South Africa’s ex-president says he is ready for graft trial
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Jacob Zuma says he is ready for his trial on charges of corruption, racketeering, and money laundering.
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Officer charged in death of Daunte Wright to appear in court
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — A former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kim-potter-2nd-degree-manslaughter-shooting-daunte-wright-5eb0d206f2798e29b22c783b7d6b1d8d">second-degree manslaughter</a> for fatally shooting 20-year-old Black motorist <a href="https://apnews.com/article/death-of-daunte-wright-shootings-police-coronavirus-pandemic-minneapolis-d88c7d626eebcdea975dc249309a4fa5">Daunte Wright </a> is...
Prosecutor to discuss probe into fatal shooting of Black man
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A North Carolina prosecutor says he's ready to discuss the results of a state investigation into the fatal shooting of...
Emirates Air faced "tough year" as virus looms over travel
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Passenger levels for the Middle East's largest airlines plummeted by 70% last year and it furloughed more than a...
Insider Q&A: Sophie Zhang, Facebook whistleblower
Sophie Zhang worked as a Facebook data scientist for nearly three years before was she fired in the fall of 2020. On her final...
Authorities: 3 arrested in taxi driver’s slaying in Georgia
<p>ATLANTA — Three people wanted on murder charges in the death of a Georgia taxi driver last month have been arrested in Mexico and...
Panama cautious after day without COVID-19 deaths
PANAMA CITY — Panama raised capacity on public transportation across the country Monday, a day after celebrating the first day in 14 months without...
Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback
<p>PARIS — Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials, boosting optimism the shot...
American Airlines jet returns to San Jose after engine issue
SAN JOSE — Federal officials say an American Airlines plane returned to the main San Jose airport shortly after takeoff on Monday after pilots...
Man arrested after 4-year-old found slain in Dallas street
<p>DALLAS — An 18-year-old arrested after a 4-year-old boy was found dead on a neighborhood street in southwest Dallas was known to walk in...