Six Americans were among those injured Monday when a gunman opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacán pyramids, a popular tourist destination. The gunman, identified by Mexican authorities as Julio César Jasso Ramírez, allegedly visited the pyramids on several occasions to engage "in reconnaissance of the specific locations he intended to utilize for his violent attack," according to officials. One Canadian was killed and 13 others were injured. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Among the others injured are six people from the U.S. and others from Russia, Brazil, the Netherlands and Canada, officials said. Law enforcement in the region received initial reports of the shooting at 11:20 a.m. Monday. The National Guard quickly responded, and officials said the gunman took his own life at 11:45 a.m. SEND US A TIP HERE One tour guide who witnessed the shooting told The Associated Press the gunman fired upward. "Some people, because they were scared ... threw th...
"Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today," said Ben Franklin. If sloganeering was left to Congress, the motto might read, "Never do today what you can leave till tomorrow." That is emblematic of the recent scramble on Capitol Hill to renew the key terrorism prevention program known as FISA Section 702. Congress faced a deadline to re-up the program before 11:59:59 p.m. ET on April 20. Lawmakers fretted that it was risky to let the program expire. They worried that the U.S. may be vulnerable to a terrorist attack because of the war with Iran. President Donald Trump insisted that Republicans "UNIFY, and vote together" to pass an 18-month extension of FISA without any add-ons. The president argued that the FISA program was among "the reasons we have had such tremendous SUCCESS on the battlefield." So the House GOP brass planned to pass the 18-month FISA reauthorization last Wednesday. But it’s about the math. An eclectic alliance ...