Video shows 6 American oil executives jailed in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela has released a video showing six American oil executives jailed in Caracas as relatives appealed for international help in securing their release over fears about the men's healt…

Judge indefinitely extends injunction preventing removal of Robert E. Lee statue from avenue in Richmond, Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Judge indefinitely extends injunction preventing removal of Robert E. Lee statue from avenue in Richmond, Virginia.

Japan PM to bolster defense after scrapping missile system

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that his country needs to bolster its security posture amid threats from North Korea and should consider acquiring preemptive strike capability after ha…

Judge weighing arguments on fate of Richmond's Lee statue

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge was hearing arguments Thursday over whether to extend a temporary injunction against the removal of a monument to Gen. Robert E. Lee that towers over a major avenue in Richmond, Virgini…

Wall Street drifts in morning trading, Treasury yields fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is flipping between small gains and losses Thursday morning as rising infection levels of the coronavirus clash with hopes for a coming economic recovery.

VIRUS DIARY: Jumbled scenes from an isolated life, captured

PHOENIX (AP) — Working from home is a blissful reprieve from the many sounds of the office. The gum-smacking, the open-mouth chewing, the drink-slurping, the hand-sneezers that haunt my nightmares. I live by a tire…

A college board has voted to move a Confederate monument from a prominent spot on the University of Mississippi’s campus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A college board has voted to move a Confederate monument from a prominent spot on the University of Mississippi’s campus.

Confederate statue to be moved from central spot at Ole Miss

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Confederate monument will be moved from a prominent spot at the University of Mississippi to a Civil War cemetery in a secluded part of the Oxford campus.

Wall Street slips in early trading, markets pause worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is dipping modestly in early trading on Thursday as rising infection levels of the coronavirus in hotspots around the world get markets more cautious.

Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants' protections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, the second stunning election-season rebuke from the court in a week af…

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AP Week in Pictures, Middle East

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan Region between June 11-17, 2020.

Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street, yields fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as investors found little to like in the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak and the impact it’s having on the economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% in e…

African states soften call for more scrutiny of racism in US

GENEVA (AP) — African countries on Thursday backed off their call for the U.N.'s top human rights body to launch its most intense scrutiny on the hot-button issue of police brutality and systemic racism in the Unit…

Racial Injustice, ADVISORY

Atlanta’s police department says it can still police the city even if officers are calling out sick in larger numbers than normal. A department tweet Thursday urged people to continue calling 911 if they have an em…