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FILE - Tourists ride horses near Wind turbines on the grassland in Zhangbei county, in north China's Hebei province on Aug. 15, 2022. The wind power industry on Monday, March 27, 2023, projected growth to rapidly accelerate this year, with incentives and policy changes in key nations helping to overcome factors that led to a slowdown in 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Wind industry predicts bounceback and rapid growth in 2023

The wind power industry expects rapidly accelerating growth this year after a challenging 2022. The Global Wind Energy Council in Brussels said in its annual wind report Monday that incentives and … more

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT | 3/27/23

Gwyneth Paltrow carries two beverages as she walks past Terry Sanderson, the man suing her, after testifying in court on Friday, March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Sanderson accuses her of crashing into him on a beginner run at Deer Valley Resort, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

Man suing Gwyneth Paltrow to testify in Utah ski crash trial

The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 collision at an upscale Utah ski resort is expected to take the stand on Monday. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson will likely testify to his recollections … more

By SAM METZ | 3/27/23

Taowen Le, a Weber State University professor of information systems and technologies, speaks during an interview at Weber State University on Oct. 11, 2022, in Ogden, Utah. An investigation by the Associated Press has found that China and its U.S.-based advocates spent years building relationships with the Utah's officials and lawmakers. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Amid strained U.S. ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah

An investigation by the Associated Press has found that China and its U.S.-based advocates spent years building relationships with the Utah's officials and lawmakers. Those efforts have paid … more

By ALAN SUDERMAN and SAM METZ | 3/27/23

Michael Corey Jenkins stands outside Taylor Hill Church in Braxton, Miss., March 18, 2023. The police shooting of Jenkins, who sustained critical injuries after he says a deputy put a gun in his mouth and fired, led the Justice Department to open a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said Jenkins was shot after he pointed a gun at them. (AP Photo/HG Biggs)

Deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men

Police and court records obtained by The Associated Press show that deputies who were accepted to a Mississippi sheriff's department's special tactical unit have been involved in at least four … more

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | 3/27/23

President Joe Biden presents the 2021 National Medal of the Arts to Julia Louis-Dreyfus at White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP-Week in Pictures: Global / March 18-24, 2023

From protests in France following the President Macron's unpopular plan to raise retirement age from 62 to 64, to the start of Ramadan for millions of Muslims, to the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone … more

3/26/23

Emergency responders and heavy equipment are seen at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 25. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

4th person found dead in chocolate factory blast; 3 missing

Four people have been confirmed dead and three others remain unaccounted for following an explosion Friday at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania. West Reading's police chief said a fourth person was … more

3/26/23

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear addresses reporters during a press conference in Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 15, 2022. Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care has put Kentucky in the middle of a national fight. But the consequences are more immediate in Kentucky. Its election this year offers an early test on the state-by-state assault on gender-affirming care for minors. The veto issued Friday set off competing messages likely to be repeated until the November election. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Veto puts Kentucky in thick of fight over transgender rights

Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care has put Kentucky in the middle of a national fight. But the consequences are more immediate in Kentucky. Its election this year … more

By BRUCE SCHREINER | 3/26/23

Thomas Marshall shows off the kitchen in his one bedroom apartment, in Sacramento, Calif., on February 24, 2023. Marshall, who had been homeless, got the apartment through a program championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, to use some of the state's Medicaid money to pay for up to six months of housing for some people, including those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use Medicaid money to pay for housing for some vulnerable people. Medicaid is the government health insurance program for people with disabilities or low … more

By ADAM BEAM | 3/26/23

Workers walk on a skybridge to and from a large Intel facility in Hillsboro, Ore., on March 17, 2023. Intel, which produces semiconductor chips, is Oregon's biggest corporate employer. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the governor to expand urban growth boundaries for semiconductor-related industries. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

For exactly 50 years, Oregon’s farms and forests have been protected from urban sprawl by the nation’s first statewide law creating urban growth boundaries. But now, a bill being considered in … more

By ANDREW SELSKY | 3/26/23

Crews continue to sift through Deep South tornado wreckage

Crews on Sunday continued the harrowing task of digging through the debris of flattened and battered homes after hundreds of people were displaced by a destructive tornado that tore through the … more

By LEAH WILLINGHAM | 3/26/23

The casket is carried out of the funeral for Shaeed Woodard, in Lake City, S.C., Saturday, March 25, 2023. More than 100 people gathered to remember the man gunned down three weeks earlier by a cartel in a Mexican border city. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

Mourners gather for American killed by cartel on Mexico trip

One of the two Americans gunned down three weeks ago by a Mexican cartel is being remembered as a sweet man who hoped to celebrate his birthday with a journey over the border. Over 100 people … more

By JAMES POLLARD | 3/25/23

People sit in front of a damaged home on Saturday, March 25, 2023 in Silver City, Miss. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states. (AP Photo/Michael Goldberg)

Weather service: Mississippi tornadoes deadliest since 2011

With at least 25 people dead in Mississippi, tornadoes that ravaged parts of the Deep South overnight were the deadliest in the state in more than a decade. That is according to National Weather … more

The Associated Press | 3/25/23

FILE - Andrew Lloyd Webber attends the gala opening of David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) exhibition, at the Lightroom, London, on Feb. 21, 2023. Nicholas Lloyd Webber, the Grammy-nominated composer, record producer and eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died Saturday, March 25, 2023 in England after a protracted battle with gastric cancer and pneumonia. He was 43. (Suzan Moore/PA via AP, File)

Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of famed composer, dies at 43

Nicholas Lloyd Webber, the Grammy-nominated composer, record producer and eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died Saturday in England. He was 43 and had battled gastric cancer and pneumonia. Famed … more

By The Associated Press | 3/25/23

William Barnes talks about the damage to his property on Saturday, March 25, 2023 in Silver City, Miss. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states. (AP Photo/Michael Goldberg)

After tornado, harrowing tales of survival in Mississippi

Residents of rural Mississippi have recounted harrowing tales of survival after a deadly tornado tore through the state Friday night. In the tiny town of Silver City in the western part of the state, … more

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and CLAIRE RUSH | 3/25/23

Officials investigate the scene where migrants were found trapped in a train car, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Uvalde, Texas. Union Pacific railroad said in a statement that the people were found in two cars on the train traveling east from Eagle Pass bound for San Antonio. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

2 dead in rail car; human smuggling investigation indicated

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men. The department indicated in a Saturday statement that it is investigating the … more

By KEN MILLER | 3/25/23

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. Putin said the plan was in response to Britain’s decision this past week to provide … more

3/25/23

FILE - Gordon Moore, the legendary Intel Corp. co-founder who predicted the growth of the semiconductor industry, smiles during a news conference, Thursday, May 24, 2001, in Santa Clara, Calif. Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, has died. He was 94. Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation say Moore died Friday, March 24, 2023 at his home in Hawaii. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Intel co-founder, philanthropist Gordon Moore dies at 94

Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, … more

3/25/23

The FBI works on the scene of a shooting, Thursday, March 23, 2023 in north Houston. Officials say one person has been fatally shot during a hostage rescue in Houston. In a statement, the FBI's Houston office said agents had been part of a multiday law enforcement operation to rescue a group of hostages. (Ralph Green/Houston Chronicle via AP)

17-year-old charged in kidnapping ending in Houston shooting

A 17-year-old has been charged with kidnapping two migrants whose rescue this week from a Houston hotel by FBI agents after days of captivity ended in gunfire that killed another suspect. Court … more

By JAKE BLEIBERG | 3/24/23

New York Police Department officers of the emergency service unit arrive at the courthouse after powder in an envelope meant for the district attorney's office was found, Friday, March 24, 2023, in New York. A non-threatening powdery substance was found Friday in an envelope marked “Alvin” in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a potential historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, authorities said. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Powder, threat sent to Manhattan DA investigating Trump

A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. It's the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a … more

By MICHAEL R. SISAK | 3/24/23

In this photo provided by Navajo Technical University, graduates at the school stand during a ceremony in Crownpoint, N.M., Dec. 16, 2022. On Friday, March 24, 2023, school officials said the creation of a doctoral program focused on Dine culture and language marks a milestone for the university and is the first doctoral program among tribal colleges and universities in the United States. (Wafa Hozien/Navajo Technical University via AP)

Navajo Tech 1st among tribal universities to offer PhD

Navajo Technical University has launched its first accredited doctoral program that will be dedicated to sustaining Diné culture and language. School officials say the program is the first of its … more

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | 3/24/23