- Oklahoma man 'bludgeoned' girlfriend's relative with brick before dumping remains in wildlife refuge April 25, 2024An Oklahoma man admitted to "bludgeoning" his girlfriend's relative and dumping the victim's body in a nearby wildlife refugee, police said.
- Togo cracking down on media, opposition ahead of parliamentary elections: report April 25, 2024Amnesty International said in its annual report Wednesday that authorities in Togo have prevented civilians from protesting peacefully, and have repressed the media.
- North Macedonia to hold presidential runoff with center-right candidate in the lead April 25, 2024North Macedonia will hold a presidential runoff on May 8 after no candidate secured enough support from voters to win outright; voting will coincide with parliamentary elections.
- Chinese student gets 9 months for harassing person posting democracy leaflets on Boston campus April 25, 2024A former student at the Berklee College of Music has been given a nine-month prison sentence for threatening and stalking a person who posted a leaflet in support of democracy in China.
- Bottlenose dolphin found shot to death in southwest Louisiana April 25, 2024Federal wildlife officials announced a bottlenose dolphin was found shot to death last month on West Mae’s Beach in southwest Louisiana; up to $20,000 is being offered for information.
- Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont had thousands of trees, bushes ‘illegally’ cut behind $7.5M home April 25, 2024Gov. Ned Lamont was hit with a citation for cutting down trees and bushes in protected wetland areas behind his $7.5 million Greenwich, Connecticut home.