Videos of the Day: Flynn Sentencing Delayed so He Can Further Cooperate With Investigators

Epoch Newsroom
12/18/2018
Updated:
12/19/2018

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump, will have to wait longer to find out his penalty for lying to the FBI, after a federal judge delayed the sentencing.

U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan agreed with the defense to give Flynn more time to continue in his cooperation with cases against two of his former associates, who face charges for concealing that they lobbied in the United States on behalf of Turkey.

Flynn has extensively cooperated with government prosecutors on multiple investigations and further cooperation will give him yet more grounds to ask for a lenient sentence. Even before the delay, the prosecutors were asking for a low sentence, including no prison time, while the defense wanted no more than a year of probation and community service.

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Federal Commission on School Safety Report Recommends Arming Teachers

A new school safety report commissioned by President Donald Trump in the wake of the February shooting in Parkland, Florida, throws support behind the use of school resource officers and school safety officers, and arming teachers to neutralize a shooter.

The Federal Commission on School Safety, the issuer of the report, sees these as a way to cut down on response times to active shooter situations, especially in rural areas.

The report, released Dec. 18, cites the Lake Hamilton School District in Pearcy, Arkansas, where the superintendent told the commission it would take law enforcement 20 to 30 minutes to respond to an active shooter situation.

The commission says it supports training school staff and faculty to carry firearms in schools, saying it could be a cost-effective way of providing the protection that a school safety officer would without having to hire one.

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Penny Marshall of ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Dies at Age 75: Reports

Penny Marshall, the actress and director famed for her role in “Laverne & Shirley,” died at age 75, according to reports.

Marshall died in her home in Hollywood Hills on Dec. 17, after suffering from complications from diabetes, TMZ reported on Dec. 18.

The actress had been battling health issues for the past decade. In 2009, she was diagnosed with lung cancer that spread to her brain.

Marshall’s family told TMZ: “Our family is heartbroken over the passing of Penny Marshall. Penny was a tomboy who loved sports, doing puzzles of any kind, drinking milk and Pepsi together and being with her family.”

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SpaceX Halts U.S. Satellite Launch for National Security Mission

Elon Musk’s SpaceX halted launch of a long-delayed navigation satellite for the U.S. military on Dec. 18, 2018. postponing for at least a day the space transportation company’s first designated national security mission for the United States.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a roughly $500 million global positioning system (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin Corp, was due to take off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral shortly after 9:30 a.m. local time (1730 GMT), but was stopped minutes before takeoff.