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GUATEMALA CITY, May 5 (Reuters) – Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arevalo has named Gabriel Estuardo Garcia Luna, a former judge and university professor, as the Central American nation’s new attorney general, Arevalo said in an address to the nation on Tuesday. Last month, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court froze the process and ordered a review of the finalists after a shortlist drew attention when it left off current Attorney General Consuelo Porras. A […]

The NFL and its officials are moving closer toward a new agreement that avoids a work stoppage. After a lengthy stalemate, negotiations have reached a point where the NFL Referees Association is planning to have a ratification vote this week, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the conversations are private. ESPN first reported the development. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men. The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 191 people […]

By Melanie Burton SYDNEY, May 6 (Reuters) – BHP’s Chief Financial Officer Vandita Pant said on Wednesday that new generalist investors were buying into the company as AI demand makes its exposure to copper more valuable.  Shares in BHP, the world’s biggest listed miner and top copper producer, rose to a record on March 2 and then fell amid a broad sector selloff as the war in Iran began, though […]

The Houston Astros pulled shortstop Carlos Correa from the lineup about an hour before their home game Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of a left ankle injury. The injury reportedly occurred during batting practice, making it the second consecutive day that the Astros lost a starter during that session. Catcher Yainer Diaz sustained an oblique strain while swinging a bat on Monday and was placed on the 10-day […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown $50,000 for public criticism of game officials following Boston’s first-round exit from the playoffs. The fine was announced by NBA Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations James Jones on Tuesday night, two days after Brown said in a livestream he hosts that game officials “clearly had an agenda” to call fouls against him for “pushing off” […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda (AP) — The twin island nation Antigua and Barbuda swore in a new Cabinet on Tuesday, days after incumbent Prime Minister Gaston Browne led the Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party to an unprecedented fourth consecutive electoral victory. For the first time, elected officials swore an oath of allegiance to the country, setting aside a more than 40-year tradition of pledging loyalty to the British sovereign […]

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica ‘s outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves will remain a top official in his successor’s government, the country’s president-elect announced on Tuesday, granting the outgoing populist and Trump ally ongoing immunity in the face of corruption allegations. Chaves will hold the posts of Minister of the Presidency and Minister of Finance in the incoming administration, Chaves’ political ally and president-elect Laura Fernández announced on […]

Voters headed to the polls in Indiana and Ohio for pivotal primary elections that will test President Donald Trump’s influence within the Republican Party and help shape the road to the midterms. Meanwhile, a closely watched state Senate race in Michigan could determine control of the chamber. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com