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John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series

Sep. 24, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a word. He points out there were great empires and civilizations during the thousands of years before 1492 — like the mighty Incas, Aztecs and Maya, whose great...

Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

Sep. 20, 2024 00:43 AM EDT

Western governments eagerly approved and even pushed for the adoption of South Korean children for decades, despite evidence that adoption agencies were aggressively competing for kids, pressuring mothers and bribing hospitals, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. ...

Widespread adoption fraud separated generations of Korean children from their families, AP finds

Sep. 19, 2024 14:58 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his chest like a baby in the womb. A single tear ran down his cheek. The 34-year-old felt like a newborn — he was about to meet his parents for the...

PBS' Judy Woodruff apologizes for an on-air remark about peace talks in Israel

Aug. 21, 2024 21:58 PM EDT

Veteran PBS correspondent Judy Woodruff apologized on Wednesday for comments she had made on the air regarding former President Donald Trump and negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Woodruff, during PBS' Democratic national convention coverage on Monday,...