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Prosecutor probing TV studio attack in Ecuador is shot dead in Guayaquil

Prosecutor probing TV studio attack in Ecuador is shot dead in Guayaquil

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A prosecutor investigating a dramatic attack on the set of a public television channel last week was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador.
IIHF says Israel can play in an upcoming tournament after initially barring it for security concerns

IIHF says Israel can play in an upcoming tournament after initially barring it for security concerns

ZURICH (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation said Wednesday that Israel will be able to play in an upcoming tournament after previously barring its national team from the event over security concerns.
Medicine for hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under first Israel-Hamas deal since November

Medicine for hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under first Israel-Hamas deal since November

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas arrived in Gaza on Wednesday, part of a France- and Qatar- mediated deal that marked the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone

Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone

JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, officials said.
US woman gets 26 years in prison for helping kill her mother in Bali and stuffing body in a suitcase

US woman gets 26 years in prison for helping kill her mother in Bali and stuffing body in a suitcase

CHICAGO (AP) — An American woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her own mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in Bali was sentenced Wednesday in Chicago to 26 years in prison.
Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, 46, dies in Salt Lake City after heart attack

Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, 46, dies in Salt Lake City after heart attack

SALT LAKE CITY — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced.
Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case

Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado .
Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies

Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E.
Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike by Tehran that killed 2 people

Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike by Tehran that killed 2 people

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group.
China's population falls for a 2nd straight year as births drop even after end of one-child policy

China's population falls for a 2nd straight year as births drop even after end of one-child policy

BEIJING (AP) — China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday.