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Nola Rhea, 17, left, and her mother, Heather Rhea, 47, sit together in a coffee shop on Sept. 26, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb., as they discuss Nola's plans to leave the state of Nebraska next year to attend college following the state's enactment of a law restricting gender-confirming medical treatments for minors. Nola is a transgender teen who says she no longer feels welcomed in Nebraska. (AP Photo/Margery Beck)

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment

Nebraska’s new law restricting gender-affirming care for anyone under 19 goes into effect this weekend. But it will do so without a required set of regulations that will be drafted by the state’s … more

By MARGERY A. BECK | 9/30/23

The Tiefenbachferner Glacier, part of glacier ski resort Soelden, with Wildspitze mountain is visible near Innsbruck, Austria, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

AP PHOTOS: As Alpine glaciers slowly disappear, new landscapes are appearing in their place

In pockets of Europe's Alpine mountains, glaciers are abundant enough that ski resorts operate above the snow and ice. Ski lifts, resorts, cabins and huts dot the landscape — and have done so … more

By MATTHIAS SCHRADER | 9/29/23

FILE - U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, heads to the chamber to advance a bill providing $1 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine as President Barack Obama meets with U.S. allies in Europe to punish Moscow for its annexation of the Crimean peninsula, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 24, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Photographs documented US Sen. Dianne Feinstein's groundbreaking career in politics

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s groundbreaking career in politics was documented in photos from the moment she was sworn in as San Francisco mayor in the aftermath of tragedy to … more

9/29/23

Chad Kremer, the Bison Herd Manager for Custer State Park, cracks his whip helping run the bison down a hill during the 58th annual Custer Buffalo Roundup on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Custer State Park in Custer, S.D. Cowboys and cowgirls in South Dakota are rounding up a herd of more than 1,500 bison, sometimes called buffalos in the U.S, as part of an annual effort to maintain the health of the once-threatened species. (Matt Gade/Rapid City Journal via AP)

Rounded up! South Dakota cowboys and cowgirls rustle up hundreds of bison in nation's only roundup

South Dakota cowboys and cowgirls are rounding up a herd of more than 1,500 bison as part of an annual effort to maintain the health of the species, which has rebounded from near-extinction. Visitors … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 9/29/23

FILE - People line up against a border wall as they wait to apply for asylum after crossing the border from Mexico. Tuesday, July 11, 2023, near Yuma, Ariz. As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.'s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year. The White House Friday, Sept. 29, released the targets for how many refugees it aims to admit over the next fiscal year starting October 1 and from what regions of the world. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

More refugees to come from Latin America, Caribbean under Biden's new 125,000 refugee cap

As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.’s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year. The White … more

By REBECCA SANTANA | 9/29/23

President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, during an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of Milley at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Fort Meyer, Va. Also held was an Armed Forces Hail in honor of Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who the Senate confirmed as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy, swipes at Trump in farewell address

Army Gen. Mark Milley delivered a full-throated defense of democracy and not-so-subtle swipes at former President Donald Trump during a packed ceremony as he closed out his four, often tumultuous … more

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR | 9/29/23

Baltimore Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley speaks at a news conference with law enforcement and city officials about the arrest of Jason Dean Billingsley on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Baltimore. Worley said that police had been searching for Billingsley, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Pava LaPere, since last week as a suspect in a separate rape and arson. (AP photo/Brian Witte)

Suspect in killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur held without bail

The man accused of killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last week and a rape and arson days earlier will be held without bail pending trial in those cases. Jason Billingsley is charged … more

By LEA SKENE | 9/29/23

FILE - A selection of Powerball tickets are shown at the Route One Wine and Spirits liquor store, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. Another Powerball drawing Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward $1 billion.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion after long drought of winners

Another Powerball drawing, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward a billion dollars. The estimated $925 million prize up for grabs Saturday night is the world’s ninth-largest lottery … more

9/29/23

Former Colorado fugitive sentenced to prison

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former fugitive from Colorado who pleaded guilty to causing a spectacular Las Vegas Strip hotel standoff that included furniture flying from a Caesars Palace window was … more

By Ken Ritter | AP News Writer | 9/29/23

FILE - Flowers, flags and notes cover a patrol car outside Arvada City Hall, on June 22, 2021, in Arvada, Colo., during a memorial for slain Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley, who was was killed during a shooting in Olde Town Arvada. A Colorado city has reached a $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man who was killed by police in 2021 after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer, a gunman who ambushed and fatally shot a police officer in 2021, only to be killed himself by another officer, a law firm announced Thursday, Sept. 28.

Mom of Colorado man killed by police settles with city

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado city has reached a $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police in 2021 after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot … more

By Colleen Slevin and Amy Beth Hanson | AP News Writers | 9/29/23

Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt addresses a crowd Wednesday, April 12, in the Nebraska state Capitol rotunda in Lincoln, Neb. A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday, filed by Hunt against a conservative that labeled her a child groomer and sexual abuser in online posts.

Judge tosses Nebraska state lawmaker’s defamation suit against PAC that labeled her a sexual abuser

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Nebraska lawmaker against a conservative political action committee that labeled her a child “groomer” and … more

By Margery A. Beck | AP News Writer | 9/29/23

FILE – Muskogee Freedman descendant Elouise Smith, 91, talks about her heritage with a citizen of the Muscogee Nation outside of the Muscogee Nation court building after a hearing challenging the Muscogee citizenship board on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in Okmulgee, Okla. A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled late Wednesday in favor of citizenship for two descendants of Black salves once owned by tribal members, potentially paving the way for hundreds of other descendants known as freedman.

Muscogee Nation judge rules in favor of citizenship for slave descendants known as freedmen

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled in favor of citizenship for two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, potentially paving the … more

By Sean Murphy | AP News Writer | 9/29/23

FILE -Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe looks towards witness during cross examination, July 27, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich. The teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will learn whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead. Judge Rowe will announce his decision Friday, Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Michigan judge to decide whether Oxford High School shooter gets life in prison or chance at parole

A teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will learn whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead. Judge Kwame Rowe will … more

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE | 9/29/23

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) is sacked by New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley (57) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Sept. 8-14, 2023

A group walked to the Jamtalferner Glacier in Austria. A deadly fire raced through a wedding hall in Iraq. Fencers competed at the Asian Games in China. And an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god … more

9/28/23

TikTok videos promoting steroid use have millions of views, says report criticized by the company

TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app’s users, according to a report released Thursday that the social media … more

By HALELUYA HADERO | 9/28/23

FILE - The fire-damaged Wellspring Health Access clinic is cordoned by tape, May 25, 2022, in Casper, Wyo. Lorna Roxanne Green, who says anxiety and nightmares led her to set fire to Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)

Judge sentences a woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic to 5 years in prison

A judge has sentenced an abortion opponent to five years in prison for burning a Wyoming abortion clinic. She also has been sentenced to three years probation and has been ordered to pay restitution. … more

By MEAD GRUVER | 9/28/23

Kathleen Boleyn, mother of Johnny Hurley who was fatally shot by a police officer from the Arvada, Colo., Police Department in June 2021, speaks near a photograph of her while discussing the $2.77-million settlement reached with the northwest Denver suburban city Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Denver. Boleyn's son was shot after he had killed an active shooter who had killed an Arvada officer in the city's Olde Town area on June 21, 2021. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Mom of Colorado man killed by police after taking ‘heroic’ actions to stop gunman settles with city

A Colorado city has reached a nearly $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer. A … more

COLLEEN SLEVIN and AMY BETH HANSON | 9/28/23

An ethnic Armenian boy from Nagorno-Karabakh, looks out from a car window upon his arrival in Goris, Armenia's Syunik region, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)

AP PHOTOS: Tens of thousands of Armenians flee in mass exodus from breakaway region of Azerbaijan

More than half the population of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled the breakaway region recently reclaimed by Azerbaijan, creating a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians. The migration began Sunday. By … more

By The Associated Press | 9/28/23

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019 file photo, a Brightline passenger train passes by in Oakland Park, Fla. Florida's high-speed passenger train service suffered the first fatality on its new extension between West Palm Beach and Orlando on Thursday, Sept. 28 2023 when a pedestrian was struck. Overall, it was Brightline's 99th death since it began operations six years ago. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, file)

Florida high-speed train headed to Orlando fatally strikes pedestrian

Florida's high-speed passenger train service has suffered its first fatality on its new extension to Orlando. St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said a 25-year-old stepped in front of a Brightline … more

9/28/23

This undated photo provided by the sheriff's office of Chaffee County, Colo., shows Suzanne Morphew, who went for a bike ride on Mother’s Day 2020 and never returned. Authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, that investigators discovered Morphew's remains the previous Friday near Moffat, Colo., about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of the Salida area, where she was reported missing. (Chaffee County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Remains found of Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew, who went missing on Mother's Day 2020

The discovery of Suzanne Morphew’s remains three years after the Colorado woman went missing is raising new questions about what happened to her. The remains were found last week about 40 miles … more

By THOMAS PEIPERT, COLLEEN SLEVIN, JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWN | 9/28/23