US Capitol lockdown lifted after gunman shot by police
A man with a gun was shot by police Monday afternoon at the Capitol Visitor Center at the U.S. Capitol Complex, according to two D.C. police officials. He was taken to MedStar Washington Hospital Center. The report of gunfire in a city on heightened alert because of terrorist attacks in Europe sent dozens of emergency vehicles to the Capitol building and forced staff and visitors into lockdown. Road barricades went up, and police officers with automatic rifles were stationed on street corners. ..>> view originalDeath toll in Pakistan bombing climbs past 70
LAHORE , Pakistan – Zainab Iqbal, age 8, had been asking her father for days to take the family to the amusement park on the last night of spring break. Sunday, she got her wish. Monday, they buried her. Pakistan began mourning its dead Monday after a devastating suicide bomb attack Sunday on a park in Lahore killed more than 70 people, including at least 29 children. Officials vowed to hunt down the Islamist militant bombers who claimed they targeted Christians on Easter Sunday — and kille..>> view originalWhite House spars with Fidel Castro over Obama's visit
The White House got into a war of words Monday with former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, who criticized President Obama’s historic trip to Havana.Writing in the official state newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party, the 89-year Mr. Castro criticized Mr. Obama’s relative youth and raised the U.S. “Bay of Pigs” invasion of Cuba in 1961.“Native populations do not exist at all in the minds of Obama,” Mr. Castro wrote. “Nor does he say that racial discrimination was swept away by the [Cuban] Revolutio..>> view originalOfficer Shoots Armed Suspect at US Capitol
An armed man shot by U.S. Capitol Police was known to police, NBC News' Pete Williams reports. (Published 7 minutes ago) A Capitol police officer shot and injured a man who brought a weapon into the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Monday afternoon, the Capitol Police chief says. An officer fired after the man pointed a gun at him, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa said. The man was wounded and was in surgery Monday afternoon. A female bystander received minor injuries and also was taken ..>> view originalSecret Service shoots down efforts to make RNC convention firearm ...
Attendees won’t be allowed to bring guns to the 2016 Republican National Convention, the U.S. Secret Service said Monday, despite an online petition that has garnered more than 40,000 signatures from individuals who want to exercise their right to bear arms when the GOP picks its presidential nominee in Cleveland this July.The agency cited Title 18 of U.S. Code Section 2056s and 1752 when asked by an ABC News affiliate in Cleveland on Monday if attendees will be allowed to bring guns to Quicken ..>> view originalStocks are mixed in quiet trading; consumer companies lead
NEW YORK — Stocks got a little help from an international hotel deal and dueling superheroes Monday, but they could only wobble to a split finish in a quiet day of trading. Hotel chains Starwood and Marriott climbed after a Chinese insurance company made another offer to buy Starwood. Media giant Time Warner rose after “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” had a super opening weekend. Stocks flipped between small gains and losses for most of the day. Oil prices slipped and energy companies took ..>> view originalHillary Clinton's white, middle-class problem
ANALYSISThe only white people Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is winning consistently is women older than 65.On Saturday, Mrs. Clinton got whooped by rival Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders in Washington state by 40 points. He also claimed decisive victories in Alaska and Hawaii.Why?Because all those states have a relatively small margin of African-American voters in their electorates. Hawaii’s Democratic voting electorate is 3 percent black, and Alaska’s and Washington’s is abou..>> view originalHillary Clinton threatens no more debates unless Bernie Sanders ...
ANALYSISWhat a dear, little snow-flake.Hillary Clinton’s team insinuated Monday she would decline another debate with rival Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders unless he changed his “tone.” Mrs. Clinton’s campaign is worried the senator has been too negative in recent weeks and is “talking about running harsher negatives now.”Joel Benenson, Mrs. Clinton’s chief strategist, was asked by CNN on Monday what the risk is debating Mr. Sanders one more time. Mr. Sanders has called for another debate before th..>> view originalNathan Deal, Georgia governor, vetoes religious exemptions bill
Republican Gov. Nathan Deal has vetoed a religious liberty bill in Georgia that drew scorn from both the gay-rights movement and big business.The legislation “doesn’t reflect the character of our state or the character of its people,” Mr. Deal said in prepared remarks, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.House Bill 757 initially would have allowed Georgian wedding vendors to decline to service same-sex wedding ceremonies.But conservatives said the bill was watered down after Mr. Deal e..>> view originalVirus infects MedStar Health system's computers, hospital officials say
A virus infected the computer system of MedStar Health on Monday, forcing one of the Washington region’s largest health care providers to shut down significant portions of its online operations. Hospital officials acknowledged the breach, which is being investigated by the FBI, but said they had “no evidence that information has been stolen.” “MedStar acted quickly with a decision to take down all system interfaces to prevent the virus from spreading throughout the organization,” spokesw..>> view original
Monday, March 28, 2016
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