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April 18, 2024

John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the Met

'El Nino,' a retelling of Jesus' birth and early life through Latin American poetry and biblical verses, is having its Metropolitan Opera premiere; opening night is April 23.

April 18, 2024

Alabama high court OKs death penalty for man convicted of delivery driver's 1998 killing

The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of 64-year-old Keith Edmund Gavin, who in 1998 killed a delivery driver withdrawing cash from an ATM.

April 18, 2024

Homicide suspect fatally shot by police outside San Francisco

A man suspected in a Sacramento, California, homicide has been killed by police in Oakland after reportedly emerging from a home with a firearm.

April 18, 2024

Lawsuit challenges Kentucky youth vaping crackdown

A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Kentucky law intended to curb the use of vape products by minors has been filed in Franklin Circuit Court.

April 18, 2024

Indianapolis man charged with triple homicide in apartment shooting

24-year-old Malik Shaw of Indianapolis was charged Wednesday with three counts of murder in connection with a shooting that transpired at an apartment complex last week.

April 18, 2024

How South Africa's former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe

South Africa's national election will be unusual this year as polls and analysts warn that the ruling African National Congress party might receive less than 50% of votes.

April 18, 2024

Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995

Thousands of Bosnian Serbs rallied this week in protest of a draft U.N. resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica in which more than 8,000 people were executed.

April 18, 2024

Rapper GloRilla charged with drunk driving in suburban Atlanta

Gloria Woods, better known as rapper GloRilla, was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence and multiple related charges in Suwanee, Georgia.

April 18, 2024

Kenya’s military chief dies in a helicopter crash

Kenya's President William Ruto announced Thursday that the country's miltary chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash; Ruto declared 3 days of national mourning.

April 18, 2024

Husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon charged with embezzlement in party finance probe

Peter Murrell, the 59-year-old husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, has been charged with embezzlement; this comes as part of a probe into the finances of Scotland's governing party.