Category Archives: World

CNN's Sanjay Gupta worries about a muddled pandemic message
NEW YORK (AP) - At this stage in the pandemic, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta is concerned that Americans are not getting clear enough messages about what they should or shouldn't be doing to keep themselves ...
May 12, 2021

Former investment executive gets 3 months in college scam
BOSTON (AP) - A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment fund with U2s Bono was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme. ...
May 12, 2021

Report: Ellen DeGeneres to end her TV talk show next year
NEW YORK (AP) - Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her longtime-running talk show, according to reports. The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, ha...
May 12, 2021

Trump officials defend their actions in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two senior Trump administration officials defended their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in testimony before Congress on Wednesday, with former acting Defense Secr...
May 12, 2021

Ruling paves way for longer sentence in George Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin, according to an order made publ...
May 12, 2021

Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo (AP) - When Shekinah was working as a nurse's aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, she was offered a job from a World Health Organization doctor at double her salary - in ...
May 12, 2021

House GOP ousts Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber's No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for hi...
May 12, 2021

Consumer prices shot up 0.8% in April as worries escalate
WASHINGTON (AP) - A worrisome bout of inflation struck the economy in April, with U.S. consumer prices surging 0.8% and the year-over-year increase reaching its fastest rate since 2008. The accelerati...
May 12, 2021

Indigenous New Zealand lawmaker censured for haka protest
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - An Indigenous New Zealand lawmaker was thrown out of Parliament's debating chamber Wednesday for performing a Maori haka in protest at what he said were racist arguments...
May 12, 2021

Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 war took on many hallm...
May 12, 2021