Month: January 2023

By CHRISTINA MALKIA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say a bomb exploded at a market in the country’s east, injuring at least a dozen people. Local official Tharcisse Katembo says an unknown person detonated a bomb inside a bag Wednesday in North Kivu’s Beni town. No one has claimed responsibility for

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney says an Afghan soldier seeking U.S. asylum who was detained for months after being arrested while trying to cross the Mexico border has been freed from immigration detention and reunited with his brother. Abdul Wasi Safi’s release from custody in Eden, Texas, came after

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is lamenting that the use of guns by civilians to defend themselves is becoming a “habit.” In an exclusive interview on Tuesday with The Associated Press, the pontiff was asked about the large number of guns in civilian hands and the frequent massacres in the United States. Francis expressed

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian man who was once one of the world’s most-wanted drug lords has pleaded guilty to U.S. smuggling charges and admitted that he led a violent cocaine cartel and paramilitary group. Dairo Antonio Úsuga entered his plea Wednesday in a federal court in Brooklyn. He’s

By RICK CALLAHAN and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Heavy, wet snow — part of a storm system that spawned tornadoes in the Houston area — has covered roads, vehicles, houses and buildings Wednesday from central and northern Indiana into much of southeastern Michigan. About six inches of snow was expected to fall

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hulu on Wednesday became the second television company to cut ties with “Rick and Morty” creator Justin Roiland after felony domestic abuse charges against him were revealed. “We have ended our association with Justin Roiland,” 20th TV Animation and Hulu Originals said in a statement. Roiland co-created and provides voices for

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A machete-wielding man killed a sexton and injured a priest in attacks at two churches in the city of Algeciras on Wednesday before being arrested, Spain’s interior ministry said, in what authorities are investigating as a possible act of terrorism. The suspect was arrested in the

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge on Wednesday delayed a long-awaited hearing to determine whether former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will stand trial in a fatal 2021 crash, saying it can’t proceed until the case is properly assigned to a judge in the lower court. The decision

By FRANK JORDANS, KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany and the United States announced Wednesday that they will send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine, offering what one expert called an “armored punching force” to help Kyiv break combat stalemates as the Russian invasion enters its 12th month. The announcement marked