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Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo

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BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, she was offered a job...

Families, advocates mark day of awareness for Native victims

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the nation’s capitol to Indigenous communities across the American Southwest, top government officials, family members and advocates are gathering Wednesday...

FIFA bans Haiti women’s soccer official in sexual abuse case

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ZURICH — A soccer official in Haiti was banned for 10 years on Monday for her part in the systematic sexual abuse of women’s...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s July trial is postpone until the fall

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NEW YORK — The July trial for Ghislaine Maxwell on charges that she aided ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual abuse of teenage girls...

Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically...

Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically...

EU chief felt ‘hurt,’ ‘alone’ at meeting with Turkish leader

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BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday that she felt hurt and alone during a meeting with Turkey’s president earlier...

A philanthropic drive to aid Black women is gaining momentum

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The needs of Black women and girls have become a focus of philanthropic efforts as major donors seek to narrow a racial wealth gap...

Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

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BRUSSELS — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives,...

UK watchdog: Police acted correctly at vigil for slain woman

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LONDON — A U.K. police watchdog said Tuesday that officers didn't behave “in a heavy-handed manner” when they broke up a vigil for a...