Houston joins cities fighting potential state takeovers
March 11, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — In four years of Houston schools being under threat of one of the biggest state takeovers ever in the U.S., teacher Arnetta Murray says the district has come a long way.
As Houston braces for a decision from the state on whether it will seize control of public schools in Texas' largest city, Murray thinks the fight isn't just about failing grades.
Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years
March 7, 2023 GMTTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government, the latest move in a months-long effort by the Belarusian government to suppress dissent.
Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso
February 23, 2023 GMTOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The late Burkina Faso revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation.
US sanctions Myanmar groups ahead of coup anniversary
January 31, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. said Tuesday it was imposing sanctions on a group of people and organizations connected to Myanmar's military regime as the two-year anniversary nears for the coup that removed the country's civilian government.
Man who challenged Alaska lawmaker eligibility won’t appeal
January 3, 2023 GMTJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The man who unsuccessfully challenged Alaska state Rep. David Eastman's eligibility to hold office — over Eastman's membership in the far-right Oath Keepers group — does not plan to file an appeal.
Plans for another ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada scrapped
January 2, 2023 GMTOTTAWA, Canada (AP) — Plans to host a repeat of the “Freedom Convoy" in the Canadian city of Winnipeg have been called off by one of the antigovernment protest groups.
Canada Unity, one of the groups behind the protesters that descended on the capital city of Ottawa last year, made the announcement Monday.