Brazil police conduct searches targeting intelligence agency's use of tracking software (apnews.com)
Pennsylvania men charged with trafficking homemade ‘ghost guns,’ silencers (apnews.com)
A man who allegedly trafficked “ghost guns” and silencers he assembled at his Philadelphia-area home has been charged along with two friends, authorities said Wednesday....
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....
UN Security Council rejects Russia's resolution on Gaza that fails to mention Hamas (apnews.com)
The U.N. Security Council rejected a Russian resolution Monday night that condemned violence and terrorism against civilians but made no mention of Hamas, whose surprise attack that killed 1,300 Israelis was the worst Jewish massacre since the World War II Nazi Holocaust....
Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker (apnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker....
Pakistan launches anti-polio vaccine drive targeting 44M children amid tight security (apnews.com)
Pakistan launched its second nationwide anti-polio campaign of the year, aiming to inoculate 44 million children under 5 years old, as the country nears eradicating the disease....
Newsom signs laws to fast-track housing on churches’ lands, streamline housing permitting process (apnews.com)
Religious institutions and nonprofit colleges in California will be allowed to turn their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing under a new law aimed at combating the ongoing homeless crisis....
The Marines are moving gradually and sometimes reluctantly to integrate women and men in boot camp (apnews.com)
Under a scorching sky at Marine Base Parris Island, two young recruits grapple awkwardly in hand-to-hand combat inside an Octagon training structure. Circling them, the drill instructor barks orders, “Hit her! Punch her! DO something!”...
Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway (apnews.com)
Japan and Philippine leaders agree to negotiate defense pact and boost ties amid China's aggression (apnews.com)
The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed Friday to start negotiations for a key defense pact that would allow their troops to enter each other’s territory for joint military exercises. The move is part of efforts to strengthen their alliance in the face of China’s alarming assertiveness in the region....
Newspaper publisher and reporter arrested and accused of revealing grand jury information (apnews.com)
A smalltown newspaper publisher and reporter in Alabama were arrested after authorities accused them of publishing an article that revealed information about a grand jury investigation involving the local school system.
5 things to know about the Hamas militant group’s unprecedented attack on Israel (apnews.com)
She Was Supplementing Her Income (apnews.com)
At US Antarctic base hit by harassment claims, workers are banned from buying alcohol at bars (apnews.com)
From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the U.S. federal agency that oversees the research program decided to stop serving alcohol....
China objects as US approves military aid to Taiwan under program aimed at sovereign nations (apnews.com)
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A Pennsylvania court says state police can't hide how it monitors social media (apnews.com)
India bars protests that support the Palestinians. Analysts say a pro-Israel shift helps at home (apnews.com)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — From Western capitals to Muslim states, protest rallies over the Israel-Hamas war have made headlines. But one place known for its vocal pro-Palestinian stance has been conspicuously quiet: Indian-controlled Kashmir.
The US sanctions more foreign firms in a bid to choke off Russia's supplies for its war in Ukraine (apnews.com)
The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on 130 firms and people from Turkey, China and the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Russia’s access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine....
Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83 (apnews.com)
French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism (apnews.com)
A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and wounded three other people Friday in northern France, authorities said.
Toxic heavy smog in eastern Pakistan makes tens of thousands sick (apnews.com)
Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore, forcing authorities to shut schools, markets and parks for four days, officials said Thursday....
EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as North's leader Kim exchanges messages with Putin (apnews.com)
A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Thursday in a demonstration of strength against North Korea, as the North’s leader reaffirmed his push to bolster ties with Russia....
US health officials propose using a cheap antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs (apnews.com)
U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases....