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FILE - Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, right, and his wife, Cerina, at the inauguration of Gov. Ralph Northam at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Kevin Morley, File)
Published 12 hours ago

Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor kills wife and himself, US police say

ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic Party before his career was derailed by sexual assault allegations several years ago, killed his wife before killing himself, police said Thursday. Fairfax, 47, and his wife, Dr Cerina Fairfax, 49, were found dead in their home in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Annandale after their teenage son called 911 shortly after midnight, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said.

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Guyana's Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall.
Published 12 hours ago

Guyana considering jail time for litterbugs amid garbage disposal problem

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government is considering jail sentences for persons littering, amid a growing garbage disposal problem in several parts of the country. Attorney General and…
Published 8 hours ago

DNA proves remains in a car found in the Columbia River are of an Oregon family missing since 1958

CASCADE LOCKS, Oregon (AP) — DNA analysis has identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family that went missing in 1958 while on a trip to find Christmas…
Residents wade through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Petit-Goave, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
April 15, 2026

Devastating floods leave at least 12 dead in Northwest Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities on Wednesday confirmed that at least 12 people have died after flood waters struck the Northwest Department earlier this week. According to a…
A crime scene unit van of the Royal Bahamas Police Force
April 14, 2026

Bahamas police release US man questioned after his wife disappeared from the couple’s boat

Police in the Bahamas have released a Michigan man who said his wife disappeared after falling overboard from a small boat in waters off the island nation, authorities said Monday. Brian Hooker, of…
Turkish security forces and emergency staff stand at the courtyard of a high school where an assailant opened fire, in Siverek, south east Turkey, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, (Mevlut Bayraktar/IHA via AP)
April 14, 2026

Gunman opens fire at high school in Turkey, wounding at least 16 before killing himself

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old…
Phillip J’ Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
April 15, 2026

PM warns of ‘horrendous’ impact for St Lucia if oil prices increase significantly

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre has warned that if global oil prices, as some experts predict, reach US$200 per barrel due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East…
Factory workers march to demand a salary increase in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
April 14, 2026

Surging oil prices spark protest in Haiti as workers demand salary increases

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 1,000 workers organized a protest Monday in Haiti’s capital to demand a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens, driving up oil prices. Workers at…
Halimatu Kamara, a rickshaw driver, poses for a portrait in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
April 13, 2026

Female rickshaw drivers rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women

FREETOWN (AP): As the late afternoon sun settles over Freetown’s main transit park, Hawa Mansaray pulls up her motorized three-wheeled vehicle and steps away for a break and to pray. Mansaray is one…
Pope Leo XIV holds a rosary as he leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
April 14, 2026

Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran

ROME (AP): In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fuelling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate…