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Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months in Indonesia's Papua region

Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months in Indonesia's Papua region

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday.
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months in Indonesia's Papua region

Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months in Indonesia's Papua region

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday.
Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot

Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that could influence ballot measures and tight leg
South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal injections.
Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot

Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races.
Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others

Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday.
Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots

Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand after voting is completed, a change that critics worry could delay the reporting of election n
Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot

Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader was convicted Friday of charges that he used violence, including the deadly downing of a military helicopter, to help his father operate one of the country's largest and most dangerous narcoti
Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot

Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader was convicted Friday of charges that he used violence, including the deadly downing of a military helicopter, to help his father operate one of the country's largest and most dangerous narcoti
North Dakota US Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son pleads guilty in car-chase death of a deputy

North Dakota US Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son pleads guilty in car-chase death of a deputy

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer pleaded guilty on Friday to all the charges he faced in connection with a car-chase crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy . Ian Cramer, 43, changed his plea in the Dec.
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