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FILE - Aurora, Colo., police officer Nathan Woodyard attends an arraignment hearing after being charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, Jan. 20, 2023, at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo. Closing arguments are scheduled Friday, Nov. 3, in the trial of the police officer charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man stopped as he walked home from the store after someone reported that he was suspicious. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP, File)

Closing arguments scheduled Friday in trial of police officer charged in Elijah McClain's death

Closing arguments are scheduled to take place in the trial of a police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of Elijah McClain. The 23-year-old Black man was stopped in 2019 as he walked … more

By COLLEEN SLEVIN | 11/3/23

FILE- San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers answers a question after a news conference, April 30, 2023, in Cleveland, Texas. The FBI is investigating allegations of wrongdoing by the Texas sheriff who faced complaints of corruption from his own deputies for years before drawing broader scrutiny for his agency's response to a mass shooting, according to a woman interviewed by federal agents. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

The FBI is investigating a Texas sheriff's office, a woman interviewed by agents says

A woman interviewed by FBI agents says they are investigating allegations of wrongdoing by a Texas sheriff who faced complaints of corruption for years before drawing broader scrutiny for his … more

By JAKE BLEIBERG | 11/3/23

Peer support worker Jesse Johnson of the Family Resource Center looks to her client Tyler Baker as they talk in the driveway of Baker's home in Findlay, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Peer support services for people in recovery are a major component of Hancock County's strategy for addressing the opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

As billions roll in to fight the US opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

Legal settlements could provide local and state governments $50 billion to fight the deadly U.S. opioid overdose crisis. What could that look like? One Ohio community is already doing many of the … more

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CARLA K. JOHNSON | 11/3/23

Dr. Ray Mendez, right, examines Moises Abraham Hidalgo Sarmiento, 30, of Peru outside of the 1st District police station where migrants are camped, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Chicago.. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago

A group of volunteer doctors in Chicago is spending their Saturdays providing street medicine for the growing number of migrants. The doctors are mostly students from Chicago universities and visit … more

By SOPHIA TAREEN | 11/2/23

FILE - Chelsey Napper, the neighbor of Breonna Taylor, testifies during the trial of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, March 1, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Breonna Taylor’s neighbor recalled her horror as police bullets flew into her apartment near her sleeping son as a federal trial for Hankison, the former Louisville officer who fired those shots, began on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Breonna Taylor's neighbor testified son was nearly shot by officer's stray bullets during 2020 raid

The federal trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid has begun. Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison fired shots during the botched raid that … more

By DYLAN LOVAN | 11/2/23

FILE - The sun rises above a highway in Frankfurt, Germany, Aug. 2, 2022. Former NASA top scientist James Hansen is warning that global warming is accelerating faster than most models are showing, a contention that other scientists think is overblown. He argues that since 2010 there is more sun energy in the atmosphere, and less of the particles that can reflect it back into space thanks to efforts to cut pollution. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated

One of modern climate science’s pioneers is warning that the world isn’t just steadily warming, but is dangerously accelerating. But some other scientists are calling the work a bit overheated. … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 11/2/23

FILE - Varieties of disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices manufactured by EB Design, formerly known as Elf Bar, are displayed at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, shows fewer high school students are vaping. About 10% of high school students said they used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% from the same survey conducted last year. Fewer high schools students also smoked cigarettes and cigars. The use of e-cigarettes among middle school students was about the same as last year. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report

A new government report shows fewer high school students are vaping. About 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month. That's down from 14% from the … more

By MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE | 11/2/23

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. A growing list of Israeli officials have accepted responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas’ brutal attack on Israeli communities during the Oct. 7 incursion that triggered the current Israel-Hamas war. Conspicuously absent from that roll call is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, Pool, File)

Netanyahu has sidestepped accountability for Hamas attack, instead taking aim at his security chiefs

A growing list of Israeli officials have accepted responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas’ brutal attack on Israeli communities. Conspicuously absent from those names is Prime Minister Benjamin … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 11/2/23

A hiring sign is displayed at a retail store in Wheeling, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

US applications for jobless benefits inch higher but remain at historically healthy levels

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inched up last week but remains low by historical standards, even with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes meant to cool the … more

By MATT OTT | 11/2/23

FILE - People ride the Giant Canyon Swing at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colo., June 10, 2011. A heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out an apparent plan to shoot up the mountaintop amusement park in Colorado, authorities said Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (Christopher Tomlinson/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP, File)

911 call shows man suspected in plan to attack Colorado amusement park was found dead near a ride

The body of a heavily armed man who authorities suspected was planning a “heinous” attack at a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado was discovered with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the … more

By MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN | 11/1/23

President Joe Biden arrives on Marine One at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, after speaking in Northfield, Minn. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden calls for humanitarian 'pause' in Israel-Hamas war

President Joe Biden says he thinks there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war. Biden was talking to a roomful of supporters gathered in Minneapolis for a reelection fundraiser … more

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI | 11/1/23

A Broome County Sheriff's van leaves U.S. District Court in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Patrick Dai, a 21-year-old Cornell University student accused of posting threats online to shoot and stab Jewish people on the campus, waived his right to a bail hearing during his first appearance in federal court Wednesday. The judge ordered him to remain in Broome County jail, where he has been since he was arrested. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Cornell University student accused of posting online threats about Jewish students appears in court

A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held without bail after his first appearance in federal court. Twenty-one-year-old … more

11/1/23

This photo provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shows a Wilson's warbler bird in Alaska. The American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, that birds in North America will no longer be named after people. In 2024, it will begin to rename around 80 species found in the U.S. and Canada. Birds that will be renamed include those currently called Wilson’s warbler and Wilson’s snipe, both named after the 19th century naturalist Alexander Wilson. (USFWS via AP)

Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people. The American Ornithological Society announced the move Wednesday. Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 species found … more

By CHRISTINA LARSON | 11/1/23

Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that can move during hard turns and cause a fire

Toyota is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful turns and potentially cause a fire. The recall covers certain RAV4s … more

11/1/23

The granddaughter of an 85-year-old Israeli woman who was kidnapped by Hamas and taken to Gaza said she was increasingly worried about her grandmother's health. (October 18).

5 hostages of Hamas are free, offering some hope to families of more than 200 still captive

Five hostages of Hamas are free, offering some hope to the families of more than 200 others snatched in southern Israel during the militants' deadly rampage on Oct. 7. The families of those still in … more

By The Associated Press | 11/1/23

FILE - The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the increase of U.S. infant mortality rate to 3% in 2022 — a rare increase in a death statistic that has been generally been falling for decades. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year, which is the largest increase in two decades. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows significant death rate increases … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 11/1/23

This image from a video animation provided by NASA depicts the Lucy spacecraft approaching an asteroid. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, Lucy encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey to Jupiter. (NASA via AP)

NASA's Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey out to Jupiter. The spacecraft on Wednesday zoomed past the pint-sized Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt beyond … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 11/1/23

FILE - In this image from video from Louisiana state police state trooper Dakota DeMoss' body-worn camera, trooper Kory York bends over with his foot on Ronald Greene's shoulder after he was taken into custody on May 10, 2019, outside of Monroe, La. On Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, a judge delivered a victory to the state prosecution of white Louisiana lawmen in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, allowing the most serious charge of negligent homicide to go forward against York, captured on video dragging the Black motorist by his ankle shackles and forcing him to lie facedown in the dirt. (Louisiana State Police via AP, File)

Trooper accused of withholding body-camera video agrees to testify in deadly arrest of Black driver

Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Louisiana state trooper accused of withholding graphic body-camera footage that shows another officer dragging Black motorist Ronald Greene by his ankle … more

By JIM MUSTIAN | 11/1/23

In this image made from video, Michelle Fiscus speaks to the Associated Press, from Franklin, Tenn., on July 13, 2021. The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by the former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement in the case brought by Fiscus includes provisions that limit what each of the parties can say about each other, according to a copy provided by the Tennessee Department of Health in response to a public records request. (AP Photo)

State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement

The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Agreement details obtained in a public records … more

By JONATHAN MATTISE | 11/1/23

In this NASA false-color image, the blue and purple shows the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer over Antarctica on Oct. 30, 2023. This year’s ozone hole was about average size for the last 20 years. (NASA via AP)

Ozone hole is about average size, despite undersea volcano eruption that was expected to worsen it

With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall. But it didn’t happen. Instead … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 11/1/23