Former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years is near death

BOSTON (AP) – A former U.S. Marine held in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges is gravely ill and at risk of dying, his family and advocates said Friday. Robert Gilman, a 32-year-old teacher detained since 2022, has been in “a dissociative stupor” for 47 days due to the abuse he has suffered in prison.

Ukraine honors its 'collector of souls' killed while recovering the war dead

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine paid tribute on Saturday to Oleksiy Yukov, a volunteer who spent more than two decades recovering the bodies of civilians and soldiers – many of them Russian – killed by war. He was 40.

DiCaprio and Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of threatened species

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth’s most threatened species, including endangered lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, pigs and echidnas.

Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

Zelenskyy visits Moscow-friendly Serbia as Russian attacks on Kyiv region kill 4

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced Russia’s latest deadly attacks on Kyiv on Saturday as he visited Serbia, one of the few European countries that has maintained friendly relations with Moscow throughout its invasion of Ukraine.

Surf's Pup! Making a splash at the Dog Surfing Championship

Surf’s Pup! Making a splash at the Dog Surfing Championship

Trump: 'I'm very good at grass'

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will tell you: The grass is always greener on his side of the fence And tell you. And tell you. Trump has spoken repeatedly of his prowess with green lawns since returning to the White House – at some events even spending more time talking about it than the war in Iran, the economy or November’s midterm elections.

US stocks jump as employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose on Wall Street and Treasury yields fell after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite added 1.3%.

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

A dangerous heat wave will bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the Western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in areas that already are dry or burning.