Man arrested in Christmas Eve attack on 2 people at Manhattan's Grand Central

NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of using a knife to slash a man and a woman in Manhattan's Grand Central subway station faced assault and menacing charges Wednesday. The man was arrested on assault, reckless endangerment, menacing, harassment, disorderly conduct and a weapons charge...

Corrections officer dies after inmate assault in Ohio prison on Christmas Day, officials say

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — A corrections officer died after an assault by an inmate in an Ohio prison on Christmas morning, authorities said Wednesday. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said correction officer Andrew Lansing died “following an inmate assault”...

The organizer of a Christmas fair in southern Mexico is assassinated at his holiday event

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The organizer of a Christmas fair in southern Mexico was assassinated at his city’s holiday event, authorities said late Tuesday. The governor of the southern state of Guerrero said gunmen killed the organizer of the annual Christmas and New Year's fair in the...

Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79

A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two reporters were killed and several were wounded Tuesday in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital, the country's online media association said. A police officer was also killed in the attack. Street...

Medical examiner says a Hawaii crime boss died of a drug overdose while in federal detention

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii crime boss who died in federal detention this month was killed by an opioid overdose, Honolulu’s medical examiner said Tuesday. Michael Miske, 50, died of “toxicity of fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl,” the medical examiner’s office said in a...

Haiti’s media association says 2 reporters were killed, several wounded in gang attack at Port-au-Prince’s main hospital

Man arraigned on murder charges in NYC subway death fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, a prosecutor said Tuesday at his arraignment on murder charges. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who...

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump...

Ex-Eagles player pleads guilty to federal fraud charges related to pandemic aid programs

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after he was accused of submitting fraudulent tax returns and applications for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic aid programs. The...