Groups of anti-immigration South Africans seized foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday ​and handed them to police in a hardening of protests that have sown fear ‌in communities and strained ties with some countries.

An Ohio carjacker who shot a woman in the face before tossing her baby into the snow and stealing her vehicle has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. Ronald Loftis, 47, was found guilty in June.