Seoul court acquits South Korean opposition leader on charges of instigating perjury
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was acquitted on Monday on charges that he persuaded a witness to lie in court to understate Lee’s past criminal conviction, in a ...
Landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia's Sumatra island, leaving 16 dead and 6 missing
Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island, officials said Monday. Six people are ...
DHL cargo plane crashes into a house in Lithuania, killing at least 1
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house Monday morning near Lithuania’s capital, killing at least ...
An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says
“An estimated 80% of all homicide victims in 2023 were men while 20% were women, but lethal violence within the family takes a much higher toll on women than men, with almost 60% of all women who were ...
White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor through door faces manslaughter sentence in Florida
Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted in August of killing 35-year-old Ajike “A.J.” Owens by firing a single shot from her .380-caliber handgun in June 2023. Lorincz faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in ...
A desert oasis outside of Dubai draws a new caravan: A family of rodents from Argentina
AL QUDRA LAKES, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A desert oasis hidden away in the dunes in the far reaches of skyscraper-studded Dubai has drawn a surprising new set of weary world travelers: a pack of ...
Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi becomes country's new president
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandu Orsi, became the country’s new president in a tight runoff Sunday, ousting the conservative governing coalition and making ...
Should sex abuse evidence set the Menendez brothers free? A judge will decide.
The brothers were found guilty of murdering Jose and Kitty Menendez in 1989 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. While their defense attorneys argued at trial that they had been sexually ...
Officer injured, police shoot, kill suspect at Unicity Mall
Winnipeg police are investigating a violent incident that unfolded Sunday evening at the Unicity Mall, leaving an officer ...
South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event
SADO, Japan (AP) — South Korea paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony on Monday, a day after boycotting a similar event organized by ...
Marner scores twice as Maple Leafs win first-ever meeting with Utah Hockey Club
TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored twice in a second-period surge as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 Sunday to extend their winning streak to four. The victory, in the lone NHL ...
Oklahoma Democrats mourn Fred Harris, former US senator and presidential candidate
Oklahoma residents on Sunday mourned the death of former Democratic U.S. Sen. Fred Harris, a trailblazer in progressive politics in the state who ran an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. Harris ...