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Carter reflected on 1980 Olympic boycott: ‘A bad decision’

Jan. 02, 2025 00:23 AM EST

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — It was a decision that robbed hundreds of athletes of their once-in-a-lifetime chance at Olympic glory, and for more than four decades, it weighed heavily on the man who made it — Jimmy Carter. Carter’s passing Sunday has unearthed memories from...

How New York prosecutors used a terrorism law in the charges against Luigi Mangione

Dec. 18, 2024 23:54 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors are using a 9/11-era anti-terrorism law in their case against the man charged with gunning down UnitedHealthcare's CEO outside a midtown Manhattan hotel. Luigi Mangione was indicted on charges of murder as an act of terrorism, under a state law...

Guatemala is stuck with a problematic attorney general, a legal study says

Oct. 08, 2024 13:24 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Attorney General Consuelo Porras has been criticized and sanctioned by countries around the world for allegedly obstructing corruption investigations and using her power to persecute political opponents, but the country is effectively stuck with her, according...