ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire and killed several members of a patrol of security forces in Nigeria’s southeastern region Tuesday, police said, in the latest in a spate of violent attacks that typically are blamed on separatist militants.A team of various Nigerian security agencies were patrolling a remote community in Imo state’s Ehime
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Women who say they were abused by a once-prominent Jesuit artist said Tuesday they had been revictimized by his superiors, saying Pope Francis’ recent gestures and an apparent effort to exonerate him publicly showed church pledges of “zero tolerance” were just a “publicity stunt.”In an open letter published on an Italian
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are giving the world the first look at their second child together, a boy they’ve named Riot Rose.The 35-year-old pop star and the 34-year-old rap star dropped photos Tuesday of their family of four, including their second son, who was born Aug. 1, according to People and
DALLAS (AP) — A man accused of killing nearly two dozen older women and who was convicted last year in the slayings of two was killed Tuesday morning by his cellmate at a Texas prison, an official said.Billy Chemirmir, 50, was found dead in his cell, said Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Hannah Haney.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish police briefly detained an opposition Polish lawmaker on Tuesday, violating her parliamentary immunity, after she interrupted a campaign speech by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.Critics of Morawiecki’s right-wing government denounced the behavior of police, calling it an example of the deterioration of rule of law.The lawmaker, Kinga Gajewska was using a
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro delivered an ominous prophecy with grandiose language on Tuesday, painting a grim picture of what lies ahead if nations fail to swiftly redesign the way humans live on this planet.“It has been a year in which humanity lost and without hesitation has advanced the times of extinction,”
Instacart’s shares surged Tuesday in the grocery delivery company’s stock market debut.The San Francisco-based company’s shares were up about 30% shortly after they started trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “CART.” Instacart raised $660 million in its initial public offering, selling 22 million shares at $30 apiece. The pricing of the
PARIS (AP) — A French journalist was arrested and her residence searched Tuesday by the country’s domestic intelligence agency, her employer the investigative news outlet Disclose, said.Disclose said reporter Ariane Lavrilleux’s detention was linked to her reporting on leaked documents implicating French intelligence’s alleged role in the Egyptian government’s targeting of civilians.The media outlet called
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s main opposition candidate in this year’s presidential election appealed a ruling that upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory and asked the nation’s Supreme Court to declare him the winner instead, according to documents seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday.In the documents filed, the Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar, who came
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven people and four companies in China, Russia and Turkey who officials allege are connected with the development of Iran’s drone program. The U.S. accuses Iran of supplying Russia with drones used to bomb Ukrainian civilians as the Kremlin continues its invasion of Ukraine.The latest
