AP Was There: A profile of Jesse Jackson as he prepared his 1984 campaign for the presidency

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson was profiled by The Associated Press when he was a 41-year-old civil rights activist preparing his historic 1984 campaign for the presidency. The AP is republishing that story, by the

‘Splinter Cell: Deathwatch’ starring Liev Schreiber renewed for Season 2 at Netflix

Netflix renewed Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch for a second season. Based on the “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell” video game franchise, the adult animated series stars Liev Schreiber as Sam Fisher, with Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Zinnia Mckenna.

Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dies at age 95

Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning performer who starred in classic films including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and Tender Mercies, has died at 95.  Duvall passed away peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, on Sunday, according to statements

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, has died. He

Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over tweet accusing kingdom of antisemitism

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium summoned the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday over a social media post where he accused the country of antisemitic prosecution of Jewish Belgians, the kingdom’s foreign minister said. “Labeling Belgium as antisemitic is not

US plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China’s alarm

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States plans to deploy more high-tech missile systems to the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies on Tuesday condemned what they called China’s