Rob Gillies, Associated Press Updated 12:56 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Security camera images recorded in Saskatchewan of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are displayed as Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Kevin Hackett speaks during a news conference in Surrey, British Columbia, on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The two young men thought missing are now suspects in the murders of an American woman and her Australian boyfriend as well as the death of another man in northern British Columbia, Canadian police said Tuesday. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) less Security camera images recorded in Saskatchewan of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are displayed as Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Kevin Hackett speaks during a news conference ... more Photo: Darryl Dyck, AP … [Read more...] about Missing men now suspects in Canada murders
Trial date reset for ammo maker trial in Vegas shooting case
Updated 12:54 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 In this Wednesday, July 10, 2019, photo, Douglas Haig, left, the Arizona man who sold ammunition to the Route 91 Harvest festival gunman, and his wife, Dori, leave the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas. A federal judge said a jury will decide if Douglas Haig illegally manufactured bullets sold to the gunman who staged the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s modern history. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) less In this Wednesday, July 10, 2019, photo, Douglas Haig, left, the Arizona man who sold ammunition to the Route 91 Harvest festival gunman, and his wife, Dori, leave the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse in Las ... more Photo: Bizuayehu Tesfaye, AP Photo: Bizuayehu Tesfaye, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption … [Read more...] about Trial date reset for ammo maker trial in Vegas shooting case
Senate approves bill to extend 9/11 victims fund
Matthew Daly, Associated Press Updated 12:54 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 House approves 9/11 victims bill, sends it to Senate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow lawmakers met with retired first responders and advocates ahead of a House vote which overwhelmingly approved a bill to ensure that a victims compensation fund for Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. (July 12) Now Playing: House approves 9/11 victims bill, sends it to SenateAD: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow lawmakers met with retired first responders and advocates ahead of a House vote which overwhelmingly approved a bill to ensure that a victims compensation fund for Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. (July 12) Media: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks never runs out of money. The 97-2 vote sends the bill to President Donald … [Read more...] about Senate approves bill to extend 9/11 victims fund
Facebook amasses army to lobby on Libra
Facebook has expanded its lobbying operation to help pitch its upcoming Libra digital currency, which policymakers are threatening to derail amid growing distrust of the social media giant. In addition to its in-house lobbying team, sources familiar with the matter said Facebook has hired a pair of lobby shops with deep experience in Washington's financial services arena to work on Libra issues — the Sternhell Group and the Cypress Group. It has tapped the law firm Davis Polk to help handle regulatory concerns, another source familiar with the matter said.Story Continued Below Facebook has also been leaning on outside firms under its employ on other issues to help sway policymakers scrutinizing the currency, including BakerHostetler and the OB-C Group. "Education at this point is the first and foremost step, making people aware of what it is and the rollout and just getting people comfortable with the idea," said Tripp Baird, who lobbies on behalf of Facebook for Off Hill … [Read more...] about Facebook amasses army to lobby on Libra
Ex-Virginia governor says harassment probe was unfair
Alan Suderman, Associated Press Updated 2:52 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 FILE - In this May 8, 2014, file photo, former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder listens to a question from the media during a news conference at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va. Wilder says he is contesting an investigator's finding that he kissed a university student six decades his junior without her consent. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File) less FILE - In this May 8, 2014, file photo, former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder listens to a question from the media during a news conference at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va. Wilder says he is contesting an ... more Photo: Bob Brown, AP Photo: Bob Brown, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this May 8, 2014, file photo, former … [Read more...] about Ex-Virginia governor says harassment probe was unfair