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Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on Congo convoy

Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on Congo convoy

KINSHASA, Congo — The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian Carabinieri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday when gunmen attacked a U.N.
Investigation of Wyoming toddler found dead continues

Investigation of Wyoming toddler found dead continues

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Police in Wyoming continued Monday to investigate the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a dumpster at an apartment complex. Athian Rivera was found several hours after he was reported missing in Cheyenne around 1 p.m.
UN experts: Trump ally, UAE firms violated Libya sanctions

UN experts: Trump ally, UAE firms violated Libya sanctions

CAMEROON, Cameroon — American security contractor Erik Prince, a close ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, violated the U.N.
Lee Daniels and Andra Day take on Billie Holiday’s legacy

Lee Daniels and Andra Day take on Billie Holiday’s legacy

Lee Daniels didn’t want to touch the story of Billie Holiday. “Lady Sings the Blues” already existed after all. The 1972 film with Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams showed him Black romance and a Harlem like he’d never seen on screen before.
Shops, haircuts return in April as UK lifts lockdown slowly

Shops, haircuts return in April as UK lifts lockdown slowly

LONDON — Children in England will return to class and people will be able to meet a friend outside for coffee in two weeks’ time, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday as he laid out a slow easing of one of Europe’s strictest pandemic lockdow
Court won't revive porn star’s defamation suit against Trump

Court won't revive porn star’s defamation suit against Trump

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from porn star Stormy Daniels, who sought to revive a defamation lawsuit she filed against former President Donald Trump.
Europe-bound migrants found amid broken glass, toxic ash

Europe-bound migrants found amid broken glass, toxic ash

MADRID — Something seemed wrong to the guard inspecting sealed bags of toxic ash in the port of Melilla, one of Spain’s two small territories in North Africa.
Police say militants kill 4 women instructors in NW Pakistan

Police say militants kill 4 women instructors in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected militants on motorcycles ambushed a vehicle carrying instructors from a private vocational school in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing four women and wounding the driver before fleeing, police said.
Angry youths rattle Spain in support of jailed rap artist

Angry youths rattle Spain in support of jailed rap artist

BARCELONA, Spain — The imprisonment of a rap artist for his music and tweets praising terrorist violence and insulting the Spanish monarchy has set off a powder keg of pent-up rage this week in the southern European country.
In 'Minari,' harvesting an American dream

In 'Minari,' harvesting an American dream

NEW YORK — The riverbed, more than anything else, needed to be exactly right. In Lee Isaac Chung’s Arkansas-set family drama, “Minari,” land is something more than a setting. It’s a future. It’s a dream.