Bond set at 1M for ex cop in suitcase deaths
Former Wisconsin security officer Steven Zelich, 52, charged with two counts of hiding a corpse after two women were found dead in suitcases along a highway. Prosecutors expect homicide charges. defense says death could range from homicide to accident during a consensual act. Investigators say Zelich met the women online. evidence seized from his West Allis apartment. He appeared via video at the bond hearing.
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Pentagon says armed drones guard US in Iraq
Pentagon officials said drones, some armed, fly over Baghdad to protect recently arrived U.S. advisers. Air sorties, both manned and unmanned, have been conducted for more than a week as Iraq’s security deteriorates. Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby cited force protection as advisers operate outside the embassy.
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Rebels buckling to jihadis in Syria and Iraq
Beirut report says Syrian rebels the U.S. aims to train and arm are weak and retreat from the al Qaida breakaway group. Some hard line fighters join radicals as the Obama administration seeks 500 million dollars to fund a broader moderate faction program, but officials warn it will take a year to implement. Opposition leaders say hesitation accelerated extremist growth.
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Georgia schools resist arming teachers under new law
Georgia school leaders reject arming teachers saying it does not improve safety and may create more issues than the law intends. They note training cannot resolve when to use a firearm, as districts like Bibb County weigh the measure amid broader school attack concerns.
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Georgia expands gun carry rules including schools churches and bars
Georgia passes a sweeping law set to take effect July 1 that broadens where legal gun carrying is allowed and lets districts choose to arm teachers or staff with training standards. Education officials say districts show little interest and two boards publicly declined to create such programs amid concerns after school violence incidents in other states.
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Ukraine signs free trade pact with the European Union
In Brussels, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko celebrated the free trade deal binding Ukraine closer to Western Europe, a move that followed months of bloodshed and political upheaval. Russia resisted new Western sanctions as a fragile cease-fire with pro Moscow separatists lapsed with no clear extension. Poroshenko called the signing perhaps the most important day for Ukraine since independence in 1991.
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Iraq's top cleric presses deal on prime minister crisis
In Baghdad on Friday Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani urged politicians to form a government as Nouri al-Maliki fights to stay in power after losing allies in the battle against Sunni militants. Iran and the US weigh options as ISIL advances and coalition talks loom.
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