Help police find missing St. Thomas resident in St. John
CRUZ BAY — Police need your help today to find a missing woman in St. John. Clytemnestra Scott, 48, of Alabama, was last seen on Sunday at Caps Place on Henry Samuel Street in Cruz…
New Orleans mystery: Human skull padlocked to a dumbbell is pulled out of water by a fisherman
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A human skull padlocked to an exercise dumbbell has been fished out of a New Orleans waterway, leaving police with a mystery on their hands. The skull was found earlier this…
St. Croix man who strangled girlfriend as she held their child charged with assault
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who strangled a woman as she held their infant child in her arms has been charged with assault, authorities said. Haakim Gordon, 29, was arrested and charged with second-degree…
Cops nab driver from January chain-snatching incident in Solberg
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The driver in a chain-snatching incident that took place in Solberg nearly five months ago has been arrested, authorities said. Amon-Re Smith, 23, was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery, third-degree robbery,…
Cops arrest second suspect in throat-slashing incident outside strip club
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A barmaid who “assisted” another woman in a knife fight that left a man bleeding from the neck on St. Thomas in April was arrested by police, authorities said. Nickyma Matthew, 31,…
Police make gun arrest after probation violation
CHRISTIANSTED — Police charged a St. Croix man with illegal gun possession Saturday morning after a probation violation, authorities said. Special Operations Bureau (SOB) officers executed a bench warrant on Oshanie Cornelius on King Street…
CEOs made nearly 200 times what their workers got paid last year
NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting…
A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continuity. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist ran a…
Remembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead
LONDON (AP) — Gilbert Clarke leans back on the seat of his mobility scooter, cranes his neck and gazes into the bright blue skies over East London, remembering the moment 80 years ago when he…
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi concedes defeat in surprise primary upset by Jenniffer González
SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González defeated Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in a surprise upset during a primary election held Sunday by their pro-statehood party. The two ran on the same ticket…