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Two people were killed in a shooting at a high school in St. Louis. A new British prime minister has been chosen. And the nation’s report card is in.
???? Hello! Laura Davis here. It’s time for Monday’s news!
But first, sad news about Leslie Jordan: The larger-than-life Southern character actor and Emmy award winner best known (by me) for his role as Beverly Leslie in „Will & Grace“ has died. He was 67. Read more here.
The Short List is a snappy USA TODAY news roundup. Subscribe to the newsletter here or text messages here.2 killed, 6 injured in shooting at St. Louis high school; suspect dead
A gunman broke into Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis Monday morning, fatally shooting a woman and a teenage girl and wounding six others. The shooter was shot dead by police inside the school, Police Commissioner Mike Sack said. Officers were in the process of notifying the victims‘ families, and the shooter has not been positively identified. Law enforcement officers arrived at the school „within a couple minutes“ and „immediately“ entered the school, Sack said. After students told police the shooter had a „long gun,“ officers ran toward the sound of shots, eventually ending the attack after an exchange of gunfire. More updates here.
Teens armed with makeshift weapons take over Ohio youth prison school.
Michigan teen pleads guilty to murder in Oxford High School shooting that left 4 dead.DOJ charges alleged Chinese spies after double-agent operation
Justice Department officials unsealed charges Monday against 13 Chinese operatives involved in three separate influence campaigns, including two intelligence officers accused of a brazen attempt to obstruct a federal criminal investigation. Here’s what we know.
The obstruction case: Federal authorities said the case represents a stunning attempted intervention in the U.S. justice system in which the two Chinese intelligence officers allegedly led an effort to steal files and other information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York, related to the ongoing investigation and prosecution of Chinese-based telecommunications company Huawei.
Alleged bribe to a double agent: The suspects in the obstruction case, who remain at large, allegedly paid a $41,000 Bitcoin bribe to a U.
