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Haitian radio journalist killed by gunman outside bank
 
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian police say a radio journalist has been killed by a gunman who tried to rob him outside a bank.
Deputy police spokesman Gary Durosier says Jean Richard Louis Charles was fatally shot on a busy street in Port-au-Prince after withdrawing about $1,000.
Durosier says the 30-year-old Radio Kiskeya journalist resisted when he was assaulted by three robbers Wednesday. One of the gunmen shot him in the head and shoulder.
 
Puerto Rico university professors announce strike to support students
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Puerto Rican Association of University Professors is staging a 24-hour strike in support of students who have clashed with police during protests over a new fee.
Association president Maria Gisela Rosado says the walkout began Wednesday afternoon to press the organization’s demand to meet with University of Puerto Rico officials to end the clashes.
Students painting slogans on a university street scuffled with police Wednesday. Some students threw rocks at officers.
 
Bombs kill 7 in ethnically tense Iraqi city after one month lull
ULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — A suicide bomber posing as a dairy deliveryman struck a Kurdish security headquarters Wednesday, setting off a series of rapid-fire attacks against the oil-rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk that killed seven and wounded up to 80 people.
Within minutes, two more bombs exploded nearby, sending dark plumes of smoke into the clear winter sky and ending a six-month lull in violence in a city rife with simmering ethnic tensions.
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Rep. Giffords speaks for first time since being shot in head
HOUSTON (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is able to speak: She asked for toast at breakfast one recent morning.
Her ability to say even just a word, a month after being shot in the head, pleased her family, friends and doctors. It may also provide valuable clues about the condition of her injured brain.
“We’re elated at this,” said her spokesman C.J. Karamargin, who added that she is speaking “more and more.” “We always knew Gabby is a fighter.”
New York City Little League coach accused of sexually abusing players
NEW YORK (AP) — A Little League coach was charged Wednesday with sexually abusing boys on his baseball team, and prosecutors said he videotaped some of the acts.
David Hartshorn, 52, collapsed in court as the charges were read. He was revived after the judge cleared the courtroom, and he was being held without bail.
Hartshorn was charged with use of a child in a sexual performance and sexual abuse. His attorney was in court and did not return calls seeking comment.