A 43-year-old U.S. Army veteran, Andrew Arrabaca, is in custody after allegedly setting off fireworks and igniting a fire outside a federal building in New York City that houses an immigration court. Authorities also accused him of shooting a pellet gun at the scene. The incident occurred on Monday.
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Authorities detained a former U.S. Army soldier who is accused of starting a fire and shooting a pellet gun outside of a federal building in New York City that houses an immigration court.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump has appointed Will Scharf, currently the White House staff secretary, to serve as White House counsel and assistant to the president, replacing David Warrington. Scharf, who has overseen the president's paperwork and executive orders, is expected to start on September 1. He also helped secure approval for a $400 million White House ballroom project.
Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, was sworn in as US attorney general after the Senate narrowly confirmed him Saturday. Blanche had been serving as acting attorney general since April and now formally leads the Department of Justice.
The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, is scheduled to go to trial almost 30 years after the drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
