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April 17, 2024

Raleigh, NC, mayor says she won't run again, citing health, family

Mary-Ann Baldwin, mayor of North Carolina's capital city, said on April 16, 2024, that she would not run again in the fall following a cancer diagnosis and her husband's heart surgery.

April 17, 2024

Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam threatens water supply of Colorado River system

Plumbing issues at Glen Canyon Dam, which holds back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S., are causing concerns about future water delivery to southwestern states.

April 17, 2024

German police bust human smuggling scheme that got visas to hundreds, mostly Chinese nationals

A human smuggling ring in Germany that involved bribery of immigration officials was busted in a large-scale raid early on April 17, 2024. The scam illegally supplied visas to hundreds.

April 17, 2024

Croatia votes in a bitter showdown of a parliamentary election between president and prime minister

Croatia's parliamentary election is viewed by some as the culmination of a rivalry between the country's pro-Western prime minister and pro-Russian president.

April 17, 2024

Figures and Dobson to face off in closely watched race for Alabama’s new 2nd Congressional District

Both the Democratic and GOP nominations for Alabama's newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District were decided in runoff elections. Democrats hope to flip the seat in November.

April 16, 2024

Man gets 4 death sentences for kidnapping, rape and murder of 5-year-old Georgia girl

The man who kidnapped, raped and killed Kamarie Holland, a 5-year-old Georgia girl, in 2021, has been given four death sentences; he was found guilty on Friday of 4 counts of capital murder.

April 16, 2024

People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots

A WI lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that failure to provide voters with disabilities the option to cast their ballots electronically in the upcoming primary and presidential election is discriminatory.

April 16, 2024

UN envoy lashes out at Libya's feuding parties and their foreign backers, then says he's resigned

Abdoulaye Bathily, the U.N. envoy for Libya, confirmed he had submitted his resignation at a U.N. Security Council meeting after lashing out at Libya's feuding parties and their foreign backers.

April 16, 2024

Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday ordered the closure of his country's embassy in Ecuador, a move intended to demonstrate solidarity with Mexico over a raid in Quito.

April 16, 2024

Algerian journalist claims country expelled him without explanation

Farid Alilat, a writer for Algeria's French-language Jeune Afrique magazine, claims he was detained for 11 hours after returning from a trip abroad.