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Thousands protest the killing of 2 young brothers in Mexico's troubled Sinaloa state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands took to the streets Thursday to protest the killing of two children in an attempted carjacking in Mexico’s troubled northwestern state of Sinaloa. Mothers and children in school uniforms were among those calling for an end to months of cartel violence...
Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also borrowed from the president’s own rhetoric, calling for retribution. “We’ll...
Haitians demand priority after government spends $3.8M for a brief visit from Colombia's leader
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The money materialized as soon as Colombia’s president confirmed his visit to southern Haiti. The Haitian government invested more than $3.8 million to more than double the runway at the airport in the coastal city of Jacmel, repair its streets,...
Scholz's challenger vows tough border rules as attack puts migration in German election spotlight
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker spilled over into an election campaign in which he is the...
Why were warning signs missed for the UK teen who killed 3 girls in a stabbing rampage?
LONDON (AP) — Six months after a teenage attacker stabbed three girls to death at a children’s dance class in England, new details about his background have sparked questions about how authorities repeatedly failed to spot the threat he posed. Officials revealed this week that...
Chinese court sentences man to death over knife attack at a Japanese school bus stop
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death, according to a Japanese government official. A court in the city of Suzhou said...
UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional international security support
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police, the United Nations chief warned. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, showed up Wednesday on Capitol Hill, a day after he was released from prison as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping...
Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country. He was expected to meet with officials and talk about potential joint projects focused on sectors including...
2 people are killed in a knife attack in Germany. Scholz says there must be consequences
BERLIN (AP) — Two people, including a 2-year-old boy, were killed and three others injured in a stabbing attack in Bavaria on Wednesday. The suspect, a former asylum-seeker who was supposed to be leaving Germany, was arrested. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that authorities must clear...
