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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2017 file photo, prominent Palestinian activist Issa Amro speaks after his release from detention, in the West Bank city of Hebron. The Palestinian Authority detained a prominent activist on Monday, June 21, 2021, and held him overnight after he criticized its policies in a series of online posts and accused it of detaining another individual for political reasons. He was released Tuesday, but told to return Wednesday, when he could be charged. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi, File)
Palestinian Authority arrests activist over online criticism

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A pedicab driver is inoculated with China's Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Manila, Philippines. The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse the COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country for hard-hit countries like India and the United States if they would not cooperate with massive efforts to end the pandemic. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Duterte threatens to arrest Filipinos who refuse vaccination

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Man pleads guilty in $20M fraud on coronavirus aid programs

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 15, 2021 03:22 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese man who prosecutors say tried to get $20 million in federal aid for distressed businesses pleaded guilty Tuesday to two criminal...

The U.S. Capitol is seen under dark skies in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, as barriers remain six months after the Jan. 6 attack. A Senate report examining security failures surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol blames missed intelligence, poor planning and multiple layers of bureaucracy for the deadly siege. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy

By Alanna Durkin Richer Jun. 10, 2021 06:03 PM EDT

FILE - These artist's renderings created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and distributed Thursday, June 3, 2021, by the FBI and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department depict a slain boy believed to be between the ages of 8 and 10 whose body was found Friday, May 28, 2021, off a hiking trail between Las Vegas and rural Pahrump, Nev. Authorities have identified the child as 7-year-old Liam Husted, from San Jose, California. Police said Monday, June 7, 2021, that his mother, Samantha Moreno Rodriguez, 35, is the suspect in his killing. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP,File)
California mom jailed in Denver following son's Vegas death

By Ken Ritter Jun. 08, 2021 07:13 PM EDT

Khalida Ashram and her daughter Anila mourn at the scene of an attack on Monday, involving a driver accused of plowing a pickup truck into an immigrant family of five in London, Ontario, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denounced the attack as police say the attack targeted Muslims. (Geoff Robins/The Canadian Press via AP)
Trudeau denounces truck attack that targeted Muslim family

By Rob Gillies Jun. 08, 2021 02:56 PM EDT

Ex-Olympic skater charged with defrauding virus relief fund

Jun. 08, 2021 12:11 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Olympic figure skater has been arrested on charges that he ripped off a program to help struggling small businesses harmed by the...

Broward County, Fla., public defender Gordon Weekes poses Friday, June 4, 2021, in San Francisco. By the middle of 2020, the number of people in jails nationwide was at its lowest point in more than two decades, according to a new report by the Vera Institute of Justice, whose researchers collected population numbers from about half of the nation’s 3,300 jails to make national estimates. Judges in multiple counties said they are now more likely to release people to await resolution of their cases at home than in jail, and are in conversation with others in the system to bolster electronic monitoring and other programs to keep an eye on people pre-trial. But it’s not clear if these changes will stick. “It’s a slow progression back into what people know,” said Weekes. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Jails emptied in the pandemic. Should they stay that way?

By Weihua Li And Beth Schwartzapfel Of The Marshall Project And Michael R. Sisak Of The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 10:01 AM EDT

An elevated walkway leading from the Miami-Dade County Pre-Trial Detention Center to the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building is shown, Friday, June 4, 2021, in Miami. By the middle of 2020, the number of people in jails nationwide was at its lowest point in more than two decades, according to a new report by the Vera Institute of Justice, whose researchers collected population numbers from about half of the nation’s 3,300 jails to make national estimates. But the numbers have begun creeping back up again as courts are back in session and the world begins returning to a modified version of normal. It’s worrying criminal justice reformers who argue that the past year proved there is no need to keep so many people locked up in the U.S. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Jails emptied in the pandemic. Should they stay that way?

By Weihua Li And Beth Schwartzapfel Of The Marshall Project And Michael R. Sisak Of The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

Police searching for accused Baltimore gang leader who fled

Jun. 05, 2021 01:43 PM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — The reputed leader of a violent East Baltimore-based gang who was released to home confinement last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic has fled...

Hong Kong Victoria Park is seen Friday, June 4, 2021. Police arrested an organizer of Hong Kong's annual candlelight vigil remembering the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown and warned people not to attend the banned event Friday as authorities mute China's last pro-democracy voices. In past years, tens of thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong's Victoria Park to honor those who died when China’s military put down student-led pro-democracy protests on June 4, 1989. Hundreds, if not thousands were killed. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong's June 4 candlelit vigil over the years

By Zen Soo Jun. 04, 2021 08:17 AM EDT

People light LED candles to mark the anniversary of the military crackdown on a pro-democracy student movement in Beijing, outside Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Friday, June 4, 2021. A member of the committee that organizes Hong Kong's annual candlelight vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown was arrested early Friday on the 32nd anniversary. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Hundreds gather near Hong Kong park despite vigil ban

By Zen Soo Jun. 04, 2021 01:45 AM EDT

Malaysia detains French conspiracist wanted for kidnapping

Jun. 03, 2021 03:21 AM EDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police said Thursday they have detained a French conspiracy theorist who is wanted back home on charges of organizing...

Brazil governor target of pandemic corruption probe

By Diane Jeantet Jun. 02, 2021 11:22 AM EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police searched the house and offices of Amazonas Gov. Wilson Lima on Wednesday, part of an operation into possible...

FILE - In this March 20, 2020 file photo a woman adjusts her hat and mask as she arrives from Tijuana, Mexico, crossing by foot at the San Isidro port of entry in San Diego. An increasing number of American citizens have been apprehended as they have tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an uptick that's come amid travel restrictions at the border with Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
More US citizens apprehended for moving drugs over border

By Suman Naishadham May. 31, 2021 11:06 AM EDT

Feds: Unemployment fraud suspect tried to bilk IRS of $1.6M

May. 28, 2021 09:20 PM EDT
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A suspended Nigerian government official accused of stealing $350,000 from Washington state as part of a massive pandemic-related fraud...

Report: Woman drove through vaccination tent to protest

May. 27, 2021 09:59 AM EDT
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman accused of driving through a COVID-19 vaccine distribution tent as a form of protest has been charged with seven...

FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo, participants light candles during a vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, despite applications for it being officially denied. Hong Kong authorities for the second year have banned the June 4 candlelight vigil to commemorate the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, organizers said Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Hong Kong bans Tiananmen crackdown vigil for 2nd year

By Zen Soo May. 27, 2021 05:25 AM EDT

This undated photo released by rights group Safeguard Defenders shows Wang Jingyu in an undisclosed location. Wang, a permanent resident of the United States wanted by China, was freed by Dubai on Thursday, May 27, 2021, after spending weeks in detention, and boarded a flight to Turkey. Beijing had sought Wang over his online comments about a deadly confrontation between Chinese and Indian forces last year. (Safeguard Defenders via AP)
US resident sought by China for comments freed in Dubai

By Jon Gambrell May. 27, 2021 04:19 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 02:31 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 24 The Guardian on a line being crossed in Belarus...