[This story originally aired on February 20.] In July 2020, Daniel Anderl, the son of federal Judge Esther Salas and attorney Mark Anderl, was shot dead by a gunman at the front door of the family's New Jersey home. Daniel Anderl, 20, took a bullet to his chest trying to protect his parents. By the time Judge Salas came to the door, the killer was gone. Her husband, Mark, was wounded. "I have direct evidence that he died heroically, that he had a holy death," says David Oakley, Daniel Anderl's godfather and a family friend. The stranger who came to Judge Salas' door had been holding a package, posing as a deliveryman. Just eight days earlier, a chillingly similar incident took place in California. When attorney Marc Angelucci came to his door to sign for a package, he was also shot dead. "He was just a down-to-earth, at the center of his soul a good-hearted person," Marc's friend, Cassie Jaye, tells CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith. "[Sighs] I was trying to make … [Read more...] about Federal judge whose son was killed in ambush: “My son’s death cannot be in vain”
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Highland Park Shooting Updates: Suspect was reportedly asked to leave synagogue in April
Live Updates Several shootings broke out across the country during July Fourth celebrations Monday. Seven people were killed and dozens other injured after a man fired into a crowd at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. A suspect has been taken into custody . President Joe Biden said he was "shocked by the senseless gun violence" on Independence Day. In Minneapolis, five people watching fireworks in Boom Island Park were shot. Viral videos on social media showed crowds of people in Philadelphia running from a shooting during a firework display. Two security guards were wounded after they were shot near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. No suspect is in custody. These July Fourth shootings comes after Biden recently signed a major bipartisan gun reform legislation into law. Live updates for this event have ended. 1 hr ago 20:15 PM EDT Suspect Was Reportedly Asked to Leave Synagogue in April The suspect in the Highland … [Read more...] about Highland Park Shooting Updates: Suspect was reportedly asked to leave synagogue in April
Russia hoists banner of victory over Lysychansk City Hall in Lugansk
What follows is NewsGuard's summary and translation of top news stories from Russia's state TV Channel One. NewsGuard presents these stories in the order that they appear on the program. Banner of Victory hoisted in Lysychansk in Lugansk People's Republic The Banner of Victory (the official symbol of the victory of the Soviet Red Army against Nazi Germany) has been placed over Lysychansk City Hall. It's a day that tens of thousands of residents, the entire Lugansk People's Republic and the entire Donbas have been waiting for. A red banner and the Russian flag also hang in the neighboring village of Belogorovka. This means that the ring around the Ukrainian army in the region has been closed. We just have to make sure that the territory inside is safe from the enemy. Vladimir Putin confirms there is no set time frame for special operation in Donbas It is important to understand that there is no set time frame for the special military operation in the Donbas. This was … [Read more...] about Russia hoists banner of victory over Lysychansk City Hall in Lugansk