Zimbabwe launches new land policy to empower Black farmers with direct farm ownership
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday launched a new policy that will allow beneficiaries of land taken from ...
FIFA signs Netflix to US broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031
FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a ...
Two Berkeley shootings Thursday under investigation
Two instances of gunfire in Berkeley on Thursday morning are under investigation by the Berkeley Police Department.
Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures eased last month
An inflation gauge that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve barely rose last month in a sign that price pressures ...
Two AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024
For the world, 2024 was riven by — and in some ways defined by — conflict on two fronts. The ripples after the previous ...
Student protests continue to challenge Serbia’s populist government after a deadly canopy collapse
Hundreds of Serbian students and others briefly blocked traffic throughout the country Friday as political tensions continue ...
Young nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith
Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. Seyram Adzokpa and Zoey Stapleton are two of the young women who have made the rare decision to join ...
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on young nuns
Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but shows little signs of increasing. Between 100 and 200 young women enter ...
Leap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant. But as Zoey Stapleton, 24, walked down a darkened hiking ...
Macron met with anger and frustration over cyclone response during French leader’s visit to Mayotte
French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is still reeling ...
‘Front-row seats to something amazing’: In 2024, the sports world, again, had unforgettable moments
Patrick Mahomes threw a walk-off pass to win the Super Bowl. Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam to win a World Series ...
Lindsey Vonn’s coach suggests she’ll be competitive in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40
How fast can she go on her titanium knee? And how competitive will she be? Those are the big questions surrounding Lindsey ...