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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Will Berry was 11 when his mother was murdered. Thirty-three-year-old Margaret Parrish Berry was shot in the head during a robbery at the gas station where she worked. Geoffrey West was 21 when he pulled the trigger, a decision he says he wishes each day that he could take back. Berry and … Read more

EL PASO, Texas — Five teenagers were wounded in a shooting on Monday night at an apartment complex in El Paso, Texas, law enforcement said. A group in an outdoor area within the apartment complex appeared to be about to get in a fight when a male started shooting into the crowd, said Adrian Cisneros, … Read more

UNITED NATIONS — With global support for a Palestinian state growing, Israel’s devastating war in Gaza is expected to take center stage as the U.N.’s gathering of world leaders gets into full gear Tuesday. But humanity’s myriad conflicts, rising poverty and heating planet will also be in the spotlight. The General Assembly ’s big week … Read more

BEIJING — The United States and China are talking past each other on key issues, said a U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Beijing on Tuesday. The visit, led by Rep. Adam Smith, a Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, is the first from the House of Representatives to China since 2019, … Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republican legislators are poised this week to approve criminal justice measures designed to toughen bail rules, restrict magistrates’ powers and evaluate offenders’ mental health after the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train. The bill also could help get the death penalty carried out again in … Read more

A New Zealand woman is convicted of murdering her 2 children and leaving them in suitcases before fleeing to South Korea Source link

NEW YORK — Even as it ponders a diminished future facing cutbacks and questions of relevance, the United Nations will still draw foundations and nonprofits to New York starting Sept. 22 for a packed schedule of conferences, meetings, happy hours and dinners on the sidelines of its general assembly of world leaders. But the uncertainty … Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars. For the first time, there were more women than men in a NASA astronaut class. They included a geologist who worked on NASA’s Curiosity Mars … Read more

UTICA, N.Y. — Four prison guards pleaded guilty Monday in the death of a Black inmate whose brutal beating at an upstate New York prison was captured on bodycam videos. The pleas came two weeks before the start of trial for a group of guards accused in the death of Robert Brooks, who was pummeled … Read more

NEW YORK — There will be no casino in Manhattan after a community panel rejected a proposed Mohegan Sun resort near the United Nations headquarters. The Freedom Plaza development, which also called for hotels, retail, dining, entertainment and housing, was denied by a state-commissioned community advisory committee on a 4-2 vote Monday. Committee members, who … Read more