Tag: Social affairs
Tonywatch: Dede Ayite’s costumes always ‘build up layers’
NEW YORK — One of the most intriguing parts of the costumes at the Broadway play “A Soldier's Story” was something the audience likely...
Former Soviet leader Gorbachev turns 90
MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev turned 90 on Tuesday, receiving greetings from the Kremlin and global leaders while Russians remained divided over...
Boy, 15, injured in Arkansas school shooting; classmate held
<p>PINE BLUFF, Ark. — A 15-year-old boy shot and seriously injured a fellow student Monday morning at an Arkansas junior high school, and the...
Pope Benedict XVI defends resignation to ‘fanatic’ doubters
ROME — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has marked the eighth anniversary of his historic resignation by insisting in an interview published Monday that he...
329 candidates for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Monday that there are 329 candidates — 234 individuals and 95 organizations — that were nominated...
FCA pleads guilty in plot to enrich Detroit union officials
DETROIT — Automaker FCA US pleaded guilty to conspiracy Monday, admitting that it paid off leaders of the United Auto Workers to try to...
India giving COVID-19 vaccines to more people as cases rise
<p>NEW DELHI — India is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination drive beyond health care and front-line workers, offering the shots to older people and those...
One of Zimbabwe’s vice presidents quits amid sex scandal
HARARE, Zimbabwe — One of Zimbabwe’s vice presidents has resigned following a string of reports in the local media that alleged he had affairs...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump clings to his core election falsehoods
<p>WASHINGTON — Donald Trump clung to his core election falsehoods in his first post-presidential speech, wrongly blamed wind power for the catastrophic power failures...
Rodgers gives $1 million to help businesses in his hometown
Green Bay Packers quarterback and reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers has donated $1 million to help 80 locally owned business in or around his hometown...