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Woman convicted of killing pro cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson gets 90 years in prison. What happened?

Nov. 17, 2023 18:53 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The murder trial of a Texas woman charged in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson has ended with a guilty verdict and a 90-year prison sentence. It took jurors only two hours to convict Kaitlin Armstrong of murder on...

Murder trial in killing of pro cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson ends with guilty verdict. What happened?

Nov. 16, 2023 16:01 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The murder trial of a Texas woman charged in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson has ended with a guilty verdict. Kaitlin Armstrong, who fled the U.S. shortly after Wilson was killed and underwent plastic surgery in...

The woman accused of killing pro cyclist Mo Wilson tracked her on a fitness app, prosecutors say

Nov. 01, 2023 20:37 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The murder trial of a woman accused of gunning down rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson and fleeing the country began Wednesday with Texas prosecutors telling jurors they would hear Wilson's final screams and the shots that killed her. Kaitlin Armstrong, 35,...

UN forum says people of African descent still face discrimination and attacks, urges reparations

Oct. 31, 2023 20:37 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. body formed to promote respect for and protect people of African descent around the world says in its first report that they continue “to be victims of systemic racial discrimination and racialized attacks” and calls for reparations. The report,...

Costa Rica investigating $6.1 million bank heist, the largest in national history

Oct. 24, 2023 17:16 PM EDT

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica is investigating the theft of 3.3 billion colons ($6.1 million) in cash from its national bank, the largest bank robbery in the country's history, anti-corruption authorities confirmed Tuesday. The money was noticed missing from bank vaults...

Central America scrambles as the international community fails to find solution to record migration

Oct. 20, 2023 11:24 AM EDT

PASO CANOAS, Costa Rica (AP) — The fleet of buses roared past the Panama-Costa Rica border. Hundreds of Venezuelan, Haitian and Ecuadorian migrants pressed their faces to the windows as they looked out onto a sign that read “Welcome to Costa Rica.” But few of them will see more...