KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian authorities are investigating allegations that 2 million ringgit ($529,000) were deposited into the accounts of the wife of embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak earlier this year. The allegation against Rosmah Mansor is another blow to Najib, who himself is being investigated on suspicion that hundreds …

NEW YORK – New York City reached a settlement Monday with the family of Eric Garner for $5.9 million, almost a year after the 43-year-old died in police custody. The family filed a notice of claim in October, the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city, asking for …

JUNEAU, Alaska – Firefighters in Alaska rescued a Boy Scout after a 3,000-pound boulder tumbled onto him at a Juneau camp, pinning his legs. The Juneau Empire reports (http://bit.ly/1HLQWkL) Capital City Fire/Rescue freed the boy Monday after an intensive rescue that took about two hours. The Ketchikan teen’s name hasn’t …

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – James Holmes should be put to death for the Colorado theater shooting because he deliberately and cruelly killed 12 people, including a 6-year-old girl, prosecutors told jurors Wednesday. The same jurors who convicted Holmes of murder and attempted murder last week — swiftly dismissing his claim that …

As two men with extensive backgrounds in men’s ministry service, we were not surprised when American Bible Society’s 2014 State of the Bible survey found that men fall below the national averages of both Bible ownership and readership. In our day-to-day work interacting with men, it is common to hear …

As Republicans, we are lucky to have a large and diverse field of presidential candidates that will look voters in the eye and explain why they would be the best commander-in-chief. They don’t duck the hard issues; they take them on directly, and that’s exactly the kind of leadership we …

MEDELLIN, Colombia – The last contact Margarita Restrepo had with her daughter was a hurried phone call on Oct. 25, 2002. The school day was over and 17-year-old Carol Vanesa was going to meet friends at a metro stop near the sprawling Comuna 13 hillside slum. Restrepo and her children …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates has slashed gasoline subsidies, raising the cost of a liter of regular gasoline by 24 percent amid globally low oil prices that have cut into the country’s revenues. The UAE announced Tuesday that starting Aug. 1 drivers will pay 2.14 dirhams …

BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian authorities have seized 333 kilograms (733 pounds) of heroin that was headed to Western Europe. Authorities said Wednesday the drugs were found the day before stashed in two separate trucks, which each had a concealed gasoline tank. One truck was traveling toward Hungary and the other …

CAIRO – Egypt and Saudi Arabia say they aim to boost military, economic, and social ties and pursue their common interests. In a statement released after a meeting between President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday, el-Sissi’s office says the two …