10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
Here’s your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.
10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
Belgium threatens to cut Burundi aid
Belgium warned Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday it would end all direct aid if he went ahead with his run for a third term in power that has prompted violent protests. The Belgian government “expresses the hope that President Nkurunziza will renounce a third term,” the foreign ministry said in a statement after a cabinet meeting in Brussels. “A third presidential term would stain at the highest level the
Congo assesses $6.7 billion contracts with Chinese
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government is bringing in outside experts to investigate the long-term impact of some $6.7 billion in contracts with Chinese companies that critics say could exploit the central African nation’s mineral riches.
Obama's trade agenda clears key Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s trade agenda cleared a key Senate hurdle and advanced toward passage on Thursday despite the strong opposition of most Democrats.
The emoji diversity lobby
As one redhead found out, those cute little figures are ruled by a surprisingly complex political process.
Matt Bai: What presidential candidates need to understand about income inequality
The American Dream that’s at the center of our national identity is not, in fact, in danger of slipping away. For most Americans, it’s already long gone, like Oldsmobiles and New Coke.
Suspect named but few details in killings of rich DC family
A 34-year-old man is being sought in last week’s quadruple homicide.
David Letterman signs off as late-night host
The funnyman hosts his final show after 33 years and 6,028 broadcasts.
Around-the-clock cleanup effort under way on oil-fouled California beach
By Alan Devall SANTA BARBARA (Reuters) – Cleanup teams labored on Thursday for a third day to remove patches of crude petroleum that stained a California beach and fouled offshore waters from a pipeline rupture that may rank as the biggest oil spill to hit the Santa Barbara coastline in more than four decades. Working around the clock, about 300 people on the beach were scooping up globs of oil
Domestic violence charges against former NFL player Ray Rice dismissed
(Reuters) – Domestic violence charges against Ray Rice were dismissed on Thursday after the former National Football League running back completed a pretrial intervention program, New Jersey prosecutors said. Rice, a three-time Pro Bowler who played with the Baltimore Ravens from 2008 until being suspended in 2014, had his $35 million contract terminated in September when a graphic video surfaced of him knocking out his then-finance Janay Palmer in an