Russian private army chief Wagner says more than 20,000 of his soldiers died in the Battle of Bakhmut

Russian private army chief Wagner says more than 20,000 of his soldiers died in the Battle of Bakhmut

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian private army chief Wagner says his forces lost more than 20,000 fighters in the long battle for Bakhmutwith about 20% of the 50,000 Russian convicts he recruited to fight in the 15-month war dying in the city in eastern Ukraine. The figure contrasts sharply with widely disputed claims by Moscow … Read more

Ron DeSantis set to kick off 2024 presidential campaign, formalizing rivalry with Trump

Ron DeSantis set to kick off 2024 presidential campaign, formalizing rivalry with Trump

Florida Governor Ron DeSantisan outspoken cultural conservative long considered Donald Trump’s main rival for the Republican nomination, is set to launch its 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday. The 44-year-old Republican governor plans to announce his decision in an online chat with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. They … Read more

Trump’s freewheeling, stream-of-conscious speaking style attracts legal attention amid investigations

Trump’s freewheeling, stream-of-conscious speaking style attracts legal attention amid investigations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is talking about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys cringe. A recent sample: In a March interview on Fox News, the former president said he had “the right to take” classified documents with him to his Florida compound and would not say he didn’t. … Read more

Typhoon Mawar closes in on Guam as residents take shelter, military sends ships back

Typhoon Mawar closes in on Guam as residents take shelter, military sends ships back

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Residents stockpiled supplies, closed windows and abandoned wood and tin houses for emergency shelters as Guam was buffeted by rains and winds Wednesday from Typhoon Mawar, the strongest storm to approach U.S. Pacific territory in decades. The US military has turned ships away, President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration … Read more

South Carolina set to renew abortion ban at about 6 weeks pregnant after Senate vote

South Carolina set to renew abortion ban at about 6 weeks pregnant after Senate vote

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — Abortion will soon be severely restricted in one of the last bastions of legal access in the southern United States. The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before most people know they are pregnant — and sent … Read more

Teen charged with deliberately crashing U-Haul truck into guardrail in park near White House

Teen charged with deliberately crashing U-Haul truck into guardrail in park near White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri man rented a U-Haul truck Monday night and then crashed it into a security fence across from the White House hours later, authorities said Tuesday. The truck driver crashed into the barrier near the north side of Lafayette Square around 10 p.m. Monday, the Secret Service said in a statement. … Read more

Russia battles suspected Ukraine incursion for second day, reports new drone attacks

Russia battles suspected Ukraine incursion for second day, reports new drone attacks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops and security forces battled for a second day on Tuesday against an alleged cross-border raid that Moscow blamed on Ukrainian military saboteurs but Kiev described as an uprising against the Kremlin by partisans Russians. Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region on the Ukrainian border, said forces continued to … Read more

Cars burned in Cardiff as UK police deal with ‘large-scale disorder’ after road crash

Cars burned in Cardiff as UK police deal with ‘large-scale disorder’ after road crash

LONDON (AP) — Several dozen youths pelted police with objects and torched cars and rubbish bins in Cardiff during local unrest that erupted after two teenagers were killed in a road crash, officials said Tuesday. . Police said a “large-scale disorder” had broken out after officers were called to the scene of an accident in … Read more

Biden’s switch to F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debate

Biden’s switch to F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces in the use of F-16 fighter jets – and possibly supplying the aircraft themselves – seemed like an abrupt shift in stance, but it was actually a shift that came about after months of internal debate and quiet talks with allies. … Read more

School shooter begs pardon for life in prison; teacher, principal wants him to stay in jail

School shooter begs pardon for life in prison;  teacher, principal wants him to stay in jail

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – A school shooter serving a life sentence out of parole for killing a freshman on a South Carolina playground when he was 14 is asking a judge to reduce his sentence so he can possibly get out of jail. Jesse Osborne’s lawyer asked Judge Lawton McIntosh on Monday to reconsider his … Read more