Man accused of 3 murders blames wife
DENVER— A Colorado man told police that he killed his pregnant wife for strangling their daughters after he sought a separation.
According to an arrest affidavit unsealed Monday, Christopher Watts told his wife, Shanann, he wanted to separate when she returned from a business trip.
Mr. Watts told police that shortly after, he saw his wife strangling their youngest daughter and their older daughter lying limp on her bed via a baby monitor.
Mr. Watts said he then “went into a rage” and strangled his wife.
He told police he loaded the bodies into his truck, buried his wife at an oil work site and dumped his daughters inside oil tanks.
He faces nine charges, including murder.
Giuliani’s take on truth
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump’s personal attorney says he wasn’t trying to make a point about the meaning of veracity when he declared “truth isn’t truth.”
Rudy Giuliani’s puzzling statement on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday has gotten a wide response, but Mr. Giuliani says his intent was mundane: to make the case that having Mr. Trump sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team wouldn’t accomplish much because of the conflicting nature of witnesses’ recollections.
Tesla too close to Musk
NEWYORK — Experts say Tesla’s board may be too close to chairman and CEO Elon Musk.
Mr. Musk announced on Twitter a plan to take Tesla private even though funding hasn’t been solidified. He antagonized Wall Street analysts on a conference call. He labeled as a pedophile one of the men involved in rescuing the Thai soccer players trapped in a cave, for which he later apologized.
Yet Tesla’s nine-member board, which includes Mr. Musk and his brother, Kimbal, has largely been silent. Five of the eight members, excluding Mr. Musk, have ties to the CEO or SpaceX, a privately held rocket company run by Mr. Musk.
Experts say Tesla has grown and needs more assertive directors.
175 back John Brennan
WASHINGTON— Outcry over President Donald Trump’s revocation of former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance grew Monday with a statement of opposition signed by more than 175 alumni of national security jobs.
The statement is the third since the White House last week targeted Mr. Brennan and said it was considering revoking clearances of former officials who have criticized Mr. Trump.
On Thursday, 15 former top-level intelligence officials from Democratic and Republican administrations registered their dismay at what they said was an attempt by Mr. Trump to stifle free speech. On Friday, 60 former senior CIA officials added their names.
Manafort jury goes on
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The jury weighing Paul Manafort’s fate ended its third day of deliberations.
The jury asked to stay slightly longer than usual — until 6:15 p.m. — before going home Monday night. They will renew work Tuesday.