Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day. 

Today’s Headlines

Easy out from steel mill seen as unlikely for Ukraine troops

GENEVA (AP) — With the evacuation of some civilians from a steel mill besieged by Russian forces in the port of Mariupol, attention is turning to the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian troops still inside…Read More

AP Exclusive: Abuse-clouded prison gets attention, but will things change?

DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — For months, inmates and staff say, their calls for help were ignored. And in this aging prison of deep despair — a place where sexual abuse has been rampant, authorities acted…Read More

Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It took two trips over state lines, navigating icy roads and a patchwork of state laws, for a 32-year-old South Dakota woman to get abortion pills last year. For…Read More

AP Explainer: Why Victory Day in Russia is different this year The invasion of Ukraine means that fewer Russian tanks and other military hardware will rumble through Moscow’s Red Square on Monday, when the country marks its victory over Nazi Germany in World War…Read More

Israel tightens grip on West Bank with planned restrictions JERUSALEM (AP) — If, during your travels in the Holy Land, you decide to take the next step with your Palestinian sweetheart, you should notify the Israeli military within 30 days. That’s what it says…Read More

Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine MILAN (AP) — Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of ordinary consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent’s dependence on cheap Russian energy and its…Read More Cross worlfd Section Penn Badgley co-creates podcast on adolescence NEW YORK (AP) — On the original version of “Gossip Girl,” Penn Badgley’s character Dan Humphrey was nicknamed Lonely Boy, an introverted, teenage outsider who longed for a fast-forward button for high…Read More Dave Chappelle tackled during comedy show, police arrest man LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night and a man was later arrested. Security guards chased and overpowered the attacker, and…Read More Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it’s their turn. This summer at the movies, Tom Cruise is back in the cockpit behind those iconic aviators. Doctors Grant, Sattler and Ian Malcolm are returning for another round with the dinosaurs. Natalie Portman is…Read More