HAVANA — Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution. The 89-year-old Castro made the announcement Friday in a speech at the opening of the Eighth...
Coast Guard Divers Hope to Reach 12 Missing in Capsized Ship
PORT FOURCHON, La. — Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized lift boat prepared to enter the vessel Friday, a rescue effort complicated by daunting technical challenges and continued bad weather. The hope is that the 12 missing people have found air pockets to survive inside the Seacor...
Police Trying to Identify Gunman, Motive in FedEx Shooting
INDIANAPOLIS — Authorities said Friday they had not yet identified a gunman who stormed a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, killing eight people and wounding several others before taking his own life. Suspect Killed and Wounded Several Before Taking his own Life Deputy Chief Craig McCartt of the Indianapolis...
Kremlin to Expel 10 US Diplomats in Response to US Sanctions
MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Moscow will order 10 U.S. diplomats to leave Russia in a retaliatory response to the U.S. sanctions. Lavrov also said that Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to restrict and stop the activities of...
Canadian Lawmaker Caught Naked During Video Conference
OTTAWA, Ontario — A Canadian Parliament member was caught stark naked in a virtual meeting of the House of Commons. William Amos, who has represented the Quebec district of Pontiac since 2015, appeared on the screens of his fellow lawmakers completely naked Wednesday. The pandemic has meant many Canadian lawmakers...
Ex-Porterville Mom Says She Drowned Her 3 Kids to ‘Protect’ Them
BAKERSFIELD — A woman suspected of killing her three children in the midst of a bitter custody battle said Thursday that she drowned them to keep them away from their father, a Bakersfield television station reported. In a jailhouse interview, Liliana Carrillo, 30, told KGET-TV that she wanted to "protect" them from...
How This Shy Podcaster Helped Crack the Kristin Smart Cold Case
Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years. A Central Coast billboard on the side of the road led him on a detour three years ago from his career as a singer-songwriter...
Lawmakers Fighting like Cats and Dogs? Not Over this Feline Notification Bill
CONCORD. N.H. — Nine lives notwithstanding, killing a cat in a hit-and-run soon could become illegal in New Hampshire. New Hampshire was ahead of the pack when it passed a law nearly 40 years ago that requires drivers who injure or kill dogs to notify police or the animals’ owners,...
Caltrans Adds More Electric Vehicle Rapid Chargers in Kern, Inyo Counties
Drivers of electric vehicles have new fast charge options on State Route 58 in Kern County and U.S. 395 in Inyo County, the California Department of Transportation said Thursday. “These chargers bring increased mobility for travelers and residents to many of our long-distance destinations along California’s eastern corridor,” Caltrans District...
Video: Colorado Cop Slams 80-Pound Woman With Dementia to Ground, Then Claims She Resisted
DENVER — A police officer who arrested a 73-year-old woman with dementia, pushing her to the ground and handcuffing her, after she walked away from a store without paying for about $14 worth of items last year was placed on administrative leave Thursday pending the outcome of a police investigation...