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UNDATED (AP) — There's a report of more migrant boats needing help in the Mediterranean. The International Organization for Migration says its Rome office has received a distress call from international waters in the Mediterranean about three boats in need of help. The IOM says the caller reported 300 people on his boat with about 20 fatalities and said the boat was sinking. The caller provided no information on the other boats. The IOM had no additional details.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says it's nabbed a White House fence jumper. The agency says the incident happened at 10:25 last night. The Secret Service did not identify the person arrested or give other details. There has been a spate of recent lapses, including a September incident where a man actually entered the White House.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel still has no governing coalition after weeks of negotiation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received a two-week extension, saying he needs more time to form a stable coalition. Under Israeli election rules, if Netanyahu fails to form a coalition government after that time, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin can task someone else to do so.
BOSTON (AP) — The second Boston Marathon since the 2013 bombings will be run today with a field of 30,000. The weather forecast is calling for rain along the entire route from Hopkinton to Copley Square. There's no security let-down by police even though last year's race went off safely. Officials say that, if anything, authorities will be out in bigger force this year. Police have also banned drones from the course.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A woman who shot an intruder in her home has, in turn, been shot by police in Alabama. Police in Huntsville officers shot the woman after she didn't obey orders to drop her weapon. Police say the home invader, the woman's estranged husband, had a gun and sustained life-threatening injuries. The woman is expected to survive.
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