Guatemala mom waits 2 decades for trial in daughter’s murder
GUATEMALA CITY — Rosa Franco Sandoval spent two decades seeking justice for her daughter, whose murder helped spur the creation of Guatemala’s national alert...
AP Exclusive: Man recounts torture in Maduro’s Venezuela
<p>CARACAS, Venezuela — The ransom calls began soon after Carlos Marrón learned his father hadn’t returned from his evening walk. The kidnappers wanted to...
Avalanche kills mountain climber in southern Bosnia
<p>SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — An avalanche killed a mountain climber in southern Bosnia on Sunday, authorities said. </p>
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Bail set at $1.5 million for teen accused in mall shooting
APPLETON, Wis. — A judge on Monday set bail at $1.5 million cash for a teenager charged in a fatal shooting at a shopping...
Sign of inequality: US salaries recover even as jobs haven’t
WASHINGTON — In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has marked the pandemic recession and recovery, Americans as a whole are now...
Kids found after dad’s delivery van stolen in San Francisco
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — Two young children were found early Sunday after the minivan they were in was stolen when their father jumped out to...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges support for vaccination drive
<p>JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged support for his government’s efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as it struggles to implement...
George Wallace Jr. slams campus removal of father’s name
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The son of former Alabama Gov. George Wallace on Wednesday criticized a move to strip his father’s name from a campus...
UK tech tycoon fights US extradition over ill-fated HP deal
<p>LONDON — A British tech entrepreneur appeared in a London court Tuesday to fight extradition to the United States on fraud charges stemming from...
New York seeks dismissal of NRA bankruptcy case
<p>DALLAS — Attorneys for the state of New York asked a bankruptcy judge Friday to throw out the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case, saying...