PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia authorities investigating Fourth of July holiday shootings that left five people dead now say the gunman killed one of the victims almost two full days before the mass shooting. Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was arraigned Wednesday morning on five counts of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons counts of possession without a license and…

WINTER HAVEN, Fla.—A man suspected in a mass shooting in central Florida last month was fatally shot by a police officer following a long chase and a carjacking, authorities said. The car driven by Alex Greene, 21, eventually crashed into a business in Winter Haven. That’s a short distance from Lakeland, where 11 people were…

CAIRO—Libyan authorities on Sunday said they have found 18 bodies buried in a mass grave in a former stronghold of the ISIS terrorist group along the conflict-stricken North African nation’s coast. The Missing Persons Authority said in a statement the bodies were unearthed in the Sabaa area of Sirte, a city in central Libya. The…

This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) 1. Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 2. Joshua: Air “O had I Jubal’s lyre” 3. The Messiah: “Rejoice” 4. Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 10: excerpt 5. Giulio Cesare: Air “Piangeró la sort mia” 6. Giulio Cesare:…

TOKYO—Panasonic Corp. said on Monday it will begin mass production of a new lithium-ion battery for Tesla Inc. before the end of March 2024 at a plant in Japan. Unveiled by the Japanese company in October, the 4680 format (46 millimetres wide and 80 millimetres tall) battery is around five times bigger than those currently…

SKIEN, Norway—Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in bomb-and-gun massacres in Norway’s worst peacetime slaughter in 2011, appeared Tuesday before a court for a parole hearing. The Telemark District Court must rule whether Breivik is still so dangerous that society needs extra protection against him. and keep him behind bars A…

CHICAGO—A drive-by shooting in Chicago wounded eight people who had been riding on a party bus, one of several shootings in the city that left at least three people dead on the same day, police said. The shooting happened late Wednesday in Lincoln Park on the city’s North Side when one or more people in…

MANILA—Authorities in the Philippines started evacuating thousands of people on Thursday after the alert status was raised on a restive volcano that spewed a one-kilometer (0.62 mile) high plume of gas and steam. The alert for the Taal volcano, about 70 km (45 miles) south of central Manila, moved to level 3 from level 2…