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This image released by Nintendo and Universal Studios shows Mario, voiced by Chris Pratt, left, and Luigi, voiced by Charlie Day in Nintendo's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." (Nintendo and Universal Studios via AP)

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a box office smash

Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million in its first … more

By LINDSEY BAHR | 4/9/23

AMA's first gay president to take over at tumultuous time

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. The rights of transgender patients and those seeking abortion care are … more

By LINDSEY TANNER | 4/9/23

FILE - Union leaders address thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 members during a rally outside the LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles on March 21, 2023. In an agreement announced Saturday, April 8, Los Angeles Unified School District workers approved a labor deal following a massive three-day strike over wages and staffing that halted education for students in one of the nation's largest school systems. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

After strike, LA school district workers approve labor deal

Los Angeles Unified School District workers have approved a contract to increase wages and provide better benefits for staffers after a three-day strike last month. The contract still needs to be … more

4/8/23

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Biden sports plan angers transgender advocates, opponents A Biden administration proposal to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes sparked outrage from conservative leaders while also angering … more

4/8/23

FILE - This combination of photos shows the path of the sun during a total eclipse by the moon Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, near Redmond, Ore. Itâs only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a stretch of the U.S., Mexico and Canada, plunging millions of people into midday darkness. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

One year until total solar eclipse sweeps US

NEW YORK (AP) — Dust off your eclipse glasses: It's only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a stretch of the … more

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer | 4/8/23

Three arrested for deadly Oklahoma City biker gang shootout

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Three men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shootout between rival motorcycle gangs at an Oklahoma City bar, according to police. Affidavits filed against the three … more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/8/23

Sheriff: Man fatally shot by deputies in southwest Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A man was fatally shot Friday morning by deputies in southwest Missouri who responded to a convenience store theft near Springfield, the Greene County Sheriff's Office … more

4/8/23

Today in History: April 8, Hank Aaron hits 715th homer

Today in History Today is Saturday, April 8, the 98th day of 2023. There are 267 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta … more

By The Associated Press | 4/8/23

In this photo provided by his son Jose Olmos, award-winning Bolivian journalist Harold Olmos is seen at his home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Dec. 31, 2016. Olmos, whose gentlemanly manner belied a remarkable reportorial tenacity and who led Associated Press operations in Venezuela and Brazil after fleeing his coup-convulsed homeland more than four decades earlier, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023. He was 78. (Jose Olmos via AP)

Award-winning retired AP journalist Harold Olmos dead at 78

Award-winning Bolivian journalist Harold Olmos, who led Associated Press operations in Venezuela and Brazil, has died at age 78. Olmos fled his coup-convulsed homeland more than four decades ago. His … more

By FRANK BAJAK | 4/7/23

FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, a California condor takes flight in the Ventana Wilderness east of Big Sur, Calif. Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock. The National Park Service on Friday, April 7, 2023 said the birds that died last month tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona

Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock. The National Park Service on Friday said the birds … more

4/7/23

Members of the "Las Siete Palabras" brotherhood place the "Cristo de la agonía" as part of the preparations for a Holy Week procession, in Zamora, Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

AP-Week in Pictures: Global / April 1 - 7, 2023

April 1 - 7, 2023 From Holy Week celebrations to protests in France over the nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, this photo gallery … more

4/7/23

FILE - Police continue their investigation at a home where eight family members were found dead in Enoch, Utah, on Jan. 5, 2023. A Utah man who fatally shot his wife, her mother and their five kids before turning the gun on himself detailed his anger toward his wife in his suicide note, investigators wrote in a report released on Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Sam Metz, File)

Utah man who killed wife, 5 kids left suicide note

A Utah man who fatally shot his wife, her mother and their five kids left a suicide note saying he “would rather rot in hell” than continue being controlled by his wife, investigators wrote in a … more

By SAM METZ | 4/7/23

Penitents of the "Padre Jesus Nazareno" brotherhood carry a portable dais platform which supports a statue of Jesus Christ carried by "costaleros"during the holy week procession in Priego de Cordoba, southern Spain, Friday, April 7, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

AP PHOTOS: Joyous Holy Week celebrations around the world

From dressing as Roman soldiers in Antigua, Guatemala, to carrying palm fronds on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Christians around the world are celebrating Holy Week. For millions of Christians, the … more

By The Associated Press | 4/7/23

This undated photo provided by Yuba City Police Department shows Yuba City Police "wellness officer" Percy, a rabbit who was rescued in 2022, in Yuba City, Ariz.. The Yuba City Police Department announced Friday, April 7, 2023, the rabbit's promotion to the rank of "wellness officer" just days before Easter Sunday. The bunny is named Percy because it was found on Percy Avenue, in Yuba. (Yuba City Police Department via AP)

Officer Cottontail? Bunny joins police force. Fur real.

Meet Percy, the police rabbit. Yes, that’s fur real. Some bunny — also known as Officer Ashley Carson — found a lost rabbit last year in the middle of Percy Avenue in Yuba City, California, … more

4/7/23

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis announces a study, Friday, April 7, 2023, in Faifax, Va., in conjunction with George Mason University that will seek over the next 20 years to shed light on police recruitment and retention. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)

Study seeks to understand police recruiting and retention

A police force and university in northern Virginia are teaming up for what they say will be a first-of-its-kind study that will seek over the next 20 years the assess the challenges police agencies … more

By MATTHEW BARAKAT | 4/7/23

Study says warming may push more hurricanes toward US coasts

A new study says changes in air patterns as the world warms will likely push more and nastier hurricanes up against the United States’ east and Gulf coasts. Friday's study looks more at steering … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 4/7/23

FILE - Cincinnati Reds' Stuart Fairchild (57) chases a ball hit by New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton for a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game July 13, 2022, in New York. A new study released Friday, April 7, 2023, finds that climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Going, going, gone: Study says climate change juicing homers

A new study finds that climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences. A study published Friday by Dartmouth … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 4/7/23

Guards keep a curtain closed prior to a meeting between France's President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

MARCH 31-APRIL 6, 2023 From protests against raising the retirement age in France, to Premier League football in England and Holy Week celebrations across Europe and Africa, this photo gallery … more

By The Associated Press | 4/7/23

Today in History: April 7, Billie Holiday is born

Today in History Today is Friday, April 7, the 97th day of 2023. There are 268 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 7, 1984, the Census Bureau reported Los … more

By The Associated Press | 4/7/23

Authorities from various agencies gather at the command post next to local fitness center and library where a lockdown occurred in response to a shooting in Roseville, Calif., Thursday, April 6, 2023. At least three people have been hospitalized.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Suspect in custody for possible Northern California shooting

A spokesperson for a Northern California hospital says least three people have been hospitalized with unknown injuries following a possible shooting. It was not immediately clear whether they had … more

By RICH PEDRONCELLI and STEFANIE DAZIO | 4/6/23