hBritain welcomes newborn princess

hBritain welcomes newborn princess

LONDON

From Prince Charles to royal fans to most of those who put down a bet, millions were hoping for a girl.

The Duchess of Cambridge delighted her nation and royal enthusiasts around the world Saturday by delivering one such princess. The royal birth was greeted with cheers and elated cries of “Hip, hip, hooray!” by crowds outside St. Mary’s Hospital in London.

The baby — Prince William and Kate’s second child — was born Saturday morning and weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces, officials said. She is fourth in line to the throne.

It may be a day or two before the world knows what to call her. When Prince George, her older brother, was born in 2013, royal officials waited two days before announcing his name.

Judge bars strike by Allegiant pilots

LAS VEGAS

A federal judge in Las Vegas has issued an order barring Allegiant Air pilots from going on strike while mediation is underway in their labor dispute.

Judge Andrew Gordon ruled Friday that International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1224 can’t strike to gain leverage over the airline while both sides are in mediation under federal law.

N. Korea arrests NYU student

PYONGYANG, North Korea

North Korea said Saturday it has arrested a South Korean student of New York University for illegally entering the country from China last month.

Won Moon Joo, who North Korea says has permanent residency in the U.S. and lives in New Jersey, was arrested April 22 after crossing the Amnok River from the Chinese town of Dandong, the official Korean Central News Agency said.

The 21-year-old man is being questioned by state authorities and has admitted that his actions were in violation of North Korean law, the agency said.

Carjacking suspect shot dead by shopper

OREM, Utah

Police say a shopper with a concealed-weapons permit fatally shot a suspect to thwart a carjacking Saturday outside a Utah grocery store.

Investigators say the 31-year-old male shooter was in Macy’s parking lot in Orem, 45 miles south of Salt Lake City, when he heard a woman’s screams as she was being pulled from her SUV by the suspect.

The man told police he went to assist the woman and fired one round after the 27-year-old male suspect lunged at him in an attempt to grab his gun. The suspect, who was shot in the chest, later died at a hospital.

Police Capt. Ned Jackson told KSL he didn’t think the shooter would face charges, but the investigation is ongoing.

275 rescued from Boko Haram are safe

YOLA, Nigeria

Their faces were gaunt, eyes infected, hair tinted orange and stomachs distended from malnutrition. They looked bewildered, lost, broken. But the girls were alive and free.

They were among a group of 275 children and women rescued from Boko Haram extremists, the first to arrive at a refugee camp Saturday after a three-day journey to safety, brought by Nigeria’s military.

They came from the Sambisa Forest, the last stronghold of the Islamic extremists, where the Nigerian military said it has rescued more than 677 girls and women and destroyed more than a dozen insurgent camps in the past week.

Associated Press