US resumes some food aid deliveries to Ethiopia after assistance was halted over ‘widespread’ theft | AP News

US resumes some food aid deliveries to Ethiopia after assistance was halted over ‘widespread’ theft | AP News

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The United States Agency for International Development said Thursday it is resuming food deliveries to hundreds of thousands of refugees in Ethiopia, four months after assistance was halted over a widespread scheme to steal supplies.The decision was made after Ethiopia’s government agreed to remove itself from the dispatch, storage and distribution

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Student loan forgiveness: Biden forgives another $9 billion | AP News

Student loan forgiveness: Biden forgives another $9 billion | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden outlined a new round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday to address the “unsustainable debt” that borrowers accumulate to complete their college education.The announcement comes as borrowers brace for payments to restart after a three-year pause that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and Biden tries to fulfill his

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Police identify 2 suspects in Holyoak, Mass. shooting that killed a baby delivered after mother shot on bus | AP News

Police identify 2 suspects in Holyoak, Mass. shooting that killed a baby delivered after mother shot on bus | AP News

BOSTON (AP) — Two men will face murder charges after a pregnant woman hit by gunfire on a bus in Holyoke, Massachusetts, delivered a baby that later died, authorities said Thursday.Alejandro Ramos, 22, of Holyoke, is scheduled to be arraigned in Holyoke District Court on Thursday for his alleged involvement in Wednesday’s shooting, investigators said.

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Bor: Gradskim funkcionerima po 50.000 dinara solidarne pomoći

Bor: Gradskim funkcionerima po 50.000 dinara solidarne pomoći

Administrativno-mandatna komisija Skupštine Bora donela je rešenje o isplati solidarne pomoći u iznosu od po 50.000 dinara zaposlenim, postavljenim i izabranim licima, medju kojima su i gradonačelnik, njegov zamenik i članovi Gradskog veća.U obrazloženju komisije navodi se da je “Kolektivnim ugovorom kod poslodavca grada Bora poslodavac dužan da planira i zaposlenom isplati solidarnu pomoć radi

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