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Greek TV comedian arrested over sex video allegations

Greek TV comedian arrested over sex video allegations

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A popular Greek TV comedian was arrested Wednesday following allegations that he posted sex videos of his former partners on the internet without their consent.
Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1

Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed tens of millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
Florida man with drugs around penis denies they were his

Florida man with drugs around penis denies they were his

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities said they found cocaine and methamphetamine wrapped around a man's penis during a traffic stop, but the man denied the drugs were his.
Deliberations resume in sex abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

Deliberations resume in sex abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury resumed deliberations Wednesday at the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
Libya parliament says 'impossible' to hold presidential vote

Libya parliament says 'impossible' to hold presidential vote

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan parliamentary committee said Wednesday that it has become “impossible” to hold a long-awaited presidential vote in two days as scheduled, in a major blow to international efforts to end a decade of chaos in the oil-rich country.
Jury in Kim Potter trial ends another day without verdict

Jury in Kim Potter trial ends another day without verdict

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors weighing the case of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright asked the judge after a full day of deliberations Tuesday what they should do if they can’t reach a verdict.
Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge

Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced the government will provide 500 million free rapid home-testing kits, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and b
State TV: Recalled Iranian diplomat to Yemen dies of COVID

State TV: Recalled Iranian diplomat to Yemen dies of COVID

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's top diplomat to Yemen died Tuesday after reportedly contracting the coronavirus, Iranian state TV said, just days after he was abruptly recalled from his mission in the war-torn nation.
US population growth at lowest rate in pandemic's 1st year

US population growth at lowest rate in pandemic's 1st year

WASHINGTON — U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S.
Jury seeks transcripts of accusers' claims at Maxwell trial

Jury seeks transcripts of accusers' claims at Maxwell trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury deliberating at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial asked Tuesday to review testimony of three of four women who said the British socialite aided financier Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual abuse they experienced when they were teenagers.