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South Carolina gas station owner charged with murder in 14-year-old's shooting death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina gas station owner was charged Monday with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy whom he allegedly chased from the store and shot in the back, the sheriff said. Rick Chow thought the teen had shoplifted four bottles of water Sunday night...
Argentina: Prosecutor calls for trial of suspects in VP assassination attempt
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The prosecutor in Argentina who is leading the investigation into the failed assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández called on Monday for the three detained suspects to face trial and said there is so far no evidence that points to political...
Trustee of bankrupt Bolivian bank falls from 15th floor: Suicide or foul play?
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A prosecutor in Bolivia launched an investigation Monday into the mysterious death of the trustee of a bankrupt bank who fell from the 15th floor of a building and his family disputed claims he took his own life. Several of Bolivia's top leaders have...
Teenage girl in Guyana charged as adult with 19 counts of murder in dormitory fire
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A teenage student who police in Guyana accuse of deliberately setting a fire in a girl's dormitory that killed 18 schoolmates and a five-year-old boy was charged Monday as an adult with 19 counts of murder. The 15-year-old girl appeared virtually at the...
Man charged in Ohio slaying of 4, wounding of girl, now charged in 2013 New Jersey killing
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A man charged in an Ohio shooting that killed four people and injured a child earlier this year has now been charged in a slaying in New Jersey a decade ago, authorities said. Martin Muniz, 41, was charged in Cuyahoga County in January with multiple counts of...
Saudi Arabia executes 2 Bahraini men over militant activities; Amnesty called trial 'grossly unfair'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said it executed two Bahraini men on Monday after being convicted of belonging to a militant group wanting to destabilize the two Mideast kingdoms. Amnesty International and other rights groups have criticized their trial as being grossly unfair. ...
In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
Associated Press (AP) — Christian Jonathan's mother was holding the 9-month-old boy in her arms when she was shot dead during an attack on their village in northwestern Nigeria. The assailants cut off one of Christian's fingers and abandoned him by the side of the road with a bullet wound in his...
Man and woman who killed and dismembered roommate sentenced to 40 years in prison
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Two people have been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2017 killing and dismemberment of their former roommate in Maryland. Christina Harnish, also known as Christina Stallings, and William Rice were sentenced Friday to the maximum punishment for...
Mother of man who killed Gabby Petito said in letter she would help son 'dispose of a body'
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The mother of the man who killed Gabby Petito told her son in an undated letter that she would “dispose of a body” if needed because she loved him so much, according to copies of the note shared publicly for the first time this week by attorneys for Petito's parents. ...
Jury finds man guilty of second-degree murder in 2018 California state park killing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Friday found a man guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a father who was camping with his daughters and of the attempted murders of the two young girls, all at a popular park in Southern California. Anthony Rauda fatally...
