AP Top Headlines at 9:44 a.m. EDT

Firefighters across Europe are battling multiple wildfires as a record-breaking heat wave grips the continentLuigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday in the federal case stemming from the killing of the former UnitedHealthcare CEO on a Manhattan sidewalkIsraeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank, including one owned by a Palestinian American, for several daysCrew members of a Yemeni ship attacked by Houthi rebels earlier this week say a second missile hit during rescue efforts, causing more chaos and casualtiesThe United Arab Emirates is blaming Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of HormuzAdvocates are speaking against a sweeping undercover federal surveillance operation that court