Nation

New York

Brothers convicted of sex trafficking

NEW YORK — Three brothers, including two of the nation’s most successful luxury real estate brokers, have been convicted of charges that they conspired to drug and rape multiple women.

The verdict in the five-week trial of Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander came on Monday, leaving all three brothers shaking their heads as “guilty” was repeated 19 times. The verdict followed weeks of testimony by 11 women who said they were sexually assaulted by one or more of the brothers at fancy locales, often after receiving a drink that they believed was laced with drugs.

Florida

Jury seated in Haiti assassination trial

MIAMI — A jury has been seated in the trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

The defendants are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti’s former leader, along with related charges.

World

Cyprus

Europe rallies after drone attack on EU

PAPHOS — French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Cyprus to show support, days after a drone strike hit a British base on the island. It was the first drone attack on European territory during the Iran war.

Macron pledged to defend Cyprus and dispatch additional warships to the Eastern Mediterranean to strengthen allies’ security.

Canada

Family sues OpenAI over school shooting

VANCOUVER — The parents of a girl critically wounded in a school shooting in Canada is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, alleging it knew the shooter was planning a mass attack.

OpenAI has said it considered but didn’t alert police about the activities of the person who months later committed one of Canada’s worst school shootings.