San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has requested a federal investigation of the police shooting of a young black man, along with a broader look into the […]

By Christopher Torchia THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG _ South African prosecutors have asked the nation’s highest court to reject a bid by Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers to […]

By Corey Williams THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT _ Darnell Earley didn’t come up with the plan to channel corrosive river water into Flint’s old lead-lined water […]

HARARE, Zimbabwe _ Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe arrived home from a weeks-long vacation looking sprightly, quashing rumours that he had a heart attack. A video published […]

By Lynsey Chutel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG _ A South African mayor has awarded college scholarships to 16 young women for remaining virgins to encourage others […]

By Luis Manuel Galeano THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANAGUA, Nicaragua _ A tourist boat carrying more than 30 people capsized in bad weather off the Caribbean coast […]

By David McFadden THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ The international community appealed for dialogue and calm in Haiti on Saturday after a presidential and legislative […]

  ALGIERS, Algeria _ Algeria’s government is raising the alarm over what it describes as a large influx of Moroccans crossing its territory to reach Libya. […]

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic _ Health officials in the Dominican Republic say 10 cases of the Zika virus have been confirmed in the country. Health Minister […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana _ Guyana’s government has fired its head tax collector, accusing him of releasing confidential taxpayer information, falsifying pension plan documents and maintaining a fleet […]

DECATUR, Georgia _ Police said Friday they will investigate a white Atlanta-area officer who shot a naked, unarmed, mentally ill black veteran and has been indicted […]

By Jake Coyle THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK _ Growing calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over the lack of diversity among this year’s […]