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Michelle Williams, a cast member in the film "The Fablemans," poses for a portrait at the Four Seasons Hotel, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

How Michelle Williams found the music of Mitzi Fabelman

“The Fabelmans” centers on Steven Spielberg’s coming of age as a filmmaker. But it's the mother, as played by Michelle Williams, who provides the film’s aching soul. At turns despondent, … more

By JAKE COYLE | 12/7/22

This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Brooke Shields appears in a scene from the documentary "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields" by Lana Wilson, an official selection of the Premiers Program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute via AP)

Sundance Film Festival unveils lineup for 2023 edition

Documentaries about Brooke Shields, Judy Blume and Michael J. Fox are among the world premieres set for the Sundance Film Festival in January. The upcoming festival in Park City, Utah, will also … more

By LINDSEY BAHR | 12/7/22

This illustration provided by researchers depicts Kap Kobenhavn, Greenland, two million years ago, when the temperature was significantly warmer than northernmost Greenland today. Scientists have analyzed 2-million-year-old DNA extracted from dirt samples in the area, revealing an ancient ecosystem unlike anything seen on Earth today, including traces of mastodons and horseshoe crabs roaming the Arctic. (Beth Zaiken via AP)

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert. But back then it … more

By MADDIE BURAKOFF | 12/7/22

FILE - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, front row, centre right poses for a photo with bishops from around the world at the University of Kent, during the 15th Lambeth Conference, in Canterbury, England, Friday, July 29, 2022. Friction has been simmering within the global Anglican Communion for many years over its 42 provinces’ sharp differences on whether to recognize same-sex marriage and ordain LGBTQ clergy. In 2022, the divisions have widened, as conservative bishops – notably from Africa and Asia – affirmed their opposition to LGBTQ inclusion and demanded “repentance” by the more liberal provinces with inclusive policies. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP, File)

Friction over LGBTQ issues worsens in global Anglican church

Friction has been simmering within the global Anglican Communion for many years over its 42 provinces’ sharp differences on whether to recognize same-sex marriage and ordain LGBTQ clergy. This … more

By CHINEDU ASADU and DAVID CRARY of The Associated Press and CATHERINE PEPINSTER of Religion News Service | 12/7/22

Friction over LGBTQ issues worsens in global Anglican church

Friction has been simmering within the global Anglican Communion for many years over its 42 provinces’ sharp differences on whether to recognize same-sex marriage and ordain LGBTQ clergy. This … more

By CHINEDU ASADU and DAVID CRARY of The Associated Press and CATHERINE PEPINSTER of Religion News Service | 12/7/22

FILE - In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the destroyer USS Shaw explodes after being hit by bombs during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. A few centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, to remember those who perished 81 years ago. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Hawaii remembrance to draw handful of Pearl Harbor survivors

A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene in Hawaii to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago in the Japanese bombing. That’s fewer … more

By AUDREY McAVOY | 12/7/22

A burned-out warehouse is seen, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Baltimore. A man was found dead inside the building Sunday morning, hours after firefighters extinguished the blaze. (AP Photo/Lea Skene)

Body of Baltimore fire victim went undiscovered for hours

A Baltimore family is demanding answers after firefighters responded to a warehouse fire Saturday night and failed to realize the building was occupied before leaving the scene. James Craig Jr., 45, … more

By LEA SKENE | 12/6/22

Members of a team of archaeologists study a wooden structure in the sand, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Severe beach erosion caused by two late-season hurricanes helped partially uncover what appears to be part of an 80-foot-long (24-meters) ship in the sand on Daytona Beach Shores, officials said. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Florida beach erosion uncovers wooden ship from 1800s

Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s on Florida's East Coast. It had been buried under the sand of Daytona … more

MIKE SCHNEIDER and FREIDA FRISARO | 12/6/22

Aaron Dean arrives to the 396th District Court in Fort Worth on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas, for the first day of his trial in the murder of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean, a former Fort Worth police officer, is accused of fatally shooting Jefferson in 2019. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP, Pool)

Texas cop didn't say 'gun' before fatal shooting, search

A Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home three years ago didn’t say the woman was holding a gun before he pulled the trigger and never mentioned the … more

By JAKE BLEIBERG | 12/6/22

FILE - The New York Rangers, members of the National Hockey League, pose for a photo in 1928 in New York. From left to right, top row: Billy Boyd, Butch Keeling, manager Lester Patrick, Ching Johnson, Myles Lane, Taffy Abel and Paul Thompson. From left to right, bottom row: trainer Harry Westerby, Murray Murdock, Frank Boucher, Bill Cook, John Ross, Leo Bourgault and Bunny Cook. Abel was one of the first known Native American players in the NHL. (AP Photo/File)

Hockey's history shows handful of non-white pioneers

Hockey has Indigenous roots but has become a predominantly white sport in North America, Europe and elsewhere. Some of the first elite Indigenous hockey players made it into the league well before … more

By STEPHEN WHYNO | 12/6/22

FILE - Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, right, the former lover and business partner of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., on June 24, 2022. Balwani learns Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, whether he will be punished as severely as Holmes for peddling the company's bogus blood-testing technology that duped investors and endangered patients. (AP Photo/Michael Liedtke, File)

Holmes' former partner faces sentencing in Theranos case

A former Theranos executive learns Wednesday whether he will be punished as severely as his former lover and business partner for peddling the company’s bogus blood-testing technology that duped … more

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | 12/6/22

FILE - A sign at the federal courthouse in Tacoma, Wash., is shown on April 6, 2016, to inform visitors of the federal government's REAL ID Act, which requires state driver's licenses and ID cards to have security enhancements and be issued to people who can prove they are legally in the United States. The deadline for obtaining the Real ID needed to board a domestic flight has been pushed back again, with the Department of Homeland Security citing the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the slower-than-expected rollout. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

COVID's lingering impact prompts Real ID deadline extension

The deadline for obtaining the Real ID needed to board a domestic flight has been pushed back again, with the Department of Homeland Security citing the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for … more

By JIM SALTER | 12/6/22

Foundations, major donors tackle nation’s nursing shortage

As more nurses leave their jobs in hospitals and health-care centers, foundations are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to ensure that more stay in the profession and get more out of the job … more

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy | 12/6/22

FILE - Workers set up the Montreal Convention Centre in preparation for the COP15 U.N. conference on biodiversity in Montreal, Dec. 2, 2022. Environmental leaders are gathering in Montreal to hammer out a framework they hope will help provide much-needed protection for the world's biodiversity. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Governments gather in Canada in bid to boost biodiversity

Environmental leaders are gathering on Montreal to hammer out a framework they hope will help provide much-needed protection for the world's biodiversity. Coming less than a month after world leaders … more

By MICHAEL CASEY | 12/6/22

File - Mourners gather outside Club Q to visit a memorial, which has been moved from a sidewalk outside of police tape that was surrounding the club, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Colorado Spring, Colo. The suspect accused of entering the gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, is set to appear in court again Tuesday, Dec. 6 to learn what charges prosecutors will pursue in the attack, including possible hate crime counts. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP, File)

Colorado gay club shooting suspect set to return to court

The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others is set to appear in court again … more

By COLLEEN SLEVIN | 12/6/22

FILE - In this courtroom drawing, from left, Brandon Caserta with his attorney Michael Darragh Hills, defendants Adam Fox, center, and Ty Garbin appear during a hearing in federal court in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Oct. 16, 2020. Federal prosecutors told a judge Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, that a life prison sentence would be justified for Fox, the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying his goal to turn the country upside down in 2020 was a forerunner of rampant anti-government extremism. (Jerry Lemenu via AP, File)

Prosecutors in Whitmer kidnap plot say life sentence fits

Federal prosecutors say a life prison sentence would be justified for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The government filed a sentencing memo Monday in Grand Rapids, a … more

By ED WHITE | 12/5/22

FILE - Delicate Arch is seen at Arches National Park on April 25, 2021, near Moab, Utah. Attorneys representing the family of a Ugandan activist who was killed by a swinging national park gate said Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, that they were pursuing $140 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government. (AP Photo/Lindsay Whitehurst, File)

Trial begins over death of Ugandan woman killed in Utah park

Attorneys for the family of a Ugandan activist killed by a swinging metal gate at Arches National Park in Utah are seeking $140 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. … more

By SAM METZ | 12/5/22

FILE - Waves from the Bering Sea splash up on a jetty on Sept. 16, 2022, in Nome, Alaska. Much of the Arctic is in a burst of freak December 2022 warming. Scientists say some of it is random weather from storms and some of it is from low sea ice. The low sea ice is due to climate change. (AP Photo/Peggy Fagerstrom, File)

December serving up baked Alaska and warming most of Arctic

Much of the Arctic is in a burst of freak December warming. Temperatures in Alaska’s northernmost community hit 40 degrees Monday morning. That’s not only a record by six degrees but it’s the … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 12/5/22

FILE - Shoppers, visitors and employees exit the Mall of America on March 17, 2020 as the mall in Bloomington, Minn. The family of a boy who was severely injured when he was thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in April 2019 has reached a confidential settlement with the shopping center, which includes making changes to its trespassing policies, the family and mall announced Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Mall of America settles lawsuit over boy thrown from balcony

The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis says it will toughen its trespassing policies as part of a settlement with the family of a boy who was severely injured when a man with a history of … more

By TRISHA AHMED | 12/5/22

This image released by the New York City Ballet shows principal dancer Sterling Hyltin taking her final bow with New York City Ballet after performing as the Sugarplum Fairy in George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker," in New York on Dec. 4, 2022. (Erin Baiano/New York City Ballet via AP)

Review: A Sugarplum Fairy waves a sweet 'Nutcracker' goodbye

George Balanchine's “Nutcracker” is back in full swing at New York City Ballet, a year after a number of performances were canceled due to COVID-19, and two years after being sidelined entirely … more

By JOCELYN NOVECK | 12/5/22