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Family of 3 killed in series of shootings that ended on Maine bridge identified

Authorities have released autopsy results for three bodies recovered from a home, a car's back seat and a river between New Hampshire and Maine

Family of 3 killed in series of shootings that ended on Maine bridge identified
Asia|News|World

Pakistani troops kill 37 militants in raids on their hideouts

Pakistan's military says security forces have killed 37 insurgents in multiple raids over more than a week on militant hideouts in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban

Africa|Health|News|World

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
Crime|News

Escaped killer who was on the run in Pennsylvania for 2 weeks pleads guilty to escape charges

A convicted killer captured last year after two weeks on the run in southeastern Pennsylvania’s rolling farmlands has pleaded guilty to escape and burglary charges

Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

'Dancing With the Stars' pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested on domestic violence charge in California

A California sheriff's office says “Dancing With the Stars” pro Artem Chigvintsev has been arrested and booked on a domestic violence charge

'Dancing With the Stars' pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested on domestic violence charge in California
Americas|Crime|News

Contract security officers leave jail in Atlanta after nonpayment of contract

Some security officers at a jail in Atlanta that is under federal investigation walked off the job after the Fulton County sheriff’s office failed to pay money owed to the third-party contractor that employs them

Contract security officers leave jail in Atlanta after nonpayment of contract
Europe|Health|News

Poland eases abortion access with new guidelines for doctors under a restrictive law

Seeking to Poland’s government is easing access to abortion for women needing to end a pregnancy for health reasons, issuing guidelines to doctors that reaffirm the legality of the procedure when based on medical recommendations

Poland eases abortion access with new guidelines for doctors under a restrictive law
Americas|News|World

Major power outage hits Venezuela's capital, with Maduro government blaming 'sabotage'

Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states

Major power outage hits Venezuela's capital, with Maduro government blaming 'sabotage'
Lifestyle

Taipei zoo's giant panda Yuanyuan celebrates her 20th birthday

With politics set aside, well-wishers have gathered to wish Taipei zoo’s oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday

Taipei zoo's giant panda Yuanyuan celebrates her 20th birthday
News|World

Searchers recover 3 bodies from Thai rail tunnel that collapsed during construction

Thai officials say the bodies of three foreign workers who were trapped for days in a railway tunnel in northeastern Thailand that collapsed while under construction have been retrieved after an intensive rescue effort

Searchers recover 3 bodies from Thai rail tunnel that collapsed during construction
Election|Europe|Political

Prominent German leftist politician sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during campaign event

A prominent German leftist politician was sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during a campaign event in the eastern city of Erfurt, ahead of closely watched state elections on Sunday

Prominent German leftist politician sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during campaign event
Entertainment|Europe

Swiss city of Basel is chosen to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest

The Swiss city of Basel will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest from May 13 to 17

Swiss city of Basel is chosen to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest
Crime|News

Federal authorities announce additional arrests in multistate pharmacy burglary ring

Federal authorities have announced additional arrests in a multistate pharmacy burglary ring that has led to 42 people being indicted in Arkansas

News|World

New Zealand's Māori King dies after 18-year reign

New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, has died at age 69, just days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne

New Zealand's Māori King dies after 18-year reign
Americas|Crime|News

Mexican military is attacked and roads blocked in Sinaloa state, authorities say

Mexican authorities have confirmed attacks on military personnel and roads being blocked with vehicles in northern Sinaloa state

Crime|Travel

Hiker from North Carolina found dead near remote Colorado River trail in Grand Canyon

Authorities are investigating the death of a solo backpacker whose body was found near a rugged and remote trail along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

News|World

Hiker left on Colorado mountain by coworkers stranded overnight in freezing rain, high winds

A man left by his group of office coworkers to complete his final push to the summit of a Colorado mountain became disoriented and fell multiple times while stranded overnight in stormy weather

Crime|Lifestyle|News

State Fair of Texas is sued by state's Republican AG over new rule banning guns on premises

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a ban on firearms at the sprawling State Fair of Texas, one of the state’s biggest annual celebrations

State Fair of Texas is sued by state's Republican AG over new rule banning guns on premises
Crime|News

Afghan refugee accused in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community reaches plea agreement

An Afghan refugee who was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community has reached a plea agreement that could resolve criminal charges stemming from the other two killings

Afghan refugee accused in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community reaches plea agreement
Environment|Health|Sports

Seine water quality issues resurface for para triathletes at Paralympic Games

Concerns over water quality in the Seine River have resurfaced at the Paralympic Games with organizers changing the schedule for para triathlon races

Seine water quality issues resurface for para triathletes at Paralympic Games
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Criminal charges weighed against a man after a country music star stops show over an alleged assault

Criminal charges are being considered for a man suspected of hitting a woman at a concert in an incident that prompted country musician Scotty McCreery to stop his show and call the man out

Criminal charges weighed against a man after a country music star stops show over an alleged assault
Europe|News|Political|Technology

France's Macron says giving Telegram CEO Durov French citizenship was a good thing

French President Emmanuel Macron is defending his government’s decision to give special fast-track citizenship to Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov

France's Macron says giving Telegram CEO Durov French citizenship was a good thing
News

High winds, possibly from a tornado, derail 43 train cars in North Dakota

Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas

High winds, possibly from a tornado, derail 43 train cars in North Dakota
Sports

No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round at the US Open; Alcaraz, Osaka eliminated

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner have flashed their No. 1 form with powerful performances that moved them into the third round of the U.S. Open

No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round at the US Open; Alcaraz, Osaka eliminated
Environment|News|World

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released footage showing that they boarded and intentionally set explosives aboard a Greek-flagged tanker that was earlier abandoned after they repeatedly attacked it, putting the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

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