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Police find 24 decomposed bodies at house in western Mexico

February 20, 2020

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in western Mexico said Thursday that the arrest of a criminal gang led to the discovery of a house that had been used to dispose of 24 bodies.Prosecutors in Michoacán state said decomposed bodies were found in the house...

Defense lawyers say they will seek French asylum for Assange

By OLEG CETINIC | February 20, 2020

PARIS (AP) — Julian Assange's European defense team said Thursday it will try to seek asylum in France for the Wikileaks founder, whose full hearings for extradition to the United States on spying charges start next week in London.French team member...

Woman struck and killed by Mardi Gras float during parade

February 20, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is mourning the death of a woman who was run over by a parade float as the city celebrates the season leading up to Mardi Gras. Police are still investigating the accident, spokesman Juan Barnes said Thursday.The Orleans...

Mexican suspect once lived with dead girl’s family

February 20, 2020

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A woman who allegedly took a seven-year-old girl away from school to be killed may have lived with the girl's family for a while in Mexico City to escape domestic violence.The revelation may explain why the girl identified only as...

A look at recent deadly racist attacks in Germany

February 20, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities suspect that the gunman who killed nine people with migrant backgrounds in the Frankfurt suburb of Hanau was motivated by racism.It is the latest in a long line of far-right attacks in Germany, a country still grappling with...

Police: Stabbing at London mosque not terror-related

February 20, 2020

LONDON (AP) — A man was stabbed during afternoon prayers at one of London's biggest mosques Thursday, and police officers detained another man on suspicion of attempted murder.The city's Metropolitan Police force said detectives investigating the stabbing...

Spanish judge summons Venezuelan TV owner in PDVSA probe

February 20, 2020

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has named the owner of Venezuelan television network Globovisión in an investigation of alleged corruption and money laundering by Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA.National Court judge María Tardón issued...

Venezuelan police search home of detained uncle of Guaidó

By SCOTT SMITH | February 20, 2020

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said military police raided the home of his uncle early Thursday, a week after the relative was arrested on his return with Guaidó to Venezuela.On Twitter, Guaidó described the search...

Police: Lesotho’s prime minister to be charged with murder

By HERBERT MOYO | February 20, 2020

MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be charged with the June 2017 killing of his estranged wife, Lipolelo, a top police official said Thursday, and the prime minister announced he would be stepping down.The southern southern...

Authorities: Virginia farmer holds goat thief at gunpoint

February 20, 2020

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — AVirginia man held a suspect who was trying to steal goats from his farm at gunpoint until authorities could arrive to make an arrest, authorities said.Stafford County deputies responded to a call Friday night from the property...

University of Michigan investigates doctor sex abuse claims

By JEFF KAROUB, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, and KATHLEEN FOODY | February 20, 2020

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Five former patients have alleged that a late University of Michigan physician sexually abused them during exams, the university says, with one accuser saying Dr. Robert E. Anderson's actions over several decades made him a “sexual...

Mississippi man accused of killing 8 tears up during trial

February 20, 2020

MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — Testimony from a woman whose son and nephew were killed in a shooting rampage that claimed eight lives in a small Mississippi community was so emotional that the defendant ended up in tears.Willie Cory Godbolt is a man with a...