Year: 2021

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group in Belarus says authorities have raided the homes of dozens of journalists and activists. The Viasna human rights center reported that independent journalists, human rights advocates and activists in at least nine large Belarusian cities had phones and computers seized during the

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gang has rammed vehicles into a prison in central Mexico and escaped with nine inmates. It’s one of the most dramatic breakouts the country has seen in recent years. Authorities in the state of Hidalgo say Wednesday’s pre-dawn attack resulted in injuries to two police officers. State police say soldiers,

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A 69-year-old man drifted in choppy waters for nearly a day while clinging to the bottom of his capsized boat until he was saved by the coast guard. Officials say the man was the only one on the boat when it capsized off the resort island of

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary committee has criticized government plans to deter migrants from trying to reach Britain in small boats, saying they will endanger lives without stopping dangerous journeys like the one that killed 27 people last week. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation’s teachers as its “People of the Year.” Parton was cited for giving away millions of books and supporting COVID-19 research and Oh was celebrated for fighting anti-Asian hate and

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The defense at the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell is trying to cast doubt on a key accuser’s allegation that the British socialite helped financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually the woman for years, starting when she was 14. A lawyer confronted the witness on Wednesday with FBI documents

By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana says that its scientists have detected cases of the omicron coronavirus variant in passengers who arrived in the country on Nov. 21. The Director General of the Ghana Health Service Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said Wednesday that the cases were detected at the Kotoka International Airport after

BRATISLAVA, SLovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government has proposed a plan to give people 60 and older a 500-euro ($568) bonus if they get vaccinated against COVID-19. The measure should boost inoculations in the European Union country with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the bloc at only 46.1%. The bill will now go to

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News has released a clip in which Alec Baldwin tells George Stephanopoulos that he did not pull the trigger on a gun that went off on a New Mexico film set, killing a cinematographer. The interview will air as a prime-time special Thursday on ABC and will stream later on

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Turks and Caicos police boat has collided with a vessel carrying migrants believed to be from Haiti, spilling scores of people into the sea and leaving at least seven dead. The Turks and Caicos police say they’ve recovered seven bodies and were searching Wednesday for others. At least

NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Prengaman has been named climate and environmental editor of The Associated Press. This new position will lead the news agency’s expanding coverage of climate issues as part of a major global initiative. Prengaman is a multiformat journalist and newsroom leader who has led coverage of major stories around the world.