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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, while testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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The al Qaeda-affiliated militant group Levant Liberation Committee spearheaded an assault against Syrian government positions last week. (Associated Press)
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In this booking photo provided by the Montgomery County, Md. Police Department, Henry Sanchez. Henry Sanchez, 18, one of two students charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in a Maryland high school bathroom entered the U.S. illegally, the crime became part of a national debate on immigration. (Montgomery County, Md. Police Department via AP)
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FILE - This June 26, 1998 file photo provided by the Norfolk Police Department via the Virginian-Pilot, shows Eric C. Wilson, one of the "Norfolk Four", who was convicted of the rape of Michelle Moore-Bosko. On Tuesday, March 21, 2017, Gov. Terry McAuliffe pardoned the four former sailors. A spokesman for McAuliffe told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the governor has granted absolute pardons for the men. DNA evidence linked another man, Omar Ballard, to the crimes. He said he was solely responsible and is serving a life sentence. (AP Photo/Norfolk Police Department/The Viginian Pilot via AP, File)
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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, Berkshire Juvenile Court First Justice Joan McMenemy poses for a photograph in front of a portrait of retired Judge Paul Perachi in Pittsfield, Mass. Perachi had worked with Shakespeare & Co., a theater company in Lenox, Mass., to develop a program to get youngsters who run afoul of the law sentenced to perform works of Shakespeare on stage as an alternative to community service or juvenile detention. McMenemy has continued the program. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, teenage women, both of Pittsfield, Mass., rehearse their roles of Hermia and Helena with Jennie Jadow, left, director of the Shakespeare in the Courts Program, and teaching artist Tom Giordano, right, during a rehearsal of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in Pittsfield, Mass. Shakespeare & Company, a theater company in Lenox, works with the courts to get youngsters who run afoul of the law sentenced to perform works of Shakespeare on stage as an alternative to community service or juvenile detention. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, education artist A.D. Newcomer, rear, works with children during a break-out session to review a new scene during a rehearsal for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in Pittsfield, Mass. Shakespeare & Company, a theater company in Lenox, works with the courts to get youngsters who run afoul of the law sentenced to perform works of Shakespeare on stage as an alternative to community service or juvenile detention. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, teaching artist Tom Giordano holds a script for a scene as youth rehearse Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in Pittsfield, Mass. Shakespeare & Company, a theater company in Lenox, works with the courts to get youngsters who run afoul of the law sentenced to perform works of Shakespeare on stage as an alternative to community service or juvenile detention. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, a young man, 17, playing the role of Macbeth, learns from Kevin Coleman, right, how to handle a sword for a scene in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," in Pittsfield, Mass. Shakespeare & Company, a theater company in Lenox, works with the courts to get youngsters who run afoul of the law sentenced to perform works of Shakespeare on stage as an alternative to community service or juvenile detention. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, education artist A.D. Newcomer, right, coaches three young women as they rehearse the roles of witches for Shakespeare's "Macbeth," in Pittsfield, Mass. Shakespeare & Company, a theater company in Lenox, works with the courts to get youngsters who run afoul of the law sentenced to perform works of Shakespeare on stage as an alternative to community service or juvenile detention. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017 photo, Kevin Coleman, right rear, director of education at Shakespeare & Co., works with a teenage man, left rear, playing the role of a soldier, as another young man, left front, portraying Macbeth, practices a sword fight with another young man, right front, portraying Macduff during a rehearsal for Shakespeare's "Macbeth," in Pittsfield, Mass. Shakespeare & Company, a theater company in Lenox, Massachusetts, works with the courts to get youngsters who run afoul of the law sentenced to perform works of Shakespeare onstage as an alternative to community service or juvenile detention. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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FBI special agent in charge Michael Harpster, left, speaks during a news conference announcing corruption charges against Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Philadelphia. Williams, Philadelphia's top prosecutor, was charged Tuesday with taking more than $160,000 in luxury gifts, Caribbean trips and cash, often in exchange for official favors that included help with a court case, according to a bribery and extortion indictment unsealed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Greg Floyd, left, acting special agent in charge of the IRS-criminal Investigation, Philadelphia Office, speaks during a news conference announcing corruption charges against Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Philadelphia. Williams, Philadelphia's top prosecutor, was charged Tuesday with taking more than $160,000 in luxury gifts, Caribbean trips and cash, often in exchange for official favors that included help with a court case, according to a bribery and extortion indictment unsealed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick speaks during a news conference announcing corruption charges against Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Philadelphia. Williams, Philadelphia's top prosecutor, was charged Tuesday with taking more than $160,000 in luxury gifts, Caribbean trips and cash, often in exchange for official favors that included help with a court case, according to a bribery and extortion indictment unsealed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, with wife Sandra, walks back from a lunch break on the second day of his trial at the Dauphin County Courthouse, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pa. The failure of Penn State's former president to report child molestation accusations against Jerry Sandusky allowed evil "to run wild," prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of Spanier's trial. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)
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Former Penn State president Graham Spanier walks back from a lunch break on the second day of his trial at the Dauphin County Courthouse, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pa. The failure of Penn State's former president to report child molestation accusations against Jerry Sandusky allowed evil "to run wild," prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of Spanier's trial. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)
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The puck goes into the net past Montreal Canadiens goalie Al Montoya on a goal by Detroit Red Wings' Anthony Mantha during overtime in an NHL hockey game in Montreal on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Detroit Red Wings' Anthony Mantha, right, celebrates with teammate Henrik Zetterberg after scoring the winning goal past Montreal Canadiens goalie Al Montoya during overtime in an NHL hockey game in Montreal on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Detroit Red Wings' Anthony Mantha celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal past Montreal Canadiens goalie Al Montoya during overtime in an NHL hockey game in Montreal on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
