By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press NKANDLA, South Africa (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police early Thursday to begin serving a 15-month prison term. Just m…
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In Myanmar, the military and police declare war on medics
By KRISTEN GELINEAU and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The clandestine clinic was under fire, and the medics inside were in tears. Hidden away in a Myanmar monastery, this s…
Unending grief of COVID-19 deaths causing problems for some
By JAY REEVES Associated Press Kelly Brown’s 74-year-old father got sick first with COVID-19, followed by her 71-year-old mom just two days later. John and Judy Trzebiatowski died of the illness…
6 months after Capitol assault, corporate pledges fall flat
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As shockwaves spread across the country from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, corporate America took a stand against the lies that…
Rioters accused of erasing content from social media, phones
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — They flaunted their participation in the Jan. 6 riotat the U.S. Capitol on social media and then, apparently realizing they were in legal trouble, r…
Youth of the pandemic revisited: Hopeful, resilient, nervous
By MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer A young woman in California, newly vaccinated, flashes a smile and a peace sign as she poses for a prom photo with her pals. She feels strange but elated without he…
Rebuilding in COVID’s awful wake: One small step at a time
By JOHN LEICESTER and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The musical notes waft through the apartment window, from the fast-moving fingers of the accordion player serenading restaurant di…
Whither #MeToo? Chilling effect of Cosby reversal feared
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer When Indira Henard, director of the DC Rape Crisis Center, received the text message Wednesday, she thought she wasn’t reading her phone correctly. “Indira oh my g…
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membership
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership,…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…