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MOSCOW (AP) — The suburban Moscow music hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin Saturday as the death toll in the attack surpassed 130 and Russian authorities arrested four suspects. President Vladimir Putin claimed they were captured while fleeing to Ukraine. Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday’s assault on the Crocus City Hall music …

MIAMI (AP) — A former fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of U.S. oil firm Chevron, The Associated Press has learned, an arrest that combined with other recent repressive acts by Nicolás Maduro’s government is straining efforts by the Biden administration to pave the way for free …

The attack on a Moscow concert hall where armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least 133 people, was the latest in a long series of bombings and sieges that have unsettled and outraged Russians during Vladimir Putin’s nearly quarter-century as either prime minister or president. Friday’s attack on the Crocus City Hall, for which an …

RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — La climatóloga brasileña Núbia Beray Armond advirtió durante años la necesidad que tenía Río de Janeiro de un plan para el calor extremo que incluyera la distribución de agua. El interés fue tibio hasta un desastroso concierto de Taylor Swift, y ahora su teléfono no deja de sonar. Una ola de calor sofocante cubrió el …

DES MOINES, Iowa, EE.UU. (AP) — El bote de la lotería Mega Millions alcanzó un estimado de 1.100 millones de dólares luego de que, como en los últimos tres meses, nadie acertó los seis números ganadores en el sorteo del viernes por la noche. La combinación ganadora fue 3, 8, 31, 35, 44, y la Mega bola dorada: 16. El …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Tennessee’s capital for nearly two weeks, has been found dead in a river, police announced Friday. No foul play is suspected, investigators said. Metro Nashville police officials confirmed that Strain’s body had been recovered from the Cumberland River about 8 miles (12.8 kilometers) west of …

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For more than a century, it has been a crime to cheat on your spouse in New York. But adultery may soon be legal in the Empire State thanks to a bill working its way through the New York Legislature, which would finally repeal the seldom-used law that is punishable by up to three months behind …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fresh off his awards season high after attending the Oscars with his fellow “Poor Things” stars — and presenting — Ramy Youssef is heading back into more familiar territory. The actor and comedian, known for the critically acclaimed Hulu series “Ramy,” will premiere his latest stand-up special Saturday on HBO and Max. In keeping with much …

PHOENIX (AP) — Una legisladora de Arizona embarazada que reveló en un discurso en el Senado estatal que planeaba abortar dice que quería compartir con sus colegas y el público los efectos prácticos de las restricciones al aborto aprobadas a lo largo de los años. La senadora demócrata Eva Burch dijo a sus colegas en un discurso pronunciado el lunes …

TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — La fiscalía de Honduras anunció el lunes que se están realizando gestiones para que 131 bienes que le fueron incautados en 2022 al expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández y a varios miembros de su familia, pasen definitivamente a poder del Estado de Honduras. Entre las propiedades incautadas, por ser consideradas como de orígen ilícito, hay una treintena de …