Gunman identified as Santa Monica shooter in deadly rampage
Police named John Zawahri as the gunman who killed five people in Santa Monica. Among the victims were Marcela Franco, 26, who died at UCLA Medical Center, and her 68-year-old father, Carlos Navarro Franco, who died in the attack. Debra Lynn Fine survived after a bullet nicked her ear and shrapnel struck her shoulder. she was discharged from UCLA Medical Center. The carnage began with a domestic violence incident at a home, then spilled onto campus with a chaotic library confrontation ended by police.
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John Zawahri
Associated Press
Debra Lynn Fine
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center
Guardian identifies Edward Snowden as NSA leak source
The Guardian named Edward Snowden a 29 year old former CIA contractor who worked at an NSA facility in Hawaii and requested disclosure of his identity. He said he would not hide and expected U.S. demonization. Snowden left for Hong Kong on May 20 and the Obama era has charged six disclosures under the espionage act. Congressional leaders urged Justice to prosecute the leaker.
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Fort Hood suspect’s paralysis may slow court martial
Army psychologist Maj Nidal Hasan, paralyzed from the abdomen after the 2009 Fort Hood attack that killed 13, faces a slowed court martial as his health limits daily testimony. Judge Osborn weighs a three month delay while experts note he cannot sit upright for more than 12 hours.
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Prasad Lakshminarasimhiah
Zimmermans defense opener as trial against Trayvon Martin begins
Sanford Florida AP reports George Zimmerman's lead attorney faces a delicate defense in the second degree murder trial. Jurors will hear why Zimmerman fired his 9 mm pistol during a February 2012 fight with Trayvon Martin, arguing fear for his life and not race. Jury selection opens a six week case that has sparked a national debate on race and gun control. If convicted, Zimmerman could face life in prison.
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Local crime briefs note contact ban in daughter case
Lauren Baheri Phillips was arrested and held on a 50000 dollar secured bond. A 40-year-old man, listed at 3226 Richway Court, Charlotte, was charged with striking a 7-year-old boy, Alexeev Elanid Hudson, by hitting him in the face twice with an open hand on Feb 26. Hudson was arrested, jailed on an unsecured bond, released the same day with orders not to contact the boy, and later listed back in jail for a domestic violence protection order violation.
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Richway Court
Charlotte
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Lauren Baheri
Birthday gift dispute leads Gastonia man to assault charge
Justin Dontavias Coleman, 26, of 4300 Frostwood Drive, Gastonia, is charged with assaulting a woman after an argument over a birthday gift. police say he choked and hit her, released the grip when she struck him, then kicked her from the car on Gaston Day Road. He was jailed in Gaston County.
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Frostwood Drive
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Gaston Day Road
Gaston County
Gastonia Man Charged With Pointing Gun And Threats
Daidren Phillips of 335 S Vance St Gastonia is charged with assault by pointing a gun after witnesses say he aimed a pistol at another man from a black Ford Expedition at West Franklin Boulevard and Garrison Road Arrest warrants also allege he threatened the witness's grandmother saying it's not over and that he would shoot their house.
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Gastonia
West Franklin Boulevard
Garrison Road
Obama and Xi hold informal talks at Sunnylands estate
In scorching heat at Sunnylands California the Obama Xi Jinping walk marks a rare one on one moment between the two leaders. They discussed cyberspying intellectual property theft North Korea economic competition and climate change without policy breakthroughs.
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California
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China
Chewbacca actor barred by TSA over light saber cane incident
Denver TSA briefly halted Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew aboard a flight to Dallas to inspect a cane shaped like a light saber. Officials said the delay arose from the cane's unusual weight and was resolved within minutes with the passenger cleared to travel. social media did not influence the decision.
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