Meet the straight ally who is protesting Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Texas Kadiri Moro is an unusual figure amid the LGBTQ+ rights activists in the coastal West African nation of…
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Former employee of troubled Wisconsin prison pleads guilty to smuggling contraband into the prison
WAUPUN, Wis. (AP) — A former employee at a troubled Wisconsin prison has pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into the maximum-security prison.…
Continue Reading Germany sails two warships through Taiwan Strait for the first time in two decades
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Germany has sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait in its first transit of the disputed waters in more than…
Continue Reading Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving in New York
Associated Press SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Timberlake urged drivers not to get behind the wheel of a car after even a single alcoholic drink…
Continue Reading Cambodia decries US sanctions against one of its top tycoons implicated in forced labor
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has decried newly imposed U.S. sanctions on one of its tycoons who has been implicated in…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s special congressional election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District will choose a successor on Wednesday to the late Democratic…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s story about a Ferguson protester who became a prominent racial-justice activist
After Michael Brown Jr. was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, several nationally prominent Black religious leaders arrived,…
Continue Reading Ferguson activist raised in the Black Church showed pastors how to aid young protesters
Associated Press As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police…
Continue Reading In Denmark, a man is suspected of 86 counts of reckless driving. He filmed it himself.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Denmark say a 29-year-old man faces a whopping 86 preliminary charges for reckless driving. Officers said…
Continue Reading Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding forecast over the weekend
Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Central European nations are bracing for severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria,…
Continue Reading Jill Biden and the defense chief visit an Alabama base to highlight expanded military benefits
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say gunmen have killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest attacks in…
Continue Reading Tunisian authorities escalate pre-election crackdown and arrest Islamists en masse
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party have been arrested this week ahead of the formal…
Continue Reading Ex-European lawmaker and wife charged with influence peddling and corruption in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Poland have charged a former European Parliament lawmaker and his wife with corruption and influence…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen have killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, the Taliban said Friday, in one of the deadliest…
Continue Reading Russian central bank hikes rates to fight inflation fuelled by military spending
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point to 19% to combat high inflation as government…
Continue Reading Sexual abuse at Islamic welfare homes exposes weaknesses in child protection in Malaysia
Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police swoop on 20 child welfare homes in Malaysia where hundreds of children were allegedly…
Continue Reading Wolfgang Gerhardt, who led Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats, dies at 80
BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Gerhardt, a politician who led Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats from 1995 to 2001, has died. He was 80. Gerhardt’s…
Continue Reading WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in…
Continue Reading The body of a Ugandan Olympic athlete who was set on fire by her partner is received by family
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei — who died after being set on fire by her partner in…
Continue Reading Canadian woman dies after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains
MILAN (AP) — A 56-year-old Canadian woman died after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains and her companion is being…
Continue Reading Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their families have been harassed, media group says
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A leading media group reports that dozens of Hong Kong journalists have faced harassment in recent months. On…
Continue Reading Islamic extremist plotted to attack German soldiers during their lunch break, prosecutors say
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say an alleged Islamic extremist has been arrested in connection with plotting an attack on…
Continue Reading 2 men charged with stealing a famous Banksy image from a London art gallery
LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid…
Continue Reading What to know about North Korea’s unveiling of its uranium enrichment facility
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a significant show of defiance against the United States, North Korea on Friday provided the outside…
Continue Reading David Beckham among soccer dignitaries attending ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson’s funeral
TORSBY, Sweden (AP) — David Beckham and former England coach Roy Hodgson are among the soccer dignitaries attending the funeral of Sven-Goran…
Continue Reading China hands PwC a 6-month ban and fine over audit of the collapsed developer Evergrande
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese authorities have banned the accounting firm PwC for six months and fined it over $56 million for its…
Continue Reading Striking Boeing factory workers say they are ready to hold out for a better contract
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Blue-collar workers from Boeing walked picket lines in the Pacific Northwest instead of building airplanes on…
Continue Reading Filipino televangelist pleads not guilty to child abuse and human trafficking charges
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino televangelist who calls himself the “anointed son of God” and once claimed to have…
Continue Reading India’s top court releases New Delhi’s chief minister on bail after 6 months in jail
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has allowed the release on bail of a prominent opposition leader and chief minister of New…
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