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WASHINGTON (AP) — A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic raged across the country, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Dr. David Morens, 78, is accused of using his private email account to intentionally circumvent public records laws while employed at the National Institutes of Health. The Justice Department alleges that […]

BUREIJ, Gaza Strip (AP) — Young Palestinian artists in Gaza staged an impromptu exhibit on Tuesday, seeking another way to show the world what has happened during war and a fragile ceasefire. The row of paintings, like much of Gaza life itself, was displayed outdoors, open to the weather and curious stares. There was a painting of a dove, a bullet hole, a person’s silhouette in a territory where the […]

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s junta leader met with Russia’s ambassador to Bamako on Tuesday, authorities said, his first public appearance since the West African nation saw a massive, coordinated attack by Islamic militants and separatists over the weekend. Russia, the junta’s key ally, called the attack a coup attempt. The office of the military leader, ​Assimi Goita, released photos showing him meeting a Russian delegation led by the Ambassador […]

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities said Tuesday that they have detained dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration that the internal affairs ministry suggested was linked to human traffickers and cyberscam operations. At least 231 people have been detained since Monday in operations that targeted a group of Nigerians living in the country’s north, as well as another group of foreigners living together in a closed compound […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to grant tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China. The justices are reviewing an appellate ruling that would allow the lawsuit against Cisco to go forward in U.S. courts. The company argues that it cannot be held liable under two […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district said Tuesday that it revised its conflict-of-interest policy after an audit found its former superintendent awarded district business to a consulting firm he worked for, affirming findings first reported by The Associated Press in the weeks after federal immigration officers detained him. Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America, worked for two decades as an educator and administrator in […]

Luke Prokop came out as gay to his mother, and while Nicole Prokop embraced her son’s decision she had a very specific concern. “She was worried about my hockey career and how it might impact it,” Prokop recalled. Pioneers such as Jason Collins (NBA) and Carl Nassib (NFL) came out as gay while they were playing. The 23-year-old Prokop in 2021 became the first player drafted and signed by an […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A U.N. court asked for a health assessment on Tuesday for the military chief known as the “Butcher of Bosnia,” following a request by his attorneys to release the 84-year old on humanitarian grounds. Ratko Mladic was sentenced to life in prison in 2017 for orchestrating genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Balkan nation’s 1992-95 war. Mladic is in a “state of […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine accused Israel on Tuesday of allowing the import of grain it says Russia stole from occupied areas, prompting a sharp exchange between officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a vessel carrying grain had arrived at an Israeli port and was preparing to unload, calling the trade illegal and warning of sanctions against those involved. Israel claimed that the vessel had not entered the port and […]