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LONDON — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the global Anglican church , resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he failed to promptly report serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps. Welby said in a statement that he was stepping down "in sorrow" and "having sought the gracious permission of His Majesty The King." He had faced mounting calls to resign since the report was published last Thursday. A petition calling for his resignation created by members of the national assembly of the Church of England , the General Synod, had reached over 13,000 signatures at the time of his announcement on Tuesday. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Note: Thank you for...

Thirteen research monkeys were on the loose Monday after five more of the 43 that escaped from a research lab in South Carolina last week were captured unharmed, authorities said. The discoveries Monday — first there were three, then two more — mean 13 of the Rhesus macaques remain outside the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in the town of Yemassee. In a statement, Yemassee police cited Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard for news of the day's discoveries. "Additional primates have been successfully recovered today, all appearing to be in good health," the police department said. Over the weekend, police said, 25 of the escaped monkeys had been captured safely. A group of the monkeys had amassed along the facility's fence line, where many had bedded...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong ’s top leader on Tuesday warned President-elect Donald Trump not to interfere in the Chinese territory’s internal affairs after he said he would “100%” free the imprisoned pro-democracy activist and tycoon Jimmy Lai . Lai, 76, the founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily , has pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a landmark national security trial that is widely seen as a test of Hong Kong’s press freedom and judicial independence. He faces possible life imprisonment. Asked last month whether he could get Lai out of China , Trump told conservative podcast host Hugh Hewitt , “100%, I’ll get him out” and that it would be “so easy.” At a news conf...

A malnourished emperor penguin that was found more than 2,000 miles from its icy Antarctic home is being been taken care of by a wildlife expert, the Australian government said Monday. The adult male penguin was found on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in southwestern Australia on Nov. 1, according to the Western Australia state’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. “The penguin appeared to be malnourished and was removed from the beach to avoid potential threats,” it said in a statement. Authorities said it was unclear why the penguin had ventured some 2,200 miles north of the waters off the Antarctic coast. It was the first time that an emperor, the largest penguin species, is known to have reached Australia. Seabird reh...

HONG KONG — Thirty-five people were killed and another 43 were injured when a driver deliberately rammed his car into a crowd outside a sports center in southern China , police said Tuesday. A 62-year-old man was detained at the scene after he drove his small off-road vehicle into people exercising at Zhuhai Sports Center late Monday, the Zhuhai Public Security Bureau said in a statement , calling the incident “serious and vicious.” Police identified the man by his last name, Fan. He was in a coma after harming himself with a knife in his car, police said, adding that he was still being treated and couldn’t be questioned. Police said that Fan was dissatisfied with the division of property after his divorce, according to an initial investigation. Fan is now under c...

Saturday Night Live” cast member Chloe Fineman appeared to solve a mystery Monday about which recent “SNL” host made someone cry: She said that the host was tech billionaire Elon Musk and that she was the one in tears. In August, fellow cast member Bowen Yang said on a podcast that a male “SNL” host made multiple cast members cry because the host hated their ideas for sketches. Yang didn’t name the host, setting off rounds of speculation about who it was. Fineman said in a video, which has since been deleted from TikTok, that the backstory involved her and Musk. “I’m gonna come out and say, at long last, that I’m the cast member that he made cry and he’s the host that made someone cry,” she said in the video. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, hosted the show in May 2021...

Donald Trump taps allies for high-power roles in his second administration. Three U.S. airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a Spirit Airlines jet was struck by gunfire. And thousands of Chinese cyclists snarl traffic on a journey for soup dumplings. Here’s what to know today. Trump builds his second administration President-elect Donald Trump’s administration continued to take shape yesterday with a possible secretary of state pick and a number of Cabinet selections and appointments. Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state in the coming days, according to three sources familiar with the selection process. Trump’s “America First” doctrine emphasizes less foreign aid and curtailing U.S. involvement in conflic...

HONG KONG — Thirty-five people were killed and another 43 were injured when a driver deliberately rammed his car into a crowd outside a sports center in southern China , police said Tuesday. A 62-year-old man was detained at the scene after he drove his small off-road vehicle into people exercising at Zhuhai Sports Center late Monday, local police said in a statement , calling the incident "serious and vicious." Police identified the man by his last name, Fan. He was in a coma after harming himself with a knife in his car, police said, adding that he was still being treated and couldn’t be questioned. Police said that Fan was dissatisfied with the division of property after his divorce, according to an initial investigation. Fan is now under criminal detention. ...

HONG KONG — With sleek looks mirroring the U.S. UH-60 Black Hawk, the Chinese military’s advanced Z-20 helicopter packs a punch but may make its biggest impact at sea, analysts said as it was displayed at China ’s biggest air show in Zhuhai on Tuesday. The Z-20’s potential at sea to plug gaps in the Chinese navy’s ability to protect itself from submarines is attracting scrutiny from regional defense attaches and security scholars charting its evolution after a decade of development. State media recently highlighted the first armed assault version of the helicopter, and on Tuesday, the military showcased the Z-20J armed naval variant — a key step toward a full-blown anti-submarine platform, the Z-20F. Although China is fielding ever-more advanced warships as pa...