Some donors sticking with Cuomo after harassment allegations
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's political star was dimmed by allegations he sexually harassed women and misled the public about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes.
Up to 900,000 in Ethiopia’s Tigray face famine, US says
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States estimates that up to 900,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region now face famine conditions amid a deadly conflict, even as the prime minister says there is “no hunger” there.
Pakistan arrests more suspects in deadly car bomb attack
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s counterterrorism police made more arrests Saturday in connection with a car bombing earlier in the week that killed three people and wounded 25. The attack in Lahore was near the residence of a convicted militant
Documents detail outreach, take-up of little-used federal victims benefit
OTTAWA — Newly released documents on a little-used federal benefit for parents of crime victims show an increase in aid being paid out after an overhaul of the program, but the rate of denied applications staying steady. The program set up
UN: Madagascar droughts push 400,000 toward starvation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program says southern Madagascar is in the throes of back-to-back droughts that are pushing 400,000 people toward starvation, and have already caused deaths from severe hunger.
Aquino, Philippine ex-leader who challenged China, is buried
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III was buried Saturday with thousands lining up streets to remember him for standing up to China in bitter territorial disputes, striking a peace deal with Muslim guerrillas and def...
UN draft resolution calls for Syrian aid through 2 crossings
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A draft U.N. Security Council resolution circulated Friday would authorize the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria across the borders of Turkey and Iraq, but Syria’s close ally Russia holds the key to its adoption.
Trump airs old election grievances in return to rally stage
WELLINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump reprised his election grievances and baseless claims of fraud as he returned to the rally stage Saturday, holding his first campaign-style event since leaving the White House.
Biden: Infrastructure vow was not intended to be veto threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming to preserve a fragile bipartisan deal on infrastructure, President Joe Biden endorsed it “without hesitation” Saturday, walking back from a threat to veto it if Congress also didn't pass an even larger package to expand the
Changes to medical marijuana law approved by Legislature
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pandemic-era regulations that let medical marijuana dispensaries serve patients at curbside and dispense three months' worth of the drug at a time were memorialized into law by the Legislature Friday, and the governor's office sa...