Russian attack kills 25 in Ukraine’s Ternopil as Zelenskyy arrives in Turkey for Erdogan talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A large Russian drone and missile attack on the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil has killed at least 25 people, including three children. The overnight attack targeted two apartment blocks, injuring at least 73 people. Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia launched 476 drones and 48 missiles overnight. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Turkey on Wednesday seeking diplomatic support against Russia’s invasion. Zelenskyy plans to meet Turkey’s President Erdogan to discuss diplomatic efforts. Meanwhile, Romania and Poland scrambled fighter jets as Russian drones entered their airspace. Russia claims the attacks were retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory.
Israel's military carries out airstrikes in Lebanon after warning people to evacuate
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — The Israeli military has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting what it says are Hezbollah infrastructures. This follows a drone strike earlier in the day that killed one person and wounded several others, including students on a bus. Tensions between Israel and militants are escalating. An airstrike Tuesday night killed 13 people in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh. The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas training compound. Palestinian factions in Lebanon's refugee camps began handing over weapons to the Lebanese state earlier this year. The U.S. has increased pressure on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah.
Harvard opens new probe into ex-president Larry Summers after release of Epstein emails
Harvard University says it is reopening an investigation into links between its former president Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein. A university spokesperson says it is reviewing information about individuals at Harvard included in emails that show Summers maintained a friendly relationship with Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008. An earlier review completed 2020 found that Epstein visited Harvard’s campus more than 40 times after his conviction and was given his own office and unfettered access to a research center he helped establish. Summers, a former U.S. Treasury Secretary, stepped back from public commitments this week, including resigning from the OpenAI board of directors.
Trump dismisses US intelligence that Saudi prince was likely aware of 2018 killing of journalist
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is dismissing U.S. intelligence findings that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The comments came Tuesday as Trump warmly welcomed the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia on his first White House visit in seven years. The U.S.-Saudi relationship had, for a time, been sent into a tailspin by the operation targeting Khashoggi. But now, years later, Trump has tightened his embrace of the 40-year-old crown prince, who he said is an indispensable player in shaping the Middle East in the decades to come. Prince Mohammed, for his part, denies involvement in the killing of Khashoggi.
Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap
The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump. He pledged to impose hardline immigration policies, an issue that was popular with his voters. In practice, the administration has resorted to unusually aggressive tactics, many of which have played out in immigration courts in the United States. Judges have churned out rulings in an assembly-line like fashion. For many immigrants, the courtrooms have also become deportation traps.
Comey's lawyers look to persuade judge that prosecution urged by Trump is vindictive, must be tossed
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey is making another run at getting his criminal case dismissed, with his lawyers looking to convince a judge that the prosecution is vindictive and rooted in President Donald Trump’s hatred of him. The arguments Wednesday arrive as the Comey case appears freshly imperiled following a judge’s excoriation of the Justice Department and as multiple challenges to the indictment may result in its dismissal. Comey has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of making a false statement and obstructing Congress and has denied any wrongdoing.
Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any better
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024. A series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the trend may be continuing. Across the military, the rate of severe mishaps per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. The Marine Corps saw the highest increase, nearly tripling its rate over the same period. The data was released by the Defense Department to Congress and provided exclusively to The Associated Press. It tracks Class A mishaps — the most serious accidents, which result in death or a permanent full disability.
Nigeria's president postpones G20 trip, vowing to step up efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirls
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has postponed his trip to this weekend’s Group of 20 summit after promising to intensify efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by gunmen earlier this week in a northwestern region of the country. Civil society leaders have accused security forces of inaction. President Bola Tinubu had been set to leave for South Africa on Wednesday. That's days before the summit of the world’s leading rich and developing nations was due to begin. But a spokesperson for Tinubu said that the Nigerian leader was suspending his departure in light of the abductions and a separate church attack in which gunmen killed two people. It wasn’t immediately clear if or when Tinubu would leave for the summit in Johannesburg.
New museum in California offers immersive experience of the Shroud of Turin
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — A museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin has opened at the Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove, California. The exhibit is called “The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience” and features interactive displays and a life-size sculpture of Christ. The original Shroud of Turin is kept in Turin, Italy, and is considered a relic by many Christians. While the Vatican has called it a symbol of Christ’s suffering, it has never claimed its authenticity. The exhibit was proposed by August Accetta, a gynecologist whose fascination with the cloth led him to open the Shroud Center of Southern California in 1998. The museum will remain open through 2030.
Wall Street holds steadier, for now, ahead of a crucial couple of tests
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is holding steadier. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Wednesday, coming off a four-day losing streak, its longest in nearly three months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 26 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%. Nvidia climbed to recover some of its loss for the month so far. Wall Street’s most influential stock will deliver its latest profit report after trading ends for the day, and a lot is riding on it because of worries that AI superstar stock prices may have shot too high. Treasury yields eased ahead of Thursday’s jobs report coming from the U.S. government.
