Tag: Media
Thousands pay last respects to slain Dutch reporter
AMSTERDAM — Thousands of people lined up Wednesday to pay their last respects to slain crime reporter Peter R. de Vries at a theater...
Tunisia’s president orders military to manage virus crisis
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s president on Wednesday ordered the military to take over management of the national COVID-19 pandemic response, as the country fights...
UK man arrested in Spain, charged in US with Twitter hack
WASHINGTON — A British man has been charged in the United States in connection with a Twitter hack last summer that compromised the accounts...
AP Top 25 Podcast: OU gets defensive; ISU goes next level
Oklahoma has won six straight Big 12 championships and the Sooners enter the 2021 season with the most well-rounded team coach Lincoln Riley has...
COVID-19 cases in US triple over 2 weeks amid misformation
MISSION, Kan. — COVID-19 cases triple tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting...
Belarus authorities move to shut top journalist association
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Belarus moved Wednesday to outlaw the country's leading journalists' association, part of a sweeping crackdown on independent media and...
O’Reilly accuser’s appearance on ‘The View’ stopped by order
NEW YORK — “The View” canceled a planned appearance Wednesday by a woman who settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against Bill O'Reilly, after the...
NBA Finals up over last year, but post 4th-lowest average
NEW YORK — Television ratings for the NBA Finals and playoffs posted sizable increases over last year. But that was the only good news...
France investigates alleged spyware use against dissidents
PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating the suspected widespread use of spyware made by Israel-based NSO Group to target journalists, human rights...
Book review: Can mighty Facebook control false information?
“An Ugly Truth,” by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang (Harper)
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