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A child plays in a fountain in the warm weather in London, Friday, June 17, 2022. A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is giving much of western Europe its first heat wave of the summer, with temperatures forecast to top 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) from Malaga to London on Friday.

Europe wilts under early heat wave from Med to North Sea

A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer.

A monk lights funeral pyres on Tuesday to cremate those who died in the day care center attack at Wat Rat Samakee temple in Uthai Sawan, northeastern Thailand.

Families bid farewell as Thai massacre victims are cremated

Hundreds gathered Tuesday to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift furnaces at cremation ceremonies for the young children and others who died in last week's killings at a day care center.

Kecalf Franklin, a son of music superstar Aretha Franklin leaves a court hearing with his family on Tuesday in Pontiac, Mich. A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other.

A jury rules a handwritten will found under Aretha Franklin's couch cushion is valid

Multiple handwritten wills were found in Franklin's home in 2019. Two of Franklin's sons would like a 2014 will to be honored and are up against their brother, who wanted to uphold a 2010 will.

The people of Edinburgh reflect on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at her estate in Balmoral, Scotland. The people of Edinburgh — where the Queen's expected to lie at rest in the coming days — reflect on her legacy.

China's leader Xi Jinping (center) walks with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (right), following an official welcoming ceremony at the Palace of Yamamah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday.

China's Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia to assert power and rival U.S. influence

China is looking to deepen ties with Saudi Arabia and meeting other Arab leaders months after President Biden visited the kingdom — and had rocky results.

A suspect is found dead, the other is at large, following a mass stabbing in Canada

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to reporter Mickey Djuric of the Canadian Press, about a series of stabbings in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Ten people are dead and 18 were injured.

Endea Owens and The Cookout: Tiny Desk Concert

The bassist and her band The Cookout perform a joyful, head-bobbing set of masterful jazz.

Residents attach protective plywood to a window of their home in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Fiona, in Loiza, Puerto Rico, on Saturday.

Fiona is expected to become a hurricane when it hits Puerto Rico

The storm threatens to dump up to 20 inches of rain as forecasters placed Puerto Rico. People are bracing for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.

The use of facial recognition technology has prompted lawsuits and protests in New York City recently.

She was denied entry to a Rockettes show — then the facial recognition debate ignited

When a lawyer was denied entry to a Rockettes show, it became a flashpoint in the debate over facial recognition technology. Does it keep people safe, or risk further harm?

Authorities identified Damien Sanderson, left, and Myles Sanderson, who are presently at large, as suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded.

One suspect found dead, the other remains at large, following mass stabbing in Canada

The stabbings took place across 13 locations in the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon in Canada's Saskatchewan province.

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