Year: 2022

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of dollars from the powerful gun advocacy organization to proceed. Manhattan

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press ZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — Some of the 1 million people who have fled Russia’s devastating war in Ukraine count among society’s most vulnerable. The disabled, as well as young children, are unable to decide on their own to flee and require careful assistance to make the journey to safety. More

By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Countries are snapping up the rights to “Servant of the People” — a comedy series starring the Ukrainian President, as the Ukrainian President. Back in 2015, former actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy played Vasiliy Petrovich Goloborodko, a high school teacher propelled to the presidency after a student’s

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A trade group that represents some of the biggest U.S. food companies has agreed to pay $9 million for violations of Washington campaign finance laws, after the state Supreme Court upheld a penalty twice that much. The Consumer Brands Association said in January it intended to appeal

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — United Nations countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, rivers and landscape. The U.N. Environment Assembly voted unanimously at its meeting in Kenya for a resolution “to end plastic pollution.” It sets the stage for

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For people outside Ukraine, the conflict with Russia is experienced through the media — and so far it hasn’t been close. The image narrative has been almost completely dominated by the Ukrainians, showing bravery in a David vs. Goliath battle in the face of suffering