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Over 500 Rohingya flee Malaysian detention, 6 die on highway

Over 500 Rohingya flee Malaysian detention, 6 die on highway

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than 500 Rohingya refugees escaped from detention in Malaysia early Wednesday following a protest but most have been rearrested, immigration officials said.
Russia pours in more troops and presses attack in the east

Russia pours in more troops and presses attack in the east

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia assaulted cities and towns along a boomerang-shaped front hundreds of miles long and poured more troops into Ukraine on Tuesday in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the country's eastern industrial heartland of c
Wendy Davis files latest challenge to Texas abortion law

Wendy Davis files latest challenge to Texas abortion law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas lawmaker Wendy Davis sued Tuesday over the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the U.S., nearly a decade after her 13-hour filibuster of another anti-abortion measure made her an overnight Democratic star.
'You inhaled it': Man inhales drill bit during dental visit

'You inhaled it': Man inhales drill bit during dental visit

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A routine trip to the dentist was anything but normal — after an Illinois man inhaled the dentist's drill bit and had to go to the hospital to get it removed last month.
NJ diocese agrees to $87.5M deal to settle sex abuse suits

NJ diocese agrees to $87.5M deal to settle sex abuse suits

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Catholic diocese has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in the United States.
Expert: Cop pressed gun to Patrick Lyoya's head then fired

Expert: Cop pressed gun to Patrick Lyoya's head then fired

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop pressed the gun against his head when firing the fatal shot, an expert who performed an independent autopsy for the Black man's family said Tuesday. Dr.
Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17

Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17

KABUL, Afghanstan (AP) — Explosions targeting educational institutions killed at least six people, including students, and wounded 17 Tuesday in a mostly Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital city, police said.
Judge won't lower bond for school shooting suspect's parents

Judge won't lower bond for school shooting suspect's parents

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge denied a motion Tuesday to reduce bonds for the jailed parents of a Michigan teenager who is charged in a shooting at his high school that left four students dead.
Live Updates | British official predicts attrition war next

Live Updates | British official predicts attrition war next

LONDON — British officials say the next phase of the war in Ukraine is likely to be “an attritional conflict” that could last several months. A senior U.K.
Zelenskyy: Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun

Zelenskyy: Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its long-feared, full-scale ground offensive to take control of Ukraine's east on Monday, attacking along a broad front over 300 miles (480 kilometers) long, Ukrainian officials said in what marked the opening of