A man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in the middle of the night, set a fire that left significant damage and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family and guests to evacuate the building during the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Firefighters extinguished the fire early Sunday morning and no injuries were reported. The suspect, identified as Cody Balmer, 38, was arrested nearby later in the day, police said.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King.
The 10-minute, fully automated flight was the nation’s first spaceflight where women filled each seat. The only other all-female crew in 64 years of human spaceflight was back in 1963.
Ukrainian officials have said two ballistic missiles on Palm Sunday morning hit the heart of Sumy. The Russian attack killed at least 34, including two children, and wounded 119. It was the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in Ukraine in just over a week.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the strike targeted a gathering of senior military officers and accused Kyiv of using civilians as shields by holding military meetings in the city’s center.
Anya Capistrant-Kinney can be reached at capi2087@stthomas.edu.
