver Thursday delaying the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

“While President Donald J. Trump signed the waiver under the Jerusalem Embassy Act and delayed moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, no one should consider this step to be in any way a retreat from the President’s strong support for Israel and for the United States-Israel alliance,” the White House said in a statement.   Continue reading “Trump Signs Waiver to Keep Embassy in Tel Aviv”

Houston Chronicle – by James Osborne

WASHINGTON – The United States’ future as a leader in international efforts to slow climate change teetered on the edge Wednesday, as reports emerged from the White House that President Donald Trump was preparing to announce he would withdraw the country from the Paris accord.

The development fanned a debate within the U.S. oil and gas industry over whether the country was unwisely sacrificing its leadership role on a global pact that threatens to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels for decades to come in favor of less carbon-intensive forms of energy. The debate has largely pitted major oil companies that do business around the world against smaller firms already struggling with low oil and gas prices and increased regulations – a split so sharp that the American Petroleum Institute, which represents a wide range of oil and gas companies, has not taken a position on the pact.   Continue reading “Small US oil firms at odds with oil majors over Paris climate deal”

Yahoo News

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The Latest on President Vladimir Putin’s comments Thursday (all times local):

1:35 p.m.

President Vladimir Putin says that Russia’s military deployments on a group of Pacific islands also claimed by Japan have been caused by concerns about the U.S. military buildup in the region.   Continue reading “Putin: Military in Pacific is response to US”

Fox News

One person was killed, two people were unaccounted for and at least a dozen others were injured in a massive explosion at an ethanol plant in central Wisconsin Wednesday night, officials told FOX6.

Fire crews arrived at the Didion Milling plant after the blast occurred about 11 p.m., authorities told WKOW-TV. Three medevac flights also assisted at the scene.    Continue reading “Wisconsin plant explosion: 1 dead, at least a dozen injured”

Charlotte Observer – by Craig Jarvis

RALEIGH – It would be easier to legally carry concealed handguns under a gun-rights bill that began moving in the state House on Wednesday.

Concealed-carry permits would no longer be needed if the legislature passes House Bill 746. It’s already legal to wear a visible handgun, except where restricted. Concealed handguns would be treated similarly under the bill.
Continue reading “North Carolina: Concealed handgun permits would no longer be required”

Dallas Morning News – by Claire Z. Cardona, Eline de Bruijn, Julieta Chiquillo

Two bounty hunters and the fugitive they were looking for died in a shootout Tuesday evening at a Greenville auto dealership, officials say.

Officials identified the bounty hunters as Fidel Garcia Jr., 54, and Gabriel Bernal, 33. Minnesota fugitive Ramon Michael  Hutchinson, 49, was also killed.

The shootings occurred about 7:15 p.m. at Nissan of Greenville along Interstate 30 near Joe Ramsey Boulevard.
Continue reading “Bounty hunters scuffle with fugitive as fatal shots ring out at Greenville car dealership”

Yahoo News

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge called a New Hampshire man a “bully vigilante” and sentenced him Wednesday to more than seven years in prison for his role organizing armed backers of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy after a standoff with U.S. agents in 2014.

Gerald “Jerry” DeLemus became the first person sentenced for his ties to the confrontation that became a rallying cry for those who want vast stretches of federal land in the U.S. West put under local control. Eighteen others are in custody.   Continue reading “1st prison sentence given in Bundy armed standoff in Nevada”

Daily Nexus – by Maura Fox

Congressman Salud Carbajal of Santa Barbara introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday that would encourage states to develop more comprehensive gun control laws.

Introduced on the anniversary of the tragedy of May 23, 2014, The Gun Violence Restraining Order Act would incentivize states to allow courts to issue temporary firearm restraining orders against those the court determines to be a threat to themselves and others.   Continue reading “Congressman Introduces Federal Gun Control Legislation”

VOA News

WASHINGTON —  Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Tuesday that he would sign deals for U.S. goods and services worth $15 billion to $17 billion during his visit to Washington, mainly for high-technology products and for services.

“Vietnam will increase the import of high technologies and services from the United States, and on the occasion of this visit, many important deals will be made,” Phuc told a U.S. Chamber of Commerce dinner.   Continue reading “Vietnam to Sign Deals for Up to $17B in US Goods, Services”

Washington Post – by Derek Hawkins and Katie Mettler

A man with a fake gun was taken into custody at the Orlando International Airport Tuesday night following a nearly three-hour standoff with police in one of the main terminals, officials said.

Police said the suspect was attempting “suicide by cop,” trying to draw gunfire from authorities by threatening bystanders and the responding officers. No shots were fired, but panicked travelers ran for cover as the suspect brandished the fake weapon in the terminal’s rental car area, officials said.   Continue reading “Orlando airport terminal shut down for hours due to man with fake gun”

PoliZette – by Brendan Kirby

Maureen Erickson applied for and received a voter-registration card in Virginia despite listing her home address in Guatemala.

The home address in Guatemala apparently was not enough to sound alarms among elections officials in Prince William County, who let Erickson cast ballots in 14 different elections, according to records obtained by the Public Interest Legal Foundation. Officials finally removed Erickson’s name from the rolls for being a non-citizen in 2012.  Continue reading “Study: More Than 7,400 Illegal Votes Cast in Virginia Since 2011”