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The jagged, broken top of a monument to frontiersman Kit Carson is visible on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in downtown Santa Fe, N.M. Police are investigating the partial destruction Thursday of the monument to the frontiersman and U.S. soldier who had a leading role in the death of hundreds of Native Americans during the settlement of the American West. The stone monument has been encircled by a plywood barrier for years as a safeguard amid protests. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Vandalism damages monument to frontiersman 'Kit' Carson, who led campaigns against Native Americans

Police in New Mexico’s capital city are investigating the partial destruction of a public monument to 19th century frontiersman Christopher “Kit” Carson. The U.S. soldier had a leading role in … more

By MORGAN LEE | 9/1/23

FILE -A box of ivermectin is shown in a pharmacy as pharmacists work in the background, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Ga. A federal appeals court Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in a campaign against treating COVID-19 with the anti-parasite drug ivermectin(AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Court revives doctors' lawsuit saying FDA overstepped its authority with anti-ivermectin campaign

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in a campaign against the use of a drug that is not … more

By KEVIN McGILL | 9/1/23

FILE - Myon Burrell, center, is released from Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Bayport, Minn. Burrell, a Black man who was sent to prison for life as a teenager but was set free in 2020 after 18 years behind bars, was arrested in a Minneapolis suburb Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, on potential gun and drug charges. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Attorney: Myon Burrell, locked up for life as teen in killing but later freed, denies new charges

A Minnesota man who was a teenager when he was sent to prison for life in a high-profile murder case — then released 18 years later when his sentence was commuted — has been charged with gun and … more

By STEVE KARNOWSKI | 9/1/23

This photo provided by the Chester County, Pa., District Attorney's Office shows escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante. Cavalcante, who was recently convicted of fatally stabbing his girlfriend, escaped Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, from a suburban Philadelphia prison and prosecutors say he is also wanted in his native Brazil in a separate slaying. (Chester County District Attorney's Office via AP)

A man convicted of murder in Pennsylvania and wanted in Brazil remains at large after jail escape

Hundreds of law enforcement agents are searching for a man convicted of murder in Pennsylvania for the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, a day after he escaped from a county jail. The search … more

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This image provided by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University shows an LROC NAC image enlarged four times centered on the likely Luna 25 crater. A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The Luna 25 lander slammed into the moon last month, a harsh end to Russia's first moon mission in almost half a century. (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University via AP)

NASA spacecraft around moon spots likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander

A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander. The Luna 25 lander slammed into the moon last month, a harsh end to Russia's first moon mission in … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 9/1/23

Housing developments are shown in Ivins, Utah, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A Utah woman who gave online parenting advice via a once popular YouTube channel has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated child abuse after her malnourished son escaped out a window and ran to a nearby house for help, authorities said. Ruby Franke, whose now defunct channel “8 Passengers” followed her family, was arrested Wednesday night, Aug. 30, 2023, in the southern Utah city of Ivins. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Mom who gave parenting advice on '8 Passengers' YouTube channel arrested on suspicion of child abuse

Authorities say a Utah woman who gave online parenting advice via a YouTube channel has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated child abuse after two of her children were found to be malnourished. … more

By AMY BETH HANSON | 8/31/23

Community members, teachers, parents, students and elected officials protest the closing of libraries in Houston's Independent School District schools outside the Hattie Mae White Educational Service Center on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Houston. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Judge blocks changes in teacher evaluations prompted by Texas' takeover of Houston school district

A judge has granted a request by a teachers union in Texas’ largest school district to temporarily block a new system to evaluate educators that is being implemented following a state takeover. … more

By JUAN A. LOZANO | 8/31/23

FILE - Marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., May 12, 2023. The Health and Human Services Department has recommended removing marijuana from a category of drugs deemed to have “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” The agency advised moving pot from that “Schedule I” group to the less tightly regulated “Schedule III.” The decision is up to the Drug Enforcement Administration. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here's what that would mean

When it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed. Specifically, the Health and … more

By JENNIFER PELTZ | 8/31/23

This image provided by the FBI shows Leo Frederick Burt. More than 50 years after a bombing on the University of Wisconsin campus that killed a researcher, the FBI on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 released age-processed photographs of Burt, a suspect who has evaded law enforcement for more than half a century. (FBI via AP)

FBI updates photo of University of Wisconsin bomber wanted for 53 years

More than 50 years after a Vietnam War-era bombing on the University of Wisconsin campus that killed a researcher, the FBI has released age-processed photographs of a suspect who has evaded law … more

By SCOTT BAUER | 8/31/23

This photo provided by News Channel Nebraska, a Watusi bull named Howdy Doody sits in the passenger seat of a car owned by Lee Meyer on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in Norfolk, Neb. The car that Meyer has been driving in parades across the area for years has half the windshield and roof removed to make room for his bull to ride along. (News Channel Nebraska via AP)

Police stop Nebraska man for bucking the law with a bull riding shotgun in his car

A car driving with a bull in it was pulled over in northeast Nebraska’s biggest city, but don’t worry, he didn’t steer. Norfolk Police Capt. Chad Reiman says it didn't take long for officers to … more

By JOSH FUNK | 8/31/23

FILE — Yale University President Peter Salovey speaks during a news conference in New Haven, CT, April 27, 2016. Salovey, who has led the Ivy League school for the past decade, announced Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, that he will step down from his post next year and plans to return to Yale's faculty. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb, File)

Yale President Peter Salovey to step down next year with plans to return to full-time faculty

Yale University President Peter Salovey says he will step down next year and plans to return to the school's faculty. Salovey announced Thursday that he plans to leave the post he has held for the … more

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CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTS DATE: FILE - Tables are left on their side in the area of a mass shooting incident at a block party in the Southern District of Baltimore, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Police announced Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, that a teenager has been arrested in the shooting that left two people dead and 28 others injured earlier this summer. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

2 more teens arrested in Baltimore block party mass shooting

Baltimore police have arrested two more teenagers in a mass shooting that left two people dead and 28 others injured during an annual block party earlier this summer. Police arrested 18-year-old … more

By LEA SKENE | 8/31/23

Scientists say study found a direct link between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear survival

Scientists say in a new study that they've established a direct link between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear cub survival. They believe it overcomes a legal roadblock in the Endangered … more

By TAMMY WEBBER | 8/31/23

FILE - Drag artist Vidalia Anne Gentry speaks during a news conference held by the Human Rights Campaign to draw attention to anti-drag bills in the Tennessee Legislature, Feb. 14, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law that placed strict limits on drag shows is once again facing a legal challenge after a local district attorney warned Pride organizers that he intends to enforce the new statute even though a federal judge ruled the ban was unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee filed the lawsuit late Wednesday, Aug. 30. (John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign via AP, File)

ACLU sues Tennessee district attorney who promises to enforce the state's new anti-drag show ban

Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law placing strict limits on drag shows is facing another legal challenge. The ACLU is suing a local district attorney who is warning Blount County Pride organizers … more

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI | 8/31/23

FILE - Demonstrators gather on the steps to the Texas Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and House, May 20, 2021, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect

The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on … more

By JIM VERTUNO | 8/31/23

Water from the Hillsborough River rises onto Plant parkk at University of Tampa, Fla., in downtown as Hurricane Idalia approaches the Big Bend region on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Tampa Bay area gets serious flooding but again dodges a direct hit from a major hurricane

Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles away. This time it was Hurricane Idalia, which caused some … more

By CURT ANDERSON | 8/31/23

This image released by Sony Pictures Entertainment shows Denzel Washington, left, and director Antoine Fuqua on the set of "The Equalizer 3." (Stefano Montesi/Sony Pictures Entertainment via AP)

In ‘Equalizer 3,’ Denzel Washington’s assassin goes to Italy

Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua has been dreaming about taking the Equalizer abroad for years. The action franchise (very loosely based on a 1980s television series) starring Denzel Washington as the … more

By LINDSEY BAHR | 8/31/23

File - A hiring sign seeking bus drivers is posted in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

US applications for jobless claims inch back down as companies hold on to their employees

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as businesses continue to retain employees in an economy that has largely withstood rapidly rising interest rates for more than a … more

By MATT OTT | 8/31/23

Five people have been shot in Peoria, Illinois and two of them were in critical condition, police said. The wounded, as well as a sixth person who suffered a laceration, were taken to a hospital. (Aug. 31)

5 people shot in Illinois neighborhood and 2 are in critical condition

Police say five people have been shot in a Peoria, Illinois, neighborhood and two of them were in critical condition. Peoria police say the wounded, as well as a sixth person who suffered a … more

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Residents gather at a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting a day earlier, in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges address security concerns, remain vigilant

The white supremacist shooter who killed three Black residents over the weekend at a dollar store in Jacksonville, Florida, stopped beforehand at the state’s first historically Black college. A … more

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY | 8/31/23