Political resignations
This undated photo released by Tokyo 2020 shows Kentaro Kobayashi, a key director of Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony. The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee dismissed the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday, July 22, 2021 because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. (©Tokyo 2020 via AP)
Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 21, 2021 11:18 PM EDT

ADDS RESTRICTION: ONE TIME USE ONLY, EDITORIAL USE ONLY - IOC President Thomas Bach, right, meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, second from left, during a welcome party for Bach and IOC officials at Akasaka Palace, Japanese state guest house, in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, July 18, 2021.(Courtesy of Tokyo 2020 via AP)
Under-fire Olympic composer steps down over past bullying

By Yuri Kageyama And Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 19, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

Japanese composer for Tokyo Olympics apologizes for abuse

By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 17, 2021 09:07 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Keigo Oyamada, a Japanese composer whose music is part of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, has apologized for bullying a classmate during his...

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, May 27, 2021, Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a coronavirus media briefing from Downing Street in London. Britain’s health minister has resigned as Health Secretary in a letter to Boris Johnson, released Saturday June 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)
UK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules

By Frank Griffiths And Jill Lawless Jun. 26, 2021 02:02 PM EDT

People queue at a mass coronavirus vaccination centre held in Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, in north London, Friday June 25, 2021. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
UK virus cases hit highest since Feb 5 amid 'grab a jab'

By Pan Pylas Jun. 26, 2021 01:07 PM EDT

People enjoy a summer's day, in Benidorm, south-east Spain, Saturday, June 26, 2021. Almost a year after face masks became mandatory indoors and outdoors in Spain, people from Saturday are no longer required to wear them outside as long as they can stay at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) apart. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
The Latest: UK health secretary quits in wake of scandal

By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2021 08:27 AM EDT

FILE - Sen. Alex Kasser, D-Greenwich, the Senate vice chairman of the General Assembly's Transportation Committee, speaks following a meeting at the Connecticut Department of Transportation offices on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Newington, Conn. Connecticut state Sen. Kasser, the first Democrat elected by her Fairfield County district since 1930, announced Tuesday, June 22, 2021, she is resigning from office. She cited her high-profile and contentious divorce, saying she's no longer able to adequately do her job. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)
Connecticut lawmaker resigns state Senate, citing divorce

By Susan Haigh Jun. 22, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

The desk of former Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, who was ousted by the House in a historic vote Thursday night, is seen with the nameplate removed Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon. Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats to take the historic step of expelling the Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
Oregon legislator is 1st-ever ousted after Statehouse breach

By Andrew Selsky Jun. 11, 2021 12:36 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2021. There are 203 days left in the year. Today’s...

President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House for a trip to Delaware, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden's July 4 vax goal

By Zeke Miller And Leah Willingham Jun. 09, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 vaccination program, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden's July 4 vax goal

By Zeke Miller And Leah Willingham Jun. 08, 2021 04:25 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 8, the 159th day of 2021. There are 206 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)
'Get used to me': Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era

By Will Weissert Jun. 07, 2021 12:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 11, 2021, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fauci has been a lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic, when he was lionized by the left as a beacon of truth and villainized by the right as a misguided, spotlight-seeking bureaucrat who too often sought to undermine then-President Donald Trump. But since the release of a trove of his emails obtained by news outlets, Republicans have sharply escalated their attacks on the nation's top government infectious diseases expert. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP, File)
GOP aims to revive Fauci attacks after email trove released

By Jill Colvin And Zeke Miller Jun. 05, 2021 12:26 AM EDT

Brazil's Neymar, right, celebrates with Brazil's Lucas Paqueta after scoring his side's second goal on a penalty kick against Ecuador during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Friday, June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Brazil wins World Cup qualifier amid drama off the pitch

By Mauricio Savarese Jun. 04, 2021 11:15 PM EDT

A world map showing the origins of members of staff at the Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Greenwich, London, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Holy Family, like schools across Britain, is racing to offset the disruption caused by COVID-19, which has hit kids from low-income and ethnic minority families hardest.  (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Ex-UK education czar decries "half-hearted'' schools effort

By Danica Kirka Jun. 03, 2021 08:51 AM EDT

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey takes a selfie with Lakeaton Pearson at Filet & Vine in Montgomery, Ala., as she makes her first campaign stop on Wednesday June 2, 2021. Ivey announced Wednesday that she's running for reelection, citing Alabama's “bucket load of common sense” in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Ivey, 76, made the announcement in a video message released by her campaign. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announces run for another term

By Kim Chandler Jun. 02, 2021 11:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 20, 2016 file photo, Kuwaiti Minister of Defense Sheikh Khalid al-Jarrah al-Sabah arrives to attend the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Meeting, hosted by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Kuwait's justice system is testing government pledges to hold ministers accountable for $790 million gone missing from the Defense Ministry fund years ago. The ministerial court ordered two former ministers and royal family members, Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak Al Sabah and his ally, former Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid al-Jarrah Al Sabah, detained April 2021 in Kuwait's Central Prison over their suspected misuse of the ministry's funds. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Ex-premier's graft case a test of justice in oil-rich Kuwait

By Isabel Debre May. 29, 2021 02:11 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2017 file photo, University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides, left, and athletic director Ray Tanner show off a 2017 women's basketball SEC championship ring before an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C. Pastides was named interim president of the University of South Carolina on Friday, May 21, 2021, after President Bob Caslen resigned on May 13 following a plagiarism scandal. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)
Familiar name gets temp job as Univ of South Carolina leader

By Jeffrey Collins May. 21, 2021 01:08 PM EDT

FILE -New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appears during a news conference about the COVID-19at the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Dec. 3, 2020, left, and CNN anchor Chris Cuomo attends the 12th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Dec. 9, 2018. CNN said Thursday, May 20, 2021 it was “inappropriate” for anchor Chris Cuomo to have been involved in phone calls with the staff of his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, where strategies on how the governor should respond to sexual harassment allegations were allegedly discussed.(Mike Groll/Office of Governor of Andrew M. Cuomo via AP, left, and Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Report: Chris Cuomo advised brother on sex harassment claims

By David Bauder May. 20, 2021 04:47 PM EDT