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FILE - Cars move along the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Police say a 17-year-old boy slipped and fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in an apparent social media stunt. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Teen dies during apparent social media stunt on Los Angeles bridge, police say

Police say a 17-year-old boy slipped and fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in an apparent social media stunt. Police were sent to the 6th Street Viaduct around 2 a.m. … more

5/24/23

This Himawari-9 infrared satellite image taken at 2 p.m. EDT and provided by NOAA shows Typhoon Mawar passing over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (NOAA via AP)

What makes a storm a typhoon? What's a super typhoon?

A powerful typhoon churned over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and lashed the island with wind and rain. Typhoon Mawar is the strongest to hit the U.S. territory of roughly 150,000 people since … more

By The Associated Press | 5/24/23

CAPTION CORRECTION CORRECTS DATE: FILE - Tourists pose for photos at a sign along a popular beach in Tamuning, Guam, May 11, 2019. The powerful Pacific typhoon Mawar that lashed of Guam on Thursday, May 25, 2023, with damaging high winds, heavy rains and a dangerous storm surge arrived as the worst storm in decades, interrupting life for residents and the U.S. military on a tropical island that is the easternmost of the nation's territories. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Typhoon Mawar lashes Guam, US island territory known as 'Where America's Day Begins'

The powerful Typhoon Mawar lashing Guam has interrupted travel and tropical island life for residents and U.S. military members in one of the nation's most remote territories. The island in the … more

By KEN RITTER | 5/24/23

FILE - The Conemaugh Generation Station emits steam in New Florence, Pa., Feb. 6, 2007. Pennsylvania's Supreme Court Wednesday, May 24, 2023, will take its first crack at whether a governor can force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, or whether approval from a hostile Legislature was required first. (Todd Berkey/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)

Pennsylvania high court appears split over plan to force power plants to pay for carbon emissions

Justices on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court are indicating that they're likely to have split opinions on whether a governor can force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas … more

By MARC LEVY | 5/24/23

This image provided by the Statens Museum For Kunst shows the 1834 painting "The 84-Gun Danish Warship 'Dronning Marie' in the Sound" by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. Danish painters in the 19th century had some special ingredients up their sleeves: They used materials from brewing beer to create their artwork, according to research published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg/Statens Museum for Kunst via AP)

Danish masters prepped canvases with leftovers from brewing beer

Famous Danish painters may have gotten supplies from an unusual source: breweries. A study published Wednesday finds that paintings from 19th-century Denmark included bits of yeast and wheat … more

By MADDIE BURAKOFF | 5/24/23

A member of The Leatherback Project for the conservation of leatherback turtles inspects the health of hatchlings from a nest on a beach near Armila, Panama, Saturday, May 20, 2023. Sea turtles in Panama now have the legal right to live in an environment free of pollution and other detrimental impacts caused by humans, a change that represents a different way of thinking about how to protect wildlife. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the 'rights of nature' movement

Sea turtles in Panama now have the legal right to live and have free passage in a healthy environment, a change that represents a different way of thinking about how to protect wildlife. Panama’s … more

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT | 5/24/23

Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Decatur, Ga., announcing a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Georgia woman who died after she fell out of a moving patrol car in July 2022, following her arrest. Crump was joined in front of the old courthouse in Decatur, by Brianna Grier's sister Lottie Grier, left, and mother Mary Grier, right. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback)

Family of Georgia woman who died after falling from moving patrol car files wrongful death lawsuit

The family of a Georgia woman who died last year after she fell from a moving patrol car has filed a civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit announced Wednesday says sheriff’s deputies improperly … more

By KATE BRUMBACK | 5/24/23

FILE - Alex Murdaugh speaks with his legal team before he is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and son by Judge Clifton Newman at the Colleton County Courthouse on Friday, March 3, 2023 in in Walterboro, S.C. Convicted murderer Murdaugh is facing federal charges for the first time after being indicted on 22 financial fraud charges related to schemes the former attorney used to steal settlement money from clients. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool, File)

Convicted murderer and ex-attorney Alex Murdaugh facing federal charges of fraud, theft

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is facing federal charges for the first time after being indicted on 22 financial fraud charges over allegations the former attorney schemed to steal settlement money … more

By JEFFREY COLLINS | 5/24/23

FILE - Multivitamin tablets are photographed in Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. A study published Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don't change recommendations about use of the supplements. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

A daily multivitamin to boost memory? Here's what to know

A new study shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don't change recommendations about use of the supplements. Researchers tracked more than 3,500 … more

By JONEL ALECCIA | 5/24/23

The entrance to Oliver Citywide Academy is empty after a shooting on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in Pittsburgh. Authorities say a student shot and killed another student outside a school in Pittsburgh shortly before classes were due to start. Police say the alleged shooter is in custody, and that they recovered a gun. No other injuries were reported. (Justin Vellucci/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)

Police: Student fatally shot by another student outside Pittsburgh school

Authorities say a student shot and killed another student outside a school in Pittsburgh shortly before classes were due to start. Police say the alleged shooter is in custody, and that they … more

5/24/23

Mohamed, a 19-year-old fleeing political persecution in the northwest African country of Mauritania, poses for a photo that obscures his face to protect his identity, outside the Crossroads Hotel, before heading into town for a work opportunity, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Newburgh, N.Y. Mohamed is one of about 400 international migrants the city has been putting up in a small number of hotels in other parts of the state this month to relieve pressure on its overtaxed homeless shelter system. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Seeking asylum and work, migrants bused out of NYC find hostility

Before he left the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed read that New York was a place of “open arms." Now that he’s here seeking political asylum, he isn’t feeling as welcomed as he … more

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ | 5/24/23

FILE - Haitian migrants camp out at the Giordano Bruno plaza in Mexico City, May 18, 2023. The group was staying at a shelter in Mexico City on their way north but were forced to make camp at the park after the shelter closed. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Texas sues Biden administration over asylum rule, saying phone app encourages illegal immigration

The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration to have a newly introduced asylum rule thrown out. Texas is arguing in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the administration's use of a phone app called … more

By REBECCA SANTANA | 5/23/23

A man gestures as he waits with others to apply for asylum between two border walls Thursday, May 11, 2023, in San Diego. Many of the hundreds of migrants between the walls that separate Tijuana, Mexico, with San Diego have been waiting for days to apply for asylum. Pandemic-related U.S. asylum restrictions, known as Title 42, are to expire May 11. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

4-year-old child is 'OK' after being dropped from high border wall in San Diego

The U.S. Border Patrol chief says a 4-year-old child is “remarkably" OK after being dropped into the United States from a high border wall from Tijuana, Mexico. Surveillance video in San Diego … more

5/23/23

Motorists pass a sign dedicated to former President Jimmy Carter along Jimmy Carter Blvd. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Norcross, Ga. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)

Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream

Jimmy Carter's grandson says the former president remains in good spirits three months after entering end-of-life care at home. Jason Carter says his grandfather follows public discussion of his … more

By BILL BARROW | 5/23/23

FILE - Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Erin Wilcox speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse on March 10, 2021, in Alexandria, Va., where her organization filed a lawsuit against Fairfax County's school board, alleging discrimination against Asian Americans over its revised admissions process for the elite Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at the elite public high school in Virginia that critics say discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat, File)

Appeals court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school

A divided federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite Virginia high school that critics say discriminates against Asian Americans. The 2-1 ruling … more

By MATTHEW BARAKAT | 5/23/23

FILE - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul delivers his remarks after being sworn to his second term as attorney general during ceremonies on Jan. 9, 2023, in Springfield, Ill. Raoul on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, will discuss his office’s more than four-year investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state going back decades — a probe launched by his predecessor after she found the church's own investigation to be seriously lacking. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Illinois AG probe: Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged

Illinois’ attorney general has released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, saying investigators found that 451 clergy sexually abused … more

By KATHLEEN FOODY and MICHAEL TARM | 5/23/23

South Carolina House Democrats speak at a rally to people against an abortion bill being debated in the House on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina's only women senators to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate

The only five women in South Carolina’s 46-member Senate have vowed to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate after the group filibustered a near-total ban last month. But it remains to be … more

By JAMES POLLARD | 5/23/23

The cast and creatives behind the new Disney+ series "American Born Chinese" say it's a "surreal" feeling to have the project released into the world. Ben Wang stars as a teen growing up amid pressure to reconcile his American and Chinese sides and mixes drama, comedy, and mythology. (May 22)

From Xerox to TV box, long awaited adaptation of 'American Born Chinese' book hits Disney+

After 17 years, cartoonist Gene Luen Yang is seeing his American dream come true. “American Born Chinese,” an adaptation of his trailblazing graphic novel, debuts on Disney+ on Wednesday. The … more

By TERRY TANG | 5/23/23

This photo provided by Indian River County Sheriff's Office shows John Manchec. Sheriff's deputies in Florida say they foiled an elaborate escape plan by Manchec, a 78-year-old, dual citizenship businessman who is facing multiple child pornography charges stemming from a 2014 arrest. A tip from the outside sparked a two month investigation into the actions of Manchec, some of his employees and others who he befriended in jail, Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said Monday, May 22, 2023, during a news conference. (Indian River County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Millionaire’s elaborate jail escape plan foiled, Florida sheriff says

Sheriff’s investigators in Florida say they foiled an elaborate jailbreak plan by a 78-year-old businessman who is in custody facing child pornography charges stemming from a 2014 arrest. Indian … more

5/23/23

Melanese Marr-Thomas talks about the photographs of her late husband, Charles Thomas, which decorate her living room wall in District Heights, Md., on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. He felt doctors were quick to blame any ailments solely on his weight, but slow to listen to his symptoms or examine other causes. He eventually gave up on seeking medical care for a long time because he was tired of feeling judged. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it's catastrophic

In a nation plagued by high blood pressure, Black people are more likely to suffer from it. And so, in the time of COVID-19, they are more likely than white people to die. It’s a stark reality. And … more

By KAT STAFFORD | 5/23/23