Deadly bombing in Bangkok... Fighting heroin use... White supremacist on trial

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BANGKOK (AP) — A bomb has exploded in Thailand at a popular shrine near a key political protest site in central Bangkok. The blast reportedly killed at least 15 people and injured many others. An official says, "We still don't know for sure who did this and why."

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Search and rescue operations are set to resume in eastern Indonesia at first light Tuesday. An airplane with 54 people on board crashed on Sunday. Officials say the plane was carrying nearly half a million dollars in government cash to help poor families offset a spike in fuel prices.

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The White House is launching a new $5 million initiative to combat heroin use and trafficking of the drug, especially along the East Coast. The announcement comes amid a spike in heroin use and deaths in the United States.

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin today in the trial of an avowed white supremacist who has admitted killing three people outside of Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City last year. None of the victims was Jewish. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. could get the death penalty.

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has reported for jury duty in Manhattan. The Republican presidential candidate shook hands and fist-bumped bystanders as he arrived and was surrounded by a crush of cameras and reporters as he walked up the courthouse steps.