Students against gun violence rallying for racial justice

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Among the thousands of activists who have marched in the nation’s capital recently to protest racial injustice are survivors of a Florida high school massacre who stood in the very same…

Floods in western Ukraine leave 3 dead, one person missing

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three people died and one person is missing after torrential rain caused floods across western Ukraine, the country's authorities said Wednesday.

South Africa's economy to see worst performance in 90 years

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's economy is expected to decline by 7.2% this year, its worst performance in nearly 90 years, as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on sub-Saharan Africa’s most developed country.

Committee votes to remove Missouri Confederate monument

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A monument in a southeast Missouri city honoring the Confederate States of America may soon be coming down.

Swimmer caught on video grabbing shark at Delaware beach

LEWES, Del. (AP) — A swimmer in Delaware was caught on camera prying a shark’s mouth open with his hands this weekend in an effort to free it from a fishing hook.

Sergei Khrushchev, son of Soviet leader, dies at US home

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Sergei Khrushchev, the son of late Cold War-era Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and who became a U.S. citizen in 1999, has died at his Rhode Island home, authorities said. He was 84.

Kosovo's indicted president withdraws from White House talks

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's president pulled out of a White House meeting with Serbian officials set for Saturday following his indictment on crimes against humanity and war crimes charges.

Some states break virus records as US caseload grows anew

HOUSTON (AP) — Coronavirus hospitalizations and caseloads hit new highs in over a half-dozen states as signs of the virus' resurgence mounted, with newly confirmed infections nationwide back near their peak level o…

Mexico quake toll rises to 6; hundreds of homes damaged

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that rocked the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco killed at least 6 people, damaged hundreds of homes and four archaeological sites and temporarily cut power to more…

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South Africa's economy to decline by 7% as virus takes toll

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's economy is expected to decline by 7.2% this year, its worst performance in 90 years, as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on sub-Saharan Africa’s most developed country.

NY, NJ, Conn. to quarantine visitors from worse-off states

NEW YORK (AP) — New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will require visitors from other states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days.

Restrictions on African activist upheld after Paris protest

PARIS (AP) — A French court refused Wednesday to lift restrictions placed on a Congolese activist who dislodged an African funeral pole in a Paris museum, demanding that France return art to its former colonies in …

Not kidding around: Woman sues for paternity test on goats

ODESSA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit seeking either a paternity test on her goats or a refund — and she's not kidding.

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

Hospital administrators and health care experts are warning that parts of the U.S. are on the verge of being overwhelmed by the coronavirus, lamenting that a restriction-weary public and politicians are letting dis…