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GWANGJU, South Korea (AP) — A hearing on the South Korea ferry sinking has been held today and prosecutors blamed the CEO and four employees of the operator the ship for ignoring safety concerns. The ship was overloaded with poorly stowed cargo and underwent a risky redesign. Prosecutors say less than $2 was spent last year on crew training. The defense says the cause of the disaster still isn't clear.
YANAKIYEVE, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops continue to clash with pro-Russia separatists in the country's east. Officials say the latest fighting killed seven Ukrainian troops. Rebels are operating tanks in the region, a particular sore spot for Ukraine, which accuses Russia of letting the vehicles cross the border. The U.N. says at least 356 people, including 257 civilians, have been killed since May 7 in eastern Ukraine.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Clashes continue between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank amid a large-scale search for three Israeli teens missing and feared abducted in the territory. A 15-year-old Palestinian boy was killed and three Palestinians were seriously wounded. The violence is a sign of the growing escalation in the search for the three Jewish seminary students.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Medical marijuana looks like it's about to become legal in New York. The state Senate is expected to give the measure final approval today after it overwhelmingly passed the Assembly. The governor is expected to sign it. The bill would prohibit plants or smoking but a vaporizer version or an oil base would be allowed for at least 10 diseases — including epilepsy, AIDS, ALS and neuropathy.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is coming down on the side of marijuana opponents. He condemns the legalization of recreational drugs as a flawed and failed experiment. Francis told delegates to a drug-enforcement conference in Rome that even limited attempts to legalize recreational drugs "are not only highly questionable from a legislative standpoint, but they fail to produce the desired effects."
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