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Armed groups are committing abuses in English-speaking regions of Cameroon, rights group says 07/04/2023 10:39am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Civilians in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions are being victimized by the army, separatists and militias who are carrying out killings, torture and sexual violence, according to an Amnesty International report released Tuesday. Researchers from the human rights group spo Ukrainians honor award-winning writer killed in Russian missile attack on restaurant 07/04/2023 10:20am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of people with flowers, many unable to hold back tears, bid farewell Tuesday to an award-winning Ukrainian writer who was among those killed by a Russian missile attack on a popular restaurant in eastern Ukraine. The memorial service for Victoria Amelina, 37, was held 'Liberty, equality, fraternity' for all? New riots make France confront an old problem 07/04/2023 06:47am • PARIS (AP) — “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”: The lofty ideals to which France has long aspired are embossed on coins and carved above school doors across the land. Yet they are the polar opposite of what some French people who are Black or brown saw in a shocking video of a police officer sho Suspects accused of 'setup' in Prince George's Co. hotel held without bond for double homicide 07/04/2023 04:22am • A man and woman facing murder charges stemming from a double homicide last week at a hotel in Prince George's County, Maryland, were both ordered held without bond on Monday afternoon. Prosecutors said that last Wednesday, three men used a key card left by the woman who paid for the room to storm Award-winning Ukrainian writer dies of injuries suffered in Russian missile attack on restaurant 07/04/2023 02:59am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina was among those killed by a deadly Russian missile attack on a popular restaurant frequented by journalists and aid workers in eastern Ukraine, PEN America said. Amelina, 37, who had turned her attention from literature to doc Thousands more prisoners across the US will get free college paid for by the government 07/03/2023 10:55pm • REPRESA, California (AP) — The graduates lined up, brushing off their gowns and adjusting classmates’ tassels and stoles. As the graduation march played, the 85 men appeared to hoots and cheers from their families. They marched to the stage – one surrounded by barbed wire fence and constructed International center opens to help hold Russian leadership accountable for aggression in Ukraine 07/03/2023 07:17am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international center opened Monday in The Hague to support nations already building cases against senior Russian leaders for the crime of aggression resulting from the country's invasion of Ukraine. The International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggre 'Reckless, cowardly act of violence': 2 dead, 28 hurt in Baltimore mass shooting 07/02/2023 04:47pm • Two people are dead and 28 others were injured in a mass shooting at a party in Baltimore, Maryland, early Sunday, police said. No suspects are currently in custody. The shooting occurred at around 12:30 a.m. during a block party on the 800 block of Gretna Court, near the Brooklyn Homes area, acc King of the Netherlands apologizes for country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition 07/01/2023 03:51pm • AMSTERDAM (AP) — King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized Saturday for his country's role in slavery and asked for forgiveness during a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Dutch colonies. The king’s spe 'Keep a watchful eye': DC's efforts to keep visitors safe during Fourth of July 06/30/2023 06:14pm • If you're planning to check out D.C.'s variety of Fourth of July festivities, expect to see more police and public safety officials around town. "Mayor Bowser is activating Public Safety Go Teams on July 3 and 4," said Lindsey Appiah, D.C.'s deputy mayor for public safety and justice. Go Teams Jan. 6 suspect arrested near Obama's Washington home had guns, machete in his van, feds say 06/30/2023 05:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A man arrested near former President Barack Obama's Washington home on charges in the U.S. Capitol riot had two guns, 400 rounds of ammunition as well as a machete in his van, a federal prosecutor said Friday. Taylor Taranto, 37, was arrested Thursday after being spotted a few b As Mexican town mourns slain anti-gang leader, brother warns community would take up arms again 06/30/2023 05:05pm • LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — As people mourned the slain leader of an armed civilian defense movement, his younger brother warned Friday that he and others who fought with Hipólito Mora would take up arms again if the government does not provide swift justice. Mora, a beloved lime grower-turned-vigila Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Mississippi's Jim Crow-era ban on voting after some felonies 06/30/2023 03:54pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it will not stop Mississippi from removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies — a practice that originated in the Jim Crow era with the intent of stopping Black men from influencing elections. The court declined t NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 06/30/2023 01:16pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Social media posts misconstrue Biden’s joke abo The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions 06/30/2023 12:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms. The justices will hear the Biden administration's appeal of one such ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a fe