AP Photos: Argentines try to find happiness under quarantine

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A few days of the silence and solitude of quarantine was all that Marcela Álvarez could stand.

NYC mayor: Schools will reopen in fall with hybrid learning

NEW YORK (AP) — Most New York City students will return to their physical schools two or three days a week and learn online the rest of the time under a plan announced Wednesday by Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said sc…

Illinois man faces new charges in 2019 killing of deputy

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A federal grand jury has returned several new charges against an Illinois man accused of fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy who was part of a federal fugitive task force that was trying to ar…

NYC mayor says schools will be reopened in the fall with a hybrid approach that includes in-person and remote learning

NEW YORK (AP) — NYC mayor says schools will be reopened in the fall with a hybrid approach that includes in-person and remote learning.

Court upholds employer opt-out from cost-free birth control

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration in its effort to allow employers who cite religious or moral objections to

Supreme Court sides with Catholic schools in employment suit

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with two Catholic schools in a ruling Wednesday underscoring that certain employees of religious schools, hospitals and social service centers can't sue for employment disc…

Thai Cabinet approves bills allowing same-sex partnerships

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Cabinet has approved two draft bills that would give same-sex unions legal status similar to that of heterosexual marriages.

2 killed, 8 injured by rockfall in Austrian gorge

BERLIN (AP) — Two people have died and eight were injured by a rockfall in an Austrian gorge popular with hikers, officials said Wednesday.

Richmond removes Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Work crews have taken down the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue, the sixth Confederate monument to be removed in Richmond amid national protests against police brutality and

Brazil's president, infected with virus, touts malaria drug

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who said he is infected with the coronavirus, on Wednesday defended his government's handling of the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands of Brazilian…

Crane collapses in east London; people trapped

LONDON (AP) — A 20-meter (65-foot) crane collapsed onto a house in east London on Wednesday leaving people trapped inside, the London Fire Brigade said.

US: Ex-Nissan boss wired money to man who helped him flee

Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn wired more than $860,000 to a company linked to one of the men accused of helping smuggle him out of Japan in a box last year, prosecutors said in a new court filing.

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5 killed, 9 injured by wildfires in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least five people have been killed and another nine have been injured by wildfires raging in Ukraine's east, officials said Wednesday.

Supreme Court sides with Trump in birth control opt-out case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in its effort to allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by the Affordable Care Act.