CNNFamily of suicide bombers kills at least 7 in Indonesia church attacks Washington PostFamily, With Children in Tow, Carry Out Suicide Bombings at 3 Churches in Indonesia New York TimesPolice: Members of a family bombed 3 Indonesian churches ABC NewsFull coverage Family of suicide bombers attack 3 churches in Indonesia, killing 7, police say
As the United States prepared for the historic opening of its embassy in Jerusalem, thousands of Palestinian protesters flocked to the border at Gaza in massive, violent clashes. In December, President Donald Trump had ordered that America’s embassy to Israel be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Over 900 Wounded, 37 Killed as US Embassy Protests Heat Up in Jerusalem
To paraphrase attorney Johnny Cochran’s famous line from the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial, “If it doesn’t exist, you must acquit.” Attorney Eric Dubelier didn’t use those words, but he did point out that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment against 16 Russian companies for alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election included charges against one company Lawyer: Mueller Indicted a Company That Didn’t Exist
Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Dean Heller (R-NV), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Mike Lee (R-UT) made the trip, along with ten Republican U.S. Representatives — but not one Democrat joined the U.S. delegation for the embassy event. Democrats Are a No-Show for Jerusalem Embassy Move
(Fox News) A lengthy list of questions for President Trump from special counsel Robert Mueller was leaked to The New York Times, marking the latest in a string of apparently deliberate disclosures relating to the ongoing probe into Russian involvement in the U.S. presidential election. Leaked questions offer a clearer picture of the special counsel’s strategy. Kevin Corke has the details. A lengthy list of questions for President Trump from special counsel Robert Mueller was leaked to The New York Times, marking the latest in a string of apparently deliberate disclosures relating to the ongoing probe into Russian involvement in the U.S. presidential election. Fox News has since obtained the questions, which cover Trump’s interactions with key figures like former FBI Director James Comey, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn.
By: Scott Madaus OXFORD, Miss. – Two officers with the Oxford Police Department are being credited with saving the lives of a woman and girl from sex trafficking. Officers pulled over a man whose driver’s license appeared to be fake. Immediately, they felt something wasn’t right. 38-year-old Edward Daniels was arrested. He is facing federal trafficking charges after police learned he was pimping at least two females, one of which was underaged. ‘Pimp’ caught sex trafficking woman and child in Mid-South city, police say
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday it had detained five members of an Islamic State cell planning attacks in several regions and had seized an array of weapons, according to Russian news agencies. The five suspects were apprehended in the city of Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow, on May 3-4, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting an FSB statement. Russia, whose military is helping the Syrian government fight rebel forces and Islamic State militants, is hosting the soccer World Cup next month and is increasing security measures. On April 27, the FSB said it had thwarted an Islamic State plot to carry out a series of high-profile attacks in the Moscow area, where soccer World Cup matches are due to take place this summer. The FSB on Friday did not reveal the identities of the detained or provide details on when or where the attacks were meant to take place. “In the course of house searches, an arsenal of home-made explosive devices and substances, firearms and ammunition were seized from the detained,” the FSB was quoted as saying. Russia detains five Islamic State members planning attack: news agencies