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BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting a Pennsylvania police chief and wounding another officer in confrontations during a foot pursuit near Pittsburgh was killed by police after a chase, authorities said. The officers were shot blocks apart Monday in Brackenridge, an Allegheny County town northeast of Pittsburgh. The suspect carjacked a

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A pilot, two British visitors and a Sydney woman have been identified as the four people killed in a collision of two helicopters over the waterfront on Australia’s Gold Coast. Authorities say it was fortunate the death toll in the crash of two aircraft operated by

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two helicopters collided in an Australian tourist hotspot, killing four people and critically injuring three others. Police said the crash drew emergency aid from beachgoers who had been enjoying the water during the southern summer. Queensland state police said one helicopter was taking off and the

By GIADA ZAMPANO and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ‘s body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday as tens of thousands queued to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade

RENO, Nevada (AP) — Jeremy Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries in a snow plow accident in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday, a representative for the actor said Monday, and remains in critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery. A publicist for Renner said in a statement that the 51-year-old “Avengers” star is in

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — At least 500 migrants have arrived in the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff’s office describes as a “crisis.” Over the weekend, 300 migrants arrived at the sparsely populated Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Key West. The park

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Northern California residents are bracing for another round of powerful storms. A weather phenomenon known as an atmospheric river dumped up to 5 inches of rain in the Sacramento region on Saturday. More rain was expected to move into the area Monday night. But bigger storms

BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in Pennsylvania are looking for a gunman they say shot and killed a police officer and wounded another during a foot pursuit near Pittsburgh on Sunday. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the governor-elect, identified the slain officer in a tweet as Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire. “Today’s tragedy in Brackenridge

BERLIN (AP) — Scuffles have broken out outside a village in western Germany that is to be razed to allow the expansion of a coal mine, a plan that is drawing resistance from climate activists. German news agency dpa reported that activists on Monday threw fireworks, bottles and stones at police outside the village of

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced individual efforts over the past week. Belgium said late Monday it would

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist in northern Mexico has escaped unharmed after a gunman attacked his family’s vehicle in the border state of Sonora. The attack comes after Mexico suffered its worst year for journalist killings in at least three decades. Late Sunday, on the first day of 2023, the media site La Nota

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection and having sent its work to the Justice Department along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Donald Trump. The committee’s time officially ends Tuesday when the

By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press Drummer Fred White, who backed up his brothers Maurice and Verdine White on the hitmaking ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire, has died. He was 67. In an Instagram post Sunday, Verdine White, who still performs with the band, called his younger brother “amazing and talented,” saying he had “gold

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Democratic Gov. Tim Walz pledged Monday to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he took the oath of office for his second term. Minnesota has a “historic opportunity” with its $17.6 billion projected budget surplus to become the best state in the country for children

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has elected the female chief justice in its history. Justice Norma Lucía Piña was sworn in for her four-year term at the head of the 11-member court, pledging to maintain the independence of the country’s highest court. As chief justice, Piña will also head the entire judicial branch.

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military junta says it has has expelled France’s ambassador, amid a surge in anti-French sentiment as the West African country moves to develop closer ties with Russia. The government spokesman confirmed Monday that Ambassador Luc Hallade was asked to leave, but provided no further

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gangsta Boo, a Southern rapper who was a former member of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, has died. She was 43. Lola “Gangsta Boo” Mitchell was found dead Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee, her hometown. She launched her rap career at age of 14