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Elliot Spagat

Body bags lie at the scene where a tractor trailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, in San Antonio, June 27, 2022. (Eric Gay/AP)
June 28, 2022, 8:10 am
‘Horrific tragedy’: 46 suspected migrants found dead in San Antonio trailer
Cry for help from truck container leads to grisly discovery; another 16, including 4 children, hospitalized with heat-related illnesses; three suspects detained
By ERIC GAY and Elliot Spagat
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden comfort Principal Mandy Gutierrez, as Superintendent Hal Harrell stands next to them, at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School to honor the victims killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
May 29, 2022, 11:46 pm
Biden visits mourning city of Uvalde in wake of Texas school shooting
Some locals thank president for coming, while others urge him to ‘do something,’ as the city mourns 19 of its children and two teachers shot dead last week
By Zeke Miller and Elliot Spagat
Vincent Salazar, right, father of Layla Salazar, weeps while kneeling in front of a cross with his daughter's name at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
May 28, 2022, 1:02 pm
‘Send police now,’ kid begged to 911 operator as cops stood outside Uvalde classroom
‘They say they rushed in,’ says Javier Cazares, whose daughter, Jacklyn, was killed in the attack, and who raced to the school as the massacre unfolded. ‘We didn’t see that”
By JIM VERTUNO and Elliot Spagat
A policeman talks to people asking for information outside of the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022. An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at the Texas elementary school, killing multiple people. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
May 27, 2022, 2:37 am
Texas gunman entered school ‘unobstructed,’ was inside for hour before he was killed
Anger, questions mount over slow police response and inaction as they waited outside while Salvador Ramos massacred 19 children and 2 teachers, stopped parents trying to get in
By Jake Bleiberg, JIM VERTUNO and Elliot Spagat
People walk with flowers to honor the victims in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
May 26, 2022, 4:52 pm
Onlookers say cops hesitated to charge into Texas school as massacre unfolded
Parent whose daughter was killed says he wanted to run into elementary himself while police stood outside, amid questions over 40 minutes it took to enter classroom, shoot killer
By Jake Bleiberg, JIM VERTUNO and Elliot Spagat
FILE - Defendant John Earnest listens during testimony by witness Oscar Stewart during Earnest's preliminary hearing, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Superior Court in San Diego. Earnest has been sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, to life in federal prison for killing a woman and injuring three others when he burst into a Southern California synagogue in 2019, adding to a life sentence he received three months earlier in state court. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
December 29, 2021, 3:15 am
White supremacist gets second life sentence for deadly Poway synagogue shooting
Federal judge symbolically orders John T. Earnest to serve life term following first life sentence handed down by state court for killing Lori Gilbert-Kaye and wounding 3 others
By Elliot Spagat
In this April 30, 2019, file photo, John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
October 1, 2021, 1:18 am
California man gets life sentence for 2019 Poway synagogue shooting
Agreement with prosecution that spared John T. Earnest the death penalty left little suspense about outcome, but hearing gives 13 victims, families chance to address killer
By Elliot Spagat
John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego, April 30, 2019. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
September 30, 2021, 9:16 am
In plea deal, shooter to be sentenced to life for fatal Poway synagogue attack
Though agreement means outcome of sentencing is forgone, court session gives victims and families their first opportunity to directly address killer John T. Earnest
By Elliot Spagat
Two elderly people wait for Christmas eve dinner at an elderly care home in Pozuelo de Alarcon, outskirts of Madrid on Dec. 24, 2020. Many of the elderly in the residence haven't celebrated Christmas eve with their relatives to prevent the spread of coronavirus (AP/Bernat Armangue)
December 25, 2020, 11:56 pm
Services move online, people stay home for a low-key, pandemic Christmas
No carols played in streets of Seoul, masses canceled in Beijing, no tourists in Bethlehem, taxi drivers starved for cash forced to work holiday in Sao Paulo
By Elliot Spagat and Frances D'Emilio
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein speaks at a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Poway, Calif. A man opened fire Saturday inside the synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of a major Jewish holiday. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
July 15, 2020, 5:27 am
Rabbi hurt in Poway synagogue shooting attack admits multimillion-dollar fraud
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein likely to get probation in plea deal for participating in scam that disguised charitable contributions for personal gain
By Elliot Spagat
In this Sept. 5, 2017, file photo, a flag is waved outside the White House, in Washington. The Trump administration is extending a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of 202 and adding many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
June 23, 2020, 6:12 am
Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants
Senior official says move will free up 525,000 jobs for Americans; step covers many temporary work visas, including those used by tech companies and multinational corporations
By Deb Riechmann and Elliot Spagat
Defendant John Earnest listens during testimony by witness Oscar Stewart during Earnest's preliminary hearing, September 19, 2019, in Superior Court in San Diego. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)
September 20, 2019, 11:05 pm
Judge orders trial in Poway synagogue shooting
John Earnest to be tried on murder and attempted murder charges for deadly attack on Chabad congregation; could face death penalty if convicted of hate crime
By Elliot Spagat
A woman and a child pause at a growing memorial across the street from the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, following a deadly shooting there. April 29, 2019 (AP Photo/Greg Bull)
September 20, 2019, 12:30 am
Poway killer told 911 he was ‘defending our nation against the Jewish people’
California court hears recording of synagogue attacker’s call to emergency hotline operator after deadly shooting, says Jews ‘trying to destroy all white people’
By Elliot Spagat
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration outside of the San Francisco office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on July 12, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Over 150 activists staged a demonstration outside of the ICE offices in San Francisco to demand that immigrant detention centers at the southern border be shut down. Protests are being held in cities across the country. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)
July 13, 2019, 4:29 am
Trump says nationwide immigration arrests to begin Sunday
President says authorities will be ‘focused on criminals’ in upcoming raids expected to inflame heated debate on issue; concedes some families will be separated
By Elliot Spagat and Colleen Long
One of the residents of Iglesia Metodista "El Buen Pastor" migrant shelter watches the soccer match at a park near the shelter on June 09, 2019. (Paul Ratje / AFP)
July 4, 2019, 12:18 pm
Jarring images of ‘inhumane’ US border cells surface ahead of July 4
Jewish activists join nationwide protests against Trump policies amid mounting public outrage at revelations of squalid and overcrowded migrant detention centers
By Elliot Spagat
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