Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek

A Chinese human rights activist is in South Korean custody after a perilous escape from his country by a rubber boat

A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans’ finances

Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury

New research suggests a first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B may let some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus

A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures

Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexual assault, AP source says

Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend

Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting