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Cardinal George Pell, a high-ranking figure at the Vatican, is taking a leave of absence to return to his home country for a trial over allegations of "historical sex abuse."

Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop in suburban Denver says a state law compelling him to produce wedding cakes for gay couples violates his right to free speech.

Friday's GDP report is expected to show a rebound from a weak first quarter. But the U.S. economy still isn't likely to sustain the 3 percent growth rate the Trump administration is promising.

Shares of the company's stock tumbled 12 percent today after the company acknowledged Tuesday that its future viability is not a sure thing. The company lost $2 billion last year.

A warmer climate is melting an ice road on Lake Superior that usually forms in the winter. But increasingly, the ferry connecting an island on the lake with the mainland must run year-round.

The state Supreme Court has ruled that a florist broke a state anti-discrimination law when she refused to provide flowers for a wedding between two men.

The two-year legal battle concerned a restaurant in Trump's Washington, D.C., hotel. Andrés pulled out of the deal in 2015 after Trump made comments disparaging Mexicans.

The unemployment rate, meanwhile, rose just slightly, ticking up a tenth of a percentage point to 4.8 percent. Average hourly wages increased by 3 cents.

The only thing more incredible than Thomas Gavin's career as an art thief was the punishment he received for his crimes.

The Ohio chapter of a Muslim rights organization says it has fired one of its directors, saying he had been spying on the organization for years and passing information to an anti-Muslim hate group.

China, India, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom are also tapping their emergency stocks. The goal is to try to bring down oil prices, which have been causing consumers pain at the pump.

Max Geller led a small crowd in protest of the fact that paintings by renowned French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir hang in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.

Quentin Geant, California branch manager of Beeopic, works with his father Nicolas Geant to care for the nearly 180,000 bees on top of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. The bees survived last week's fire.

In a speech at the National Press Club, PBS President and Chief Executive Officer Pat Mitchell declared the importance of independence from political influence for public broadcasters. Mitchell said CPB's drive to bring "balance" to PBS and NPR is unjustified and unwise.

South African President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence vote Tuesday, his sixth since becoming president in 2009. Zuma also heads the ruling African National Congress, but he has been beset by corruption scandals and charges of economic mismanagement.

The 26-year-old classically trained pianist tackles Rachmaninov's dense and intimidating "Concerto No. 3" in a new recording. The musician says she hears a connection between the challenging piece and improvisations from the late Art Tatum.

Officials said at least two gunmen were targeting a specific person and that they are still working to determine what touched off the shooting. It comes amid a surge in violence across the city.

Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, has given closed-door testimony to the Jan. 6 panel about her involvement with a campaign to overturn the 2020 election results.

With a new album, Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz proves his multiple wins at the 2005 Chopin Competition were no fluke.

The economy grew by an annual rate of 1.5 percent in the second quarter. A weakening job market caused consumers to curb spending just as recession in Europe worsens and China's growth rate levels off.