Hearing underway in effort to free Hawaii man for ’91 murder

Hawaii man imprisoned for 1991 murder, rape released

Álvaro Colom, former president of Guatemala, dies at 71

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Guatemala President Álvaro Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012 and supported a United Nations anticorruption mission that later investigated him,...

UN: At least 18,483 civilian casualties in Ukraine due to Russia’s war

According to the United Nations human rights agency, Russia’s war against Ukraine has killed at least 7,068 civilians and wounded at least 11,415 from Feb. 24...

7 dead as California mourns 3rd mass killing in 8 days

Suspect in shootings at Northern Calif. farms was employee

At least 4 killed in Northern California agricultural area

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — At least four people were fatally shot Monday in a Northern California agricultural area and a man suspected in the...

Suspect in shootings at Half Moon Bay farms was employee

Official: 7 killed in California community; suspect arrested

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Seven people were killed in two related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal...

UPDATE 1-Russia’s military reforms respond to NATO’s expansion, Ukraine -chief of general staff

* Reforms call for creation of two additional military districts * Army corps to be based near border with Finland * Forces to be boosted in...

UN aid chief seeking to reverse ban on Afghan women workers

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief and leaders of two major international aid organizations are in Afghanistan following last week’s visit by a delegation...

Scott Covert: using gravestones to give the dead a whole new lease of life