‘Stories Are True’: Louis C.K. Statement on Allegations
NEW YORK — Comedian Louis C.K. released the following statement on Friday following allegations of sexual misconduct in a New York Times report. The statement is unedited except for explicit language:
Romania’s Govt Decriminalizes Official Misconduct
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania's government adopted an emergency ordinance late Tuesday to decriminalize official misconduct, dealing a blow to a yearslong drive to curb corruption in the eastern European country.
Trump was Taped Talking of Paying for Playboy Model’s Story
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer secretly recorded Trump discussing a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having...
Malaysia to Charge 2 Women With Murder for Kim Jong Nam Death
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's attorney general says the two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korea's leader with a nerve agent in a Kuala Lumpur airport terminal will be charged with murder on Wednesday.
AP Fact Check: Trump Fabricates Election Corruption
WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing “horror stories,” President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of fabricated accusations Thursday in an audacious attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the U.S. election.
Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Heads Towards 3,500
KATHMANDU (DPA) — The death toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake at the weekend in Nepal was 3,432, the Interior Ministry said Monday, after thousands more spent a second night in the open.
HK Hospitals Cut Back Services as Workers Strike Over Coronavirus
BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong hospitals cut services Tuesday as medical workers were striking for a second day to demand its borders with mainland China be shut completely to ward off a virus that caused its first death in the semi-autonomous territory.
Biden, McConnell Get COVID-19 Boosters, Encourage Vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy-eight-year-old Joe Biden and 79-year-old Mitch McConnell got their booster shots Monday, the Democratic president and the Republican Senate leader urging Americans across the political spectrum to get vaccinated or plus up with boosters when eligible for the extra dose of protection.
Russian Soccer League Bear Stunt Condemned by Animal Rights Group
MOSCOW — Animal rights groups have condemned the use of a bear that performed before a Russian soccer match.
N. Korea May Send Workers To Russian-occupied East Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the war in Ukraine stretches into its seventh month, North Korea is hinting at its interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in the country's east.
