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Thousands loot UN aid warehouses in Gaza as desperation grows and Israel widens ground offensive (apnews.com)

A U.N. agency says thousands of people have broken into aid warehouses in Gaza to take flour and basic hygiene products. It's a sign of growing desperation and the breakdown of public order three weeks into the war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers.

Former NYC jail guards avoid prison time for 8-minute delay in helping inmate who attempted suicide (apnews.com)

Fullerton, Wilson and two other officers were charged in connection with 18-year-old Nicholas Feliciano’s suicide attempt at the Rikers Island jail complex on Nov. 27, 2019. The other officers’ cases remain pending. Feliciano suffered permanent brain damage and needs long-term medical care....

EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint (apnews.com)

About four decades ago, when the Environmental Protection Agency was first trying to figure out what to do about lead in drinking water, Ronnie Levin quantified its damage: Roughly 40 million people drank water with dangerous levels of lead, degrading the intelligence of thousands of kids....

Mass graves, unclaimed bodies and overcrowded cemeteries. The war robs Gaza of funeral rites (apnews.com)

Palestinians say this war is robbing them not only of their loved ones but also of the funeral rites that long have offered mourners some dignity and closure in the midst of unbearable grief. Israeli strikes have killed so many people so quickly that they’ve overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, making the normal rituals of death...

Disney says DeSantis-appointed district is dragging feet in providing documents for lawsuit (apnews.com)

Walt Disney World’s governing district made up of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees is dragging its feet in providing requested documents to Disney in a lawsuit over who has design and construction powers over the company’s sprawling theme park resort in central Florida, Disney said in court papers....

Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria while abuses against them are ignored, activists say (apnews.com)

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in Nigeria are using the country’s same-sex prohibition law to target the LGBTQ+ community while ignoring abuses against them, rights groups and lawyers say, in the wake of fresh mass arrests of gay people....

Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn (apnews.com)

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Despite its last-minute scheduling, the meeting at a bookstore in Russia’s westernmost city of Kaliningrad still drew about 60 people, with many outraged by a lawmaker’s efforts to ban abortions in local private clinics....

War-weary mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian soldiers demand a cap on military service time (apnews.com)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Scores of protesters gathered on the streets of Ukrainian cities on Friday to demand a cap of 18 months on mandatory military service, amid new suggestions of possible Ukrainian and international weariness with the 20-month war....

South Korean and US forces stage drills for reaction to possible 'Hamas-style' attack by North Korea (apnews.com)

South Korean and U.S. troops have been conducting live-fire exercises this week to hone their ability to respond to potential “Hamas-style surprise artillery attacks” by North Korea, South Korea’s military said Friday....

Orban doubles down at EU summit to defend meeting Putin. One leader calls it a very wrong message (apnews.com)

If a warm handshake with Russian President Vladimir Putin weren’t provocative enough, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban went into an EU summit Thursday saying he was right to meet the EU’s foremost enemy and that most of the other leaders were wrong....

US military says Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of B-52 bomber over South China Sea (apnews.com)

A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said, underscoring the potential for a mishap as both countries vie for influence in the region....

Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings (apnews.com)

Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, a state that is staunchly protective of gun rights, the governor signed a law aimed at preventing a mass shooting like the one Wednesday night that claimed at least 18 lives....

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