Police say a powerful bomb has exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine others. It was unclear who was behind the bombing Wednesday at Serena Hotel. Police said rescuers transported the victims to nearby hospitals. Footage on Pakistan news channels showed burning cars. Southwestern Baluchistan province is the scene of a long-running insurgency by secessionist groups like the Baluchistan Liberation Front and the Baluchistan Liberation Army. They have for decades staged attacks to press t

More than 3,000 National Guard soldiers, along with police officers, sheriffs deputies and other law enforcement personnel have flooded Minneapolis in the wake of a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged with murder in the death last year of George Floyd. The jury on Tuesday found Chauvin guilty on all charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. But in the city that has come to epitomize America's debate over police killings, there remain places where Minneapolis can feel almost like a police state. Concret

A top military commander says that Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno has been killed on the battlefield in a fight against rebels. He has died after more than three decades in power. The stunning announcement on national television and radio came just hours after election officials had declared him the winner of the April 11 vote, paving the way for him to stay in power for six more years. The circumstances of Deby's death could not immediately be independently confirmed due to the remote location. It was not known why the president would have visited the area or participated in ongoing clas

Authorities have identified the suspect in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility as 19 year old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana. Two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter provided the identity to The Associated Press on Friday. The officials say investigators are searching a home in Indianapolis associated with Hole and have seized evidence, including desktop computers and other electronic media. The officials could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. Police say the gunman who stormed a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport

A white former Minnesota police officer has made her first court appearance in the traffic-stop shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Kim Potter appeared alongside her attorney at a brief initial appearance Thursday over Zoom. She posted $100,000 bond after being arrested Wednesday. Potter's next court appearance is set for May 17. The judge reminded Potter that while out on bond she must remain law-abiding, make all court appearances and not possess or transport any firearms or explosives. She's charged with second-degree manslaughter in what her chief said appeared to be a case of confu

The US is recommending a pause in the use of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Canada, but not yet available here. It is investigating six reports of blood clots possibly linked to the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot. Six women out of more than 6.8-million Americans who received the J&J vaccine developed clots in a6 to 13 day span. One died. Johnson & Johnson now says it is delaying the rollout of its vaccine in Europe due to the US investigation. The vaccine was approved for use in Canada in early March, with the federal government saying it had pre-purchased 10 million

The police chief in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop says he believes the officer who fired intended to use a Taser, not a handgun. Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as "an accidental discharge." The man identified by relatives as 20 year old Daunte Wright died Sunday in Brooklyn Center, a city of about 30,000 people on the northwest border of Minneapolis. His death sparked violent protests, with officers in riot gear clashing with demonstrators into Monday morning. The Minneapolis area was already on edge because of the trial of the f

Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99.The Queen's husband was admitted to a London hospital on Feb. 17 after feeling unwell.He spent a month in hospital and was released on March 16, when he returned to Windsor Castle.His illness was said to not be related to COVID-19, the Queen and Philip were vaccinated against the coronavirus in early January.Philip retired from public duties in 2017 and had rarely appeared in public since.Philip married the then-Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and was the longest-serving royal consort in British history.He and the Queen ha

US President Joe Biden says the increasing gun violence in America is a an "epidemic and an international embarrassment." He announced a half-dozen executive actions today aimed at addressing the issue, including tightening regulations on "ghost guns."Biden emphasized the scope of the problem. But there are limitations to Biden's executive power, and he is calling on the Senate to take up House-passed measures closing background check loopholes. He said between the mass killings in Atlanta massage businesses and the Colorado grocery store shooting last month, there were more than 850 additiona