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FILE - Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, File)
April 30, 2026

Man guilty of killing his 13-year-old step-niece is set to be Florida's 6th execution of 2026

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old step-niece to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, is…
President Claudia Sheinbaum gives her daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
April 30, 2026

Mexico to investigate US indictment of officials for alleged Sinaloa Cartel ties, Sheinbaum says

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is vowing an independent investigation of 10 current and former officials indicted in the US on charges of drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons in connection…
People pay their respects at a memorial on the steps of the Town Hall following a vigil the previous day in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Saturday, February 14, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP, file)
April 29, 2026

Families of Canada school shooting victims sue OpenAI over shooter’s use of ChatGPT

The families of victims of a school shooting in a Canadian Rockies town are suing artificial intelligence company OpenAI in US federal court, seeking to hold the ChatGPT maker responsible for failing…
Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriquez (left) meeting with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday.
April 29, 2026

Minister objects to brooch worn by Venezuela’s acting president

GEORGETOWN (CMC): A senior Guyanese government minister has criticised Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, for wearing a brooch depicting her country’s map to include Guyana’s Essequibo…
Former FBI Director James Comey.
April 29, 2026

Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted

WASHINGTON (AP): Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted yesterday in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against…
Murad Awawdeh
April 29, 2026

Immigration advocate condemns new Trump migration policy

NEW YORK, CMC – An immigration advocate has condemned a new policy by the Trump administration denying green cards to Caribbean and other applicants for exercising freedom of speech against the…
Young people use their phones to view social media in Sydney, November 8, 2024.
April 29, 2026

Opposition party in Grenada condemns imposition of VAT on services provided through social media

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Apr 29, CMC – Grenada's main opposition New National Party (NNP) on Wednesday said it has “serious concerns” following the government’s decision to table the Value Added…
President Donald Trump speaks before he signs a presidential memorandum imposing tariffs and investment restrictions on China in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, March 22, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
April 28, 2026

Trump pursues new import taxes to replace tariffs Supreme Court rejected

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court killed his favourite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in…
Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey at Harvard University's Institute of Politics' JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., February 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
April 28, 2026

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted again, in probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a…