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Page 16 The Skanner April 19, 2017 News Pence Warns North Korea: ‘The Sword Stands Ready’ YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — From the wind-swept deck of a massive aircraft carrier, Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the U.S. military, promising it would make an “over- whelming and effective” response to any use of conventional or nuclear weapons. Pence, dressed in a green military jacket, said aboard the hulking USS Ronald Reagan that President Donald Trump’s administration would contin- ue to “work diligently” with allies like Japan, China and other global powers to apply economic and diplomatic pres- sure on Pyongyang. But he told the sail- ors, “as all of you know, readiness is the key.” “The United States of America will always seek peace but under President Trump, the shield stands guard and the sword stands ready,” Pence told 2,500 sailors wearing blue fatigues and Na- val baseball caps on a sunny, windy morning aboard the carrier at the U.S. Yokosuka naval base in Tokyo Bay. “Those who would challenge our re- solve or readiness should know, we will defeat any attack and meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective Ameri- can response,” Pence said. The vice president said the U.S. would AP PHOTO/LEE JIN-MAN, FILE World News Briefs ly up. The attendant who took his money recognized the suspect and dialed 911. Stephens pulled up to the next win- dow, where restaurant owner Thomas DuCharme Jr. and a supervisor tried stalling him by telling him his fries were delayed. In this April 17 photo, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence looks at the North side from Observation Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea. honor its alliance with Pacific Rim nations and protect freedom of navi- gation in the South China Sea, the sea lanes vital to global shipping where China has been staking claim to disput- ed territory. McDonald’s Order Trips up Slaying Suspect Facebook slaying suspect Steve Ste- phens was undone by a 20-piece Chick- en McNuggets and an order of fries. The man who police say shot a Cleve- land retiree at random and posted vid- eo of the killing on Facebook pulled up to the drive-thru window of a McDon- ald’s restaurant outside Erie, Pennsyl- vania, and waited for his order. It was late Tuesday morning, almost lunchtime, and authorities were in the third day of an intensive manhunt for Stephens. Now, more than 100 miles from the shooting, his time on the run was near- Trump Administration Says Iran Complying with Nuclear Deal WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has notified Congress that Iran is complying with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama, and says the U.S. has extended the sanctions relief given to the Islamic republic in ex- change for curbs on its atomic program. However, in a letter sent late Tuesday to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the adminis- tration has undertaken a full review of the agreement, known as the Joint Com- prehensive Plan of Action. “Iran remains a leading state sponsor of terror, through many platforms and methods,” Tillerson wrote. He said the National Security Council-led inter- agency review of the agreement will evaluate whether it “is vital to the na- tional security interests of the United States.” The certification of Iran’s compli- ance, which must be sent to Congress every 90 days, is the first issued by the Trump administration. The deadline for this certification was midnight. As a candidate in the 2016 presiden- tial election, Trump was an outspoken critic of the deal but had offered con- flicting opinions on whether he would try to scrap it, modify it or keep it in place with more strenuous enforce- ment. Tuesday’s determination suggested that while Trump agreed with findings by the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, the In- ternational Atomic Energy Agency, that Iran is keeping to its end of the bar- gain, he is looking for another way to ratchet up pressure on Tehran. Police: Fresno Gunman Chose 3 Men at Random FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Three men were having a seemingly ordinary day in downtown Fresno, California, be- fore they were singled out at random and killed by a Black gunman targeting White victims, police said. The men happened to be on the same block, but had no known connection to each other or to the shooter, Kori Ali Muhammad, who told police he want- ed to kill as many White people as he could before he was captured. One victim, a 34-year-old father of two preschoolers, was on the job when he was shot Tuesday in the passenger seat of a Pacific Gas & Electric utility truck. The driver wasn’t hit and sped toward the police department, but his partner couldn’t be saved. Another victim, a 37-year-old man, had just picked up a bag of groceries Tuesday at a Catholic Charities build- ing when he was gunned down. Stephen Hughes, 66, said he and his wife rushed home Tuesday after re- ceiving a frantic call from a neighbor to find a body draped in a blanket on the sidewalk leading to his front door.
