Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other (apnews.com)
Burger chain Wendy's looking to test surge pricing at restaurants as early as next year (apnews.com)
EU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules after hundreds of migrants drown off Greece (apnews.com)
The European Union’s administrative watchdog called Wednesday for a change to Europe’s search and rescue rules following an inquiry into last year’s sinking of a rusty fishing boat, the Adriana, carrying hundreds of migrants while traveling from Libya to Italy....
Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them (apnews.com)
Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them::Kids are on their phones in classrooms across American, even when school rules forbid it. More states want to ban them.
Out-of-control wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle, prompt shutdown of nuclear weapons facility (apnews.com)
A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes....
US government may sue PacifiCorp, a Warren Buffett utility, for nearly $1B in wildfire costs (apnews.com)
The U.S. government is threatening to sue PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, to recover nearly $1 billion in costs related to the 2020 wildfires in southern Oregon and northern California, though the company is trying to negotiate a settlement....
Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of a wider war (apnews.com)
Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions (apnews.com)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year’s campaign for governor....
United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off (apnews.com)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy — the Richmond-based women’s group that helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments — is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it....
Police find bodies of Sydney couple allegedly killed by jilted police lover (apnews.com)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police on Tuesday found the bodies of a couple allegedly shot dead by a jilted police officer lover....
Boeing's safety culture falls short despite the company's efforts to fix it, according to experts (apnews.com)
When it comes to safety culture at Boeing, there is a “disconnect” between senior management and workers, and employees responsible for checking the company’s planes question whether they can raise issues without fear of retaliation, according to a panel of outside experts....
Firefighters needed so much water that a Minnesota town's people were asked to go without (apnews.com)
Firefighters needed so much water to battle a huge grain elevator blaze that they had to ask the whole town to go without — even canceling school to conserve the water supply, officials said....
Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out' in the future, French leader says (apnews.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not “ruled out” in the future after the issue was debated at a gathering if European leaders, as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds into a third year....
Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states' efforts to regulate social media platforms (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age....
Palestinian prime minister submits government’s resignation, a move that could open door to reforms (apnews.com)
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian prime minister announced the resignation of his government on Monday, paving the way for a shake-up in the Palestinian Authority, which the U.S. hopes will eventually take on a role in postwar Gaza....
US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher (apnews.com)
Greece takes the helm in an EU naval mission in the Red Sea (apnews.com)
Greece Monday formally agreed to participate in and lead a European Union maritime security operation in the Red Sea to protect commercial shipping from attacks by Houthi militants in Yemen.
The Taliban hold another public execution as thousands watch at a stadium in northern Afghanistan (apnews.com)
The Taliban held a public execution on Monday of a man convicted of murder in northern Afghanistan as thousands watched at a sports stadium, the third such death sentence to be carried out in the past five days....
Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following school bathroom fight (apnews.com)
Vigils took place across the nation for an Oklahoma teenager who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom in which the nonbinary student said they were a target of bullying....
AT&T will give $5 to customers hit by cellphone network outage (apnews.com)
Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations (apnews.com)
31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy says (apnews.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion....
White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest (apnews.com)
The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest....
Hungary's parliament set to ratify Sweden's NATO accession in final step toward membership (apnews.com)
Hungary’s parliament is to vote Monday on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO, likely bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine....