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Gangs complicate Haiti effort to recover from assassination

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs in Haiti have long been financed by powerful politicians and their allies — and many feel they may be losing...

Louisiana school board settles BB gun suspension lawsuits

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NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana school board agreed to pay $165,000 to settle lawsuits by parents of two children suspended last year for holding...

Biden to convene session on rising gun violence Monday

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WASHINGTON — Facing a nationwide increase in violent crime — particularly involving firearms — President Joe Biden will meet Monday with law enforcement, local...

France: 11 convicted of cyberbullying teen who slammed Islam

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PARIS — A French court on Wednesday convicted 11 of 13 people charged with harassing and threatening a teenager who harshly criticized Islam in...

NYC mayoral primary winner Eric Adams: ‘I know how to lead’

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NEW YORK — Eric Adams, the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, vowed Wednesday to guide the city to...

Ex-college football player gets 25 years for Texas slaying

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FORT WORTH, Texas — A former football player at McMurry University in West Texas has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his...

New US LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry

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NEW YORK — Jessica Stern, soon to become the State Department's special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, sees a mix of promising news and...

Prosecutor sending kids to Boys, Girls Clubs for 2nd chances

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County prosecutor has begun a pilot program that refers certain juvenile offenders to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis....

Motion seeks evidence of past violence at Rittenhouse trial

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KENOSHA, Wis. — Prosecutors in Wisconsin want a judge to allow evidence at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial that shows he had a previous violent encounter...

Cable TV worker killed, public workers shot in S. Carolina

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Charter Communications worker was killed in a South Carolina shooting and standoff that also wounded two public workers repairing a...