AKRON, Ohio — The 53 year-old “Craigslist Killer” Richard Beasley, who was convicted of murdering three men who replied to his Craigslist ad to work on a cattle farm in 2011,was unanimously recommended the death penalty by an Ohio jury on Wednesday. Last week, Beasley was found guilty on 26 counts of aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and other charges according to CNN. Beasley will be formally sentenced next Tuesday.
JERUSALEM — President Obama traveled to Israel on Wednesday for the first time since taking office in 2008. Obama was greeted in Tel Aviv by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres. According to CNN the leaders discussed extending U.S. military assistance to Israel for another 10 years past the current agreement that expires in 2017. Among the other conversation topics were Syria, the Israel-Palestine relationship, and how to handle the current threat from Iran’s nuclear program.
