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Police say 11 inmates killed in shootouts following breakout from prison in central Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Inmates broke out of a prison in the coastal town of Saint-Marc in central Haiti on Friday, police said, as authorities in the country struggle to quell…

John McCarthy August 17, 2024

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Federal grand jury indicts St. Thomas man on gun and cocaine possession charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who sold cocaine to an undercover DEA agent at Red Hook has been indicted on gun and drug possession charges, authorities said. N’Kel…

John McCarthy August 12, 2024

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Dominican coke don indicted by federal grand jury in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A recently unsealed case in the U.S. District Court alleges that a Dominican man smuggled cocaine between Road Town, Tortola and St. Thomas. Santos Jiminez Caraballo, 42,…

John McCarthy August 12, 2024

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St. Croix man pleads guilty to illegal gun possession inside school zone

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm inside a school zone, authorities said. Jimmar A. Payne, 31, of Estate White Lady, made that plea…

John McCarthy August 12, 2024

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Coast Guard works to change its culture following sexual abuse, harassment scandal

NEW LONDON, Connecticut (AP) — The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, has been revamped this year in light of…

John McCarthy August 10, 2024

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Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group

VIENNA (AP) — Pricey tickets for sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Hundreds of euros, if not more, dropped on flights and hotels. Tens of thousands of Swifties, bedecked in…

John McCarthy August 8, 2024

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American missionary in Haiti: ‘I feel like a sitting duck ready to be shot’

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Private security guards watch the premises and a 12-foot wall protects the sprawling solar-powered Miracle Village in Fond-Parisien, where a self-defense citizens’ brigade patrols the town’s blocked and…

John McCarthy August 7, 2024

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Judge orders DOJ to return helmet, spear to ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley

WASHINGTON — "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley will regain possession of the makeshift spear and horned helmet that he carried as he stormed the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot with…

John McCarthy August 5, 2024

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Trump hikes Mar-a-Lago membership to $1 million, raising concerns of selling access

PALM BEACH — Donald Trump has set a million-dollar price tag for the ability to whisper in his ear should he win back the presidency in November, prompting ethics watchdogs…

John McCarthy August 5, 2024

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Masked parolee and partner scooped up with ghost guns after shots fired in Gallows Bay

CHRISTIANSTED — Two masked men are in custody today after an alert police detective heard gunfire in Gallows Bay and pursued two suspects after they drove away. Ramon Mateo III.…

John McCarthy August 5, 2024