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May 31, 2024

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault

Robert Pickton, a Canadian serial killer who took victims to his pig farm in the 1990s and early 2000s, has died in a hospital at age 74 after being assaulted in prison.

May 31, 2024

Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before

Gangs and drug cartels in Mexico seem to be playing a wider role in the upcoming elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships, and around 19,000 mayorships and other posts.

May 31, 2024

3 more suspects nabbed in Savannah, Georgia shootout that wounded 11

Three more suspects have been arrested in connection with a Savannah, Georgia, shootout that left 11 people injured earlier this month.

May 31, 2024

Vermont Gov. Scott vetoes 'safe injection site' proposal

Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed the Democratic Legislature's proposal to create a pilot "safe injection site" for drug users in Burlington.

May 31, 2024

UN votes to end Iraq political mission established after 2003 US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein

The U.N. Security Council has voted to end the U.N. political mission in Iraq; the mission was established in 2003 after the U.S.-led invasion of the country that toppled Saddam Hussein.

May 31, 2024

Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says

A new study by the United Nations children’s agency said more than 175,000 deaths in Pakistan could be averted by 2030 by developing resilient energy systems for health facilities.

May 31, 2024

France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans

Authorities in France have brought preliminary terrorism charges against a man accused of planning to attack spectators attending soccer games at the Paris Olympics.

May 31, 2024

Campaigning from prison? It's been done. Meet 20th century socialist firebrand Eugene Debs

If former President Trump is sentenced to prison time, he won't be the first major presidential candidate to run from behind bars — Eugene Debs did it over a century ago.

May 31, 2024

El Salvador says it foiled a plot to plant bombs on the day of President Bukele's inauguration

Authorities in El Salvador have reportedly broken up a plot to plant explosives around the country that involved 'veterans' of the Central American country's civil war in 1980-1992.

May 31, 2024

Indiana man pleads guilty to all charges in elderly couple's 2021 killings

Austin Kusturin, 30, of Mount Vernon, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in the deaths of John and Betty Hall. He reportedly faces up to 170 years in prison.