Colombia’s president says attack on army base ‘practically ends’ peace talks with ELN rebels
An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia killed two soldiers and injured at least 21, Colombia’s military said on Tuesday, as tensions escalate between ...
As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, a musical gala celebrates the ‘rock-and-roll president’
A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport paid tribute Tuesday to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his 100th birthday, the eclectic lineup meant to highlight the 39th ...
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Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
SPRING VALLEY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much to change in her daily struggle to feed the four children and elderly mother with ...
‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin debuts on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ — with a sparkly ankle monitor
Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight — and very sparkly — ankle monitor. The so-called ‘fake heiress,’ ...
John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump’s GOP?
The gold-leafed ceilings and crystal chandeliers of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort are a long way from the small town of Murdo, South Dakota, where Sen. John Thune grew up.
The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
The U.N. General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year, ...
A Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved
A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, ...
Speaker Johnson takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a mandate that ...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment alleges he used power to build empire of sexual crime
For 10 months, rumblings, lawsuits, law enforcement raids and mounting allegations of widespread sexual abuse had surrounded Sean “Diddy Combs. The business empire, cultural ...
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New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company’s tablets.
ACC eyes revenue distribution models that could quell disputes with FSU, Clemson, AP sources say
Atlantic Coast Conference leaders are discussing new ways of divvying up media rights revenue that could potentially resolve legal disputes with Florida State and Clemson, two people familiar with ...
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Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders ordered public agencies to stop affirmative action policies for ...