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Thai and Cambodian soldiers clash briefly in a disputed border area, killing 1

Thai and Cambodian soldiers clash briefly in a disputed border area, killing 1

BANGKOK (AP) — A Cambodian soldier was killed when Thai and Cambodian troops briefly fired at each other in their disputed border area Wednesday, officials said.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in "critical fields.
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Tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion's death in the Adirondacks, officials say

Tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion's death in the Adirondacks, officials say

NORTH ELBA, N.Y. (AP) — Two hikers in New York's Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, but it turned out they had taken hallucinogenic mushrooms and were mistaken, officials said Wednesday.
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Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border

Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S.
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Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in the UK

Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in the UK

LONDON (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with rape and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Four Palestinians die in storming of UN food warehouse a day after gunfire at new Gaza aid site

Four Palestinians die in storming of UN food warehouse a day after gunfire at new Gaza aid site

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food warehouse Wednesday in Gaza in a desperate attempt to get something to eat, shouting and shoving each other and even ripping off pieces of the building to get ins
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French court sentences pedophile surgeon to 20 years in jail for abusing hundreds of patients

French court sentences pedophile surgeon to 20 years in jail for abusing hundreds of patients

A 74-year-old pedophile and former surgeon was given a maximum 20-year prison sentence on Wednesday by a French court for the rape and sexual assault of hundreds of patients, mostly children, over more than two decades.
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UN nuclear watchdog chief says 'jury is still out' on Iran-US talks, but calls them a good sign

UN nuclear watchdog chief says 'jury is still out' on Iran-US talks, but calls them a good sign

VIENNA (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Wednesday that “the jury is still out” on negotiations between Iran and the U.S.
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Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison

Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison

As law officers search Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison this weekend by impersonating a guard and walking out through a gate a guard opened for him, the sister of one of his victims is
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Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court

Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November.
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