A policeman keeps watch in Colombo, Sri Lanka, near the site of one of the Easter bombings. (Nicky Woo for The Post)
A priest conducts a mass burial near St Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Getty Images)
A man cries during a mass funeral in Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Getty Images)
The country’s state minister for defense told parliament that initial investigations indicate the deadly bombings at churches and hotels were in response to mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 50 Muslims dead. He also acknowledged there were security lapses that allowed the attacks to occur.
Officials are investigating National Thowheed Jamaath — a local group that a U.S. official said has ties to the Islamic State — in the suicide bombings of churches and hotels.
The aftermath of the special counsel’s report, as well as Congress’s inability to help serve as a check on President Trump, could create a precedent in which it remains unclear where to draw lines on presidential behavior.
Democratic leaders said House panels would continue their inquiries into President Trump, according to three officials on a conference call.
Former White House counsel Donald McGahn was called to appear before the House Judiciary Committee next month and to hand over records pertaining to federal probes of Trump.
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The press secretary, exposed for false statements, may be permanently damaged as Trump’s spokewoman.
In a first-of-its-kind-decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that marking a car’s tires to gather information is a form of trespass requiring a warrant.
The new head of the agency that regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac confirmed he is reviewing issues surrounding executive pay at the housing giants. Nine executives at Fannie and Freddie are paid $2 million or more.
The community demanded law enforcement be more assertive. Now some are wondering whether this is the inevitable result.
“Our business plan is to show that cleaning the atmosphere is a profitable activity,” said Graciela Chichilnisky. (Salwan Georges/The Post)
Companies leading the hunt for ways to skim carbon dioxide from the air are attracting interest from big deep-pocketed corporations — including oil companies.
Stephen Moore also wrote in the columns for the National Review in the 2000s that co-ed sports are a “travesty” and that female athletes were seeking “equal pay for inferior work.”
The week-old dogs — which would still fit in the palm of a human hand — have survived, thanks to a passerby who found them just in time.
