China reports April exports surge 32.3% over year ago as global demand strengthens; imports rise 43.1%May 7, 2021
Maldives president says explosion that wounded former leader Mohamed Nasheed was an attack on the country’s democracyMay 6, 2021
Authorities: Teacher disarmed sixth-grade girl who shot 2 students, custodian at Idaho middle schoolMay 6, 2021
AP source: Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to be returned to federal prison after home confinement is deniedMay 6, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs rewrite of Florida election rules into law; advocates say it harms minority and disabled votersMay 6, 2021
US jobless claims drop to 498,000, a new pandemic low, as layoffs slow further with economy strengtheningMay 6, 2021
International Criminal Court sentences Ugandan rebel to 25 years in prison for 61 war crimes and crimes against humanityMay 6, 2021
South Carolina House approves firing squad amid lack of lethal-injection drugs; inmates can also choose electric chairMay 5, 2021
A jury in Rome has convicted 2 US youths in slaying of police officer, sentences both to life in prisonMay 5, 2021
Trade Rep: Biden admin backs waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines to speed pandemic's endMay 5, 2021
Israel’s president taps opposition leader Yair Lapid to form new government after Netanyahu failed to form a coalitionMay 5, 2021
Peloton issues voluntary recalls for treadmills after multiple injuries and one child deathMay 5, 2021
Oversight Board upholds former President Trump’s suspension from Facebook, finds company failed to impose proper penaltyMay 5, 2021
Reporters Without Borders says that extremists kidnapped French journalist Olivier Dubois on April 8 in northern Mali.May 5, 2021
White House: Biden to set new target of vaccinating 70% of adult Americans, with 160M fully vaccinated, by July FourthMay 4, 2021