Teen charged in murder of 16-year-old boy
FREDERIKSTED — A teenager has been charged as an adult with the murder of 16-year-old Amon Walcott in June, authorities said. The suspect, Nkush Jayden James, was 17 years old at the time of the…
Colorado man dies after bite from one of his two pet Gila monsters
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature’s venom turns out…
Tobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — An oil spill that has stained Tobago’s coastline is entering into Grenada’s waters and could impact neighboring Venezuela, Tobago’s Chief Secretary Farley Augustine told Reuters. Eight days after Trinidad and…
Connecticut trooper who fatally shot man in stopped car set to go on trial
HARTFORD (AP) — A Connecticut state trooper who killed a 19-year-old man while firing seven gunshots into a stopped car in 2020 is set to stand trial for manslaughter. Jury selection is scheduled to begin…
American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flyer points
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is raising the cost of checking bags and it is making other changes to push customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points. The airline…
VIPA announces change in cruise ship arrival time
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority announced a change to a Royal Caribbean cruise ship’s arrival time in St. Thomas. The Wonder of the Seas will still berth in Crown Bay at the…
Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic
NEW YORK (AP) — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a…
Tobago oil spill blackens beaches, but mystery apparently cleared up
PORT OF SPAIN — The mystery vessel was reported overturned last week just off the coast of Tobago, the northern island of the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. No crew were spotted — just…
Capital One will buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies
NEW YORK (AP) — Capital One Financial said it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, in a deal that would bring together two of the nation’s credit card companies as well as potentially…
Widow and aides of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse indicted in his killing
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles,…