Man accused of killing married hikers in Devil's Den State Park pleads not guilty to murder charges

Man accused of killing married hikers in Devil’s Den State Park pleads not guilty to murder charges

The teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last month pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Thursday. Andrew James McGann, 28, entered the plea during a brief hearing before a state judge at Washington County’s jail Thursday morning. Circuit Judge Joanna Taylor scheduled McGann’s…

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Trump says he expects Congress to extend federal takeover of D.C. police beyond 30-day limit

Trump says he expects Congress to extend federal takeover of D.C. police beyond 30-day limit

Washington — President Trump said Wednesday that the White House will seek “long-term extensions” from Congress to maintain control of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, part of the president’s push to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital.  “I think the Republicans in Congress will approve this pretty much unanimously,” Mr. Trump said. Mr. Trump…

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Trump to hold news conference on D.C. crime amid federal takeover threat

Trump to hold news conference on D.C. crime amid federal takeover threat

Washington — President Trump is holding a news conference Monday morning to address crime in the nation’s capital amid an effort to scale up law enforcement in Washington, D.C., after the president suggested a possible federal takeover. The Trump administration deployed about 450 federal law enforcement officers overnight Sunday across D.C. from a number of federal…

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