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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Fears that a deadly shooting at a Jewish market in Jersey City, New Jersey, was an anti-Semitic attack are mounting, as authorities describe how a man and woman deliberately pulled up to the place in a stolen rental van and got out firing. Six people were killed on Tuesday — the attackers, a police officer and three people who were in the store. State and federal law enforcement officials warn they don't have a motive. But a law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity tells The AP that investigators are looking into possible connections between the attackers and the Black Hebrew Israelite movement, some of whose members have railed against whites and Jews.
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand officials say they'll begin Friday to recover eight victims' bodies believed to remain on a small island since a volcanic explosion there earlier this week. Continuing volcanic activity has delayed the retrieval of the eight bodies from ash-covered White Island, where an eruption occurred Monday as 47 tourists were exploring the landscape. Eight people were confirmed killed and dozens were severely burned in the blast of steam and ash. New Zealand medical staff were working around the clock to treat the injured survivors in hospital burn units. Police on Thursday were finalizing the plan to return to the island to retrieve the eight bodies believed to still be there.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting what his administration describes as a growing problem with anti-Semitic harassment on college campuses. Trump has sought to closely align himself with Israel, a move that appeals to many evangelical voters, too. He says the order sends a message to universities to reject anti-Semitism if they want federal dollars. Critics say the order is designed less to combat anti-Semitism than to have a chilling effect on free speech and to crack down on campus critics of Israel.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee has taken the first steps toward voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, beginning a marathon two-day session to consider the historic charges with a lively prime-time hearing at the Capitol. Democrats and Republicans used the otherwise procedural meeting to deliver sharp, poignant and, at times, personal arguments for and against impeachment. Both sides appealed to Americans' sense of history _ Democrats describing a strong sense of duty to stop what one called the president’s “constitutional crime spree” and Republicans decrying the “hot garbage’’ impeachment and what it means for the future of the country.
UNDATED (AP) — For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals. Deaths in nursing homes also have declined, according to a report in Wednesday's New England Journal of Medicine. Doctors say the trend reflects the rise in home hospice care. It also suggests progress toward the kind of end of life that most people say they want, with minimal medical intervention. The report looked at natural deaths in the U.S. from 2003 through 2017 and found that nearly one-third of them now occur in homes.
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