Tag: Media

Thousands pay last respects to slain Dutch reporter

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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“An Ugly Truth,” by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang (Harper) Authors...