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Uvalde girl loved to dance, hoped to have viral TikTok video

Uvalde girl loved to dance, hoped to have viral TikTok video

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Tess Marie Mata created more than 150 short videos for TikTok and saved them to her mother’s account. Described by her family as bubbly, the 10-year-old loved to dance.
Brookings president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying probe

Brookings president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying probe

The president of the Brookings Institution resigned Sunday amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. Retired Gen.
UN, elder: Week of tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill 100

UN, elder: Week of tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill 100

CAIRO (AP) — Tribal clashes over the past week in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur have killed around 100 people, the U.N. refugee agency and a tribal elder said Monday, the latest surge in violence in the restive region.
Bachelet won't seek 2nd term as UN human rights chief

Bachelet won't seek 2nd term as UN human rights chief

GENEVA (AP) — U.N.
Brazil police: Items owned by missing men found in Amazon

Brazil police: Items owned by missing men found in Amazon

ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — Search teams found a backpack, laptop and other personal items that belonged to Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and freelance British journalist Dom Phillips, who went missing in a remote area of Brazil’s Amazon a week
Jan. 6 panelists: Enough evidence uncovered to indict Trump

Jan. 6 panelists: Enough evidence uncovered to indict Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seek
#ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began

#ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began

A withering report on sexual abuse and cover-up in the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S.
Senate bargainers announce outline of gun violence agreement

Senate bargainers announce outline of gun violence agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers announced a bipartisan framework Sunday responding to last month’s mass shootings, a modest breakthrough offering measured gun curbs and bolstered efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs.
UK Rwanda deportation ruling appealed as prince sparks row

UK Rwanda deportation ruling appealed as prince sparks row

LONDON (AP) — Opponents of the British government’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda are preparing for an appeals court hearing Monday amid the political backlash following reports that Prince Charles had privately described the policy as “appalling
Boston transit agency to try urine sensors on elevators

Boston transit agency to try urine sensors on elevators

BOSTON (AP) — Urine trouble no more, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority hopes, with a new program to tackle public urination in system elevators with technology.