Brittney Griner's lawyer says WNBA star fears she may never be released from Russian prison

"She is not yet absolutely convinced that America will be able to take her home," Boykov said in an interview with the New York Times. "She is very worried about what the price of that will be, and she is afraid that she will have to serve the whole sentence here in Russia."

Fears grow for Iranian female rock climber who competed without hijab abroad

Female climber Elnaz Rekabi may have been forced to leave South Korea early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, Farsi-language media outside of Iran reported.

BTS members to do mandatory military service in South Korea, agency says

BTS members are “looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment,” the K-pop group’s management company said.

At least 40 miners killed in Turkey coal mine explosion

There were 110 miners working several hundred feet below ground when the explosion happened Friday evening.

477 whales die in 'heartbreaking' mass strandings on New Zealand islands

The pilot whale deaths come two weeks after about 200 pilot whales also died in Australia after stranding themselves on a remote Tasmanian beach.

Syria digs up 'rare' Roman mosaic in former rebel stronghold

Among the scenes the mosaic shows is a rare portrayal of ancient Amazon warriors in Roman mythology. The mosaic also portrays Neptune, ancient Roman god of the sea, and 40 of his mistresses.

New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, pee to tackle climate change

New Zealand’s government is proposing a tax on the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.

King Charles III to be crowned May 6, 2023, Buckingham Palace says

King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a ceremony that will embrace the past but look to the modern world after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Video: Baby crowd-surfs into the giant arms of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

People flooded the comment section of the video condemning the father of the child for allowing strangers to touch her for the sake of meeting Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Nurse poisoned 2 babies with insulin, prosecutor says

A neonatal nurse at a hospital in England is accused of killing seven babies and trying to kill 10 others. A prosecutor says the nurse deliberately poisoned two infants with insulin.

Russia launches wave of deadly strikes on Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities

The lethal barrage Monday against multiple Ukrainian cities smashed civilian targets, killing at least 11 people and wounding at least 64 others across the country.

North Korea confirms simulated use of nukes to 'wipe out' enemies

North Korea says its recent missile launches were the simulated use of its weapons to “hit and wipe out” potential South Korean and U.S. targets.

Nobel economics prize awarded to former Fed chair Ben Bernanke, 2 other Americans

The Nobel Prize winners’ research took on great real-world significance when investors sent the financial system into a panic during the fall of 2008.

CNN crew fined after Thailand day care massacre coverage

As Thailand's worst such massacre ever, the attack drew widespread international media attention to the small town in the country's rural northeast.