Mom gets 5 weeks in prison for son's online class cheating

A California woman who paid $9,000 to have someone secretly take online college courses for her son and then demanded a discount when he received a C was sentenced Wednesday to five weeks in prison.

Police partner at Americans' murder trial recounts knifing

ROME (AP) — An Italian police officer testified Wednesday at the murder trial of two Americans about trying in vain to stop blood pouring out like a “fountain” from his partner who was fatally stabbed last summer o…

Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague

BEIJING (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has died in western Mongolia of bubonic plague after eating an infected marmot, the country's health ministry announced.

The Latest: Britain commits to virus inquiry at some point

LONDON -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson has committed to holding an “independent inquiry” into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic at some point.

Judge denies request to delay Iowa drug kingpin's execution

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has denied an Iowa drug kingpin's requests to delay his execution, which is scheduled for Friday.

Floyd family to announce lawsuit against Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for George Floyd's family plan to announce a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the police officers who are charged in his death.

Search for Tulsa massacre victims resumes, no remains yet

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A third day of excavation began Wednesday at a Tulsa cemetery for remains of victims of the

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UN frees up 'expense' money for several declared terrorists

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations has freed up “expense” money for several men designated as terrorists at the request of the Pakistani government, including one with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head.

Paint dumped on Black Lives Matter mural in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati are asking the public for help in identifying the man who poured red paint on the block-long “Black Lives Matter” mural in front of city hall.

Okinawa urges US to do more to stop virus outbreak at bases

TOKYO (AP) — The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa urged the government on Wednesday to pressure the U.S. military to do more to stop an escalating coronavirus outbreak at American bases there tha…

Mexico's president turns attention to cartel-plagued states

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is traveling to three of Mexico’s most violent states this week to counter what many call a “hands-off” strategy toward drug cartels that has exacerbated ten…

Stocks up after early, encouraging results in vaccine trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street following encouraging news about a possible coronavirus vaccine. The S&P 500 climbed 1% in early trading Wednesday. The early-stage testing of the fi…

The Latest: Trade adviser Navarro critical of Dr. Fauci

WASHINGTON — The White House says an opinion piece by its trade adviser that’s critical of Dr. Anthony Fauci is the adviser’s opinion “alone.”

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

Arizona, Texas and Florida are together reporting about 25,000 new coronavirus cases as new restrictions aimed at combating the spread of the pandemic take hold in the United States and around the world. The face-c…