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BOSTON (AP) — A California parent has been sentenced to six weeks in prison and 250 hours of community service in connection with the sweeping college admissions scandal. Homayoun Zadeh received the sentence Wednesday from a Boston federal court judge. He previously pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return. Under his

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A school board in Oregon that recently banned teachers from displaying symbols including those supporting gay pride and Black Lives Matter has abruptly fired the school superintendent, deeply upsetting members who opposed the move. Newberg School Board member Brandy Penner says Wednesday she believes four conservative

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa State Patrol officer with a history of excessive force allegations has been indicted on a federal charge over a 2017 traffic stop that was captured on video and during which a motorcyclist was injured. A federal grand jury charged Robert James

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday that he was under attack when he shot three men during a turbulent night of street protests in Kenosha. Rittenhouse said he didn’t do anything wrong and was defending himself. His testimony was interrupted at one point

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Civic groups and activists are criticizing President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to ban foreign donations or funding for non-governmental organizations that supposedly carry out political activity in El Salvador. The groups said Wednesday that it was an attempt by Bukele to stamp out criticism of his populist government. The director

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is directing the Department of Health to stop issuing birth certificates listing a nonbinary option instead of designating a gender. The first-term Republican issued the order Wednesday, saying he never had a chance to review a settlement agreement in which the agency

A Maryland high school English teacher who has worked to open up college education for her students has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize. The Varkey Foundation announced Wednesday that Keishia Thorpe, who teaches at International High School at Langley Park in Prince George’s County, was selected from more than 8,000 nominations and applications

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has slapped sanctions on three Houthi rebels linked to cross-border attacks from Yemen into Saudi Arabia and to fighting in the government’s last stronghold in the country’s north. The United Kingdom said Wednesday it proposed the sanctions because the Saudi attacks

By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has sealed an agreement with the centrist Liberal Party to back his 2022 reelection bid, according to a statement the party published Wednesday. The statement said the decision followed a meeting between Bolsonaro and party leader Valdemar Costa Neto

By VANESSA GERA, MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union officials have accused Belarus of state-sponsored “trafficking” of human lives by luring desperate migrants to the Polish border, where many are now stuck in makeshift camps in freezing weather. As the crisis showed no sign of easing, an EU

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A white Kansas City, Missouri, detective on trial for killing a Black man two years ago says he believes his actions saved the life of his partner. Eric DeValkenaere is accused of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the 2019 death of Cameron Lamb. The Kansas City Star

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — One of the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told police they had the 25-year-old Black man “trapped like a rat” before he was fatally shot. Glynn County police Sgt. Roderic Nohilly testified Wednesday that defendant Greg McMichael made the statement a

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two leaders of an extremist Jewish sect have been convicted in White Plains federal court of kidnapping and child sexual exploitation crimes. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a release that the verdict was returned Wednesday against Nachman Helbrans and Mayer Rosner. Williams says the verdict came