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Colombia's ex-President Uribe charged with witness tampering in polarizing legal battle

Colombia's ex-President Uribe charged with witness tampering in polarizing legal battle

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was charged Friday in a long-running witness tampering investigation.
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Louisiana governor signs bill making two abortion drugs controlled dangerous substances

Louisiana governor signs bill making two abortion drugs controlled dangerous substances

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First-of-its-kind legislation that classifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances was signed into law Friday by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.
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American is flying home after getting suspended sentence for ammo possession in Turks and Caicos

American is flying home after getting suspended sentence for ammo possession in Turks and Caicos

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) — An American arrested in the Caribbean for illegally carrying ammunition received a suspended sentence Friday, according to a spokesperson for the Turks and Caicos Islands, and his lawyer said he was fly
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Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah, though Israel is unlikely to comply

Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah, though Israel is unlikely to comply

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' top court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave.
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A murderous romance or a frame job? Things to know about Boston's Karen Read murder trial

A murderous romance or a frame job? Things to know about Boston's Karen Read murder trial

A highly publicized trial in Massachusetts involving a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank is finishing its fourth week on Friday.
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Security Council approves resolution decrying attacks on UN and aid workers and demanding protection

Security Council approves resolution decrying attacks on UN and aid workers and demanding protection

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday that strongly condemns attacks on humanitarian workers and U.N. personnel, and demands that all combatants protect them in accordance with international law.
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A police officer is held in deadly shooting in riot-hit New Caledonia after Macron pushes for calm

A police officer is held in deadly shooting in riot-hit New Caledonia after Macron pushes for calm

PARIS (AP) — A police officer in riot-hit New Caledonia shot and killed a man Friday after being set upon by a group of about 15 people, the territory's prosecutor said.
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More than 100 people believed killed by a landslide in Papua New Guinea, Australian media report

More than 100 people believed killed by a landslide in Papua New Guinea, Australian media report

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 people are believed to have been killed Friday in a landslide that buried a village in a remote, mountainous part of Papua New Guinea , and an emergency response is underway, the South Pacific island nation's
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A fire in an apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam, kills 14 people and injures 6

A fire in an apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam, kills 14 people and injures 6

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An overnight fire in an apartment building on a narrow alley in Vietnam's capital killed 14 people and injured six others, state media said Friday.
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Biden selected as nominee in Idaho Democratic caucuses

Biden selected as nominee in Idaho Democratic caucuses

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Democrats on Thursday selected Joe Biden as their their nominee for the White House, giving the president more delegates after he already clinched his party’s 2024 nomination .
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