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FILE - An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong, on Feb. 17, 2022. Bitcoin slumped to a two-year low, Wednesday, Nov. 9, and other digital assets sold off following the sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX Trading, which has been forced to sell itself to larger rival Binance. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

AP source: US authorities investigate crypto exchange FTX

The swift collapse of crypto exchange FTX sent more shockwaves through the cryptocurrency world on Thursday, with authorities now investigating the firm for potential securities violations and … more

By KEN SWEET and MICHAEL BALSAMO | 11/10/22

In this photo provided by the HISTORY® Channel, underwater explorer and marine biologist Mike Barnette and wreck diver Jimmy Gadomski explore a 20-foot segment of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger that the team discovered in the waters off the coast of Florida during the filming of The HISTORY® Channel’s new series, “The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters,” premiering Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (The HISTORY® Channel via AP)

Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor

A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic. NASA's Kennedy Space Center announced the discovery Thursday. Divers for a TV … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 11/10/22

FILE - Pakistani migrant laborers pose for a photograph, as they take a break, on the corniche, overlooking the skyline of Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. Migrant laborers who built Qatar's World Cup stadiums often worked long hours under harsh conditions and were subjected to discrimination, wage theft and other abuses as their employers evaded accountability, a rights group said in a report released Thursday. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Rights group: Labor abuses widespread at World Cup stadiums

Migrant laborers who built Qatar’s World Cup stadiums often worked long hours under harsh conditions and were subjected to discrimination, wage theft and other abuses. That's according to a 75-page … more

By JOSEPH KRAUSS | 11/10/22

What's 'Putin's chef' cooking up with talk on US meddling?

Kremlin-connected businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin kept a low profile over the years, but he has been increasingly in the spotlight recently. He has admitted that he is behind the Russian mercenary … more

By The Associated Press | 11/10/22

FILE - U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. This year brings a marquee matchup between Porter, a progressive star, and Republican Scott Baugh, a former state legislative leader and past head of the county GOP, in the coastal 47th District that includes Huntington Beach and other famous surf breaks. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Tight California races may determine US House control

A string of California U.S. House races remains in play, and the outcome could make the difference in which party controls the chamber next year. With millions of votes yet to be counted statewide, … more

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | 11/9/22

FILE - This photo provided by the Bi-State Detention Center in Texarkana, Texas, shows Taylor Parker. A Texas jury on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, sentenced Parker to death for killing a pregnant woman she was friendly with in order to take her unborn daughter. (Bi-State Detention Center via AP, File)

Texas woman gets death for killing woman to take unborn baby

A Texas jury has sentenced a woman to death for killing a pregnant woman to take her unborn daughter. Jurors returned with the sentence for 29-year-old Taylor Parker after deliberating for just over … more

11/9/22

This image provided by Indiana State Police shows Richard Matthew Allen. Indiana authorities have arrested the man in the unsolved slayings of two teenage girls who were killed while hiking five years ago near their small community in northern Indiana hometown, police said Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. State Police Superintendent Doug Carter announced that Allen, 50, was arrested Friday on two murder counts in the killings of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, in a case that has haunted the Indiana city of about 3,000 people. (Indiana State Police via AP)

Man accused of killing 2 teen girls asks for public defender

The Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls has requested a public defender in a letter to the court filed because both he and his wife can no longer work. Richard M. Allen wrote in a letter … more

11/9/22

FILE - Snoop Dogg performs a DJ set as "DJ Snoopadelic" during the "Concerts In Your Car" series on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Ventura, Calif. Universal Pictures announced Wednesday that the studio is developing a film about Snoop Dogg's life to be produced by the 51-year-old rapper. It will be written by Joe Robert Cole, who co-wrote the two “Black Panther” films, and directed by Allen Hughes, the filmmaker of “Menace II Society.” (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Snoop Dogg biopic is in development with Universal Pictures

Snoop Dogg is getting a big-screen biopic. Universal Pictures announced Wednesday that the studio is developing a film about Snoop Dogg’s life to be produced by the 51-year-old rapper. The film … more

11/9/22

FILE - This aerial photo shows Jana Elementary School, in the Hazelwood School District, on Oct. 17, 2022, in Florissant, Mo. Testing by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found no radioactive contamination at the Missouri school that was shut down in October amid fears that nuclear material from a contaminated creek nearby had made its way into the school, Corps officials said Wednesday, Nov. 9. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)

Corps finds no radioactive contamination at Missouri school

Testing by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has found no radioactive contamination at a Missouri school that was shut down last month amid fears that nuclear material from a contaminated creek nearby … more

By JIM SALTER | 11/9/22

This photo provided by NASA shows a Northrop Grumman cargo ship about to be captured by the International Space Station’s robot arm on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. The capsule delivered more than 8,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station on Wednesday, despite a jammed solar panel. (NASA via AP)

Cargo ship reaches space station despite jammed solar panel

A Northrop Grumman capsule has delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station despite a jammed solar panel. The shipment arrived Wednesday, two days after launching from … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 11/9/22

This undated photo shows from left, Craig Yabuki and his brother Jeff Yabuki. Jeff Yabuki and his wife, Gail, gave $20 million to improve mental health services for children in honor of his brother, Craig who died by suicide in 2017.(Courtesy of Jeff Yabuki via AP)

More big donors supporting - and discussing - mental health

Wealthy donors publicly gave more to mental health last year than in any other year over the past decade: According to a Chronicle of Philanthropy tally of publicized donations of $1 million or more, … more

By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy | 11/9/22

Cryptocurrencies slump again amid fallout from FTX sale

Bitcoin slumped to a two-year low and other digital assets sold off Wednesday following the sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX Trading. A day earlier, FTX agreed to sell itself to Binance after … more

Associated Press | 11/9/22

Some LGBTQ fans skip Qatar World Cup, fearing hostility

Some LGBTQ soccer fans are skipping the World Cup in Qatar. They’re concerned about how safe and welcome they’d feel in the conservative Gulf country that criminalizes same-sex relations. Before … more

By MARIAM FAM and LUIS ANDRES HENAO | 11/9/22

FILE - Brochures are displayed at the Alaska Division of Elections office on Jan. 21, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska, detailing changes to elections this year. Alaska’s races will unfold in the overhauled ranked-choice system. The system had its inaugural election this summer when Democrat Mary Peltola made history by becoming the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman to win Alaska's sole congressional seat. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

EXPLAINER: How ranked choice voting works in Alaska

Most Americans are used to casting their ballot for a single person for each office. But Alaska’s races unfold in the state's ranked choice system. Instead of picking a single candidate for office, … more

By MIKE CATALINI | 11/9/22

This undated photo provided by Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Tracy Beatty, who is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, 2022, at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. The 61-year-old was sentenced to death for strangling his mother, Carolyn Click, following an argument between the two in November 2003 in her East Texas home. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

Texas to execute man for killing mother nearly 20 years ago

A Texas inmate whose lawyers say has a history of mental illness faces execution for killing his mother and burying her body in her backyard nearly 20 years ago. Tracy Beatty is scheduled to … more

By JUAN A. LOZANO | 11/9/22

FILE - A Cornell University student walks along the campus in Ithaca, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 2021, with luggage in tow. Cornell University has announced the temporary suspension of fraternity parties after a student reported being sexually assaulted on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, and four others were reportedly drugged at off-campus housing in recent weeks, university leaders said this week. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth, File)

Cornell frat parties on hold; druggings, assault reported

Fraternity parties are temporarily suspended at Cornell University after reports that a student was sexually assaulted over the weekend and four others were reportedly drugged in recent weeks. … more

11/8/22

FILE - Virginia Giuffre speaks during a news conference outside a Manhattan court in New York, Aug. 27, 2019. Giuffre, the woman who recently settled a lawsuit in which she had claimed to have been sexually trafficked to Britain's Prince Andrew and others by the financier Jeffrey Epstein, has dropped a similar claim against noted American attorney Alan Dershowitz, saying she may have erred in accusing him. Her lawsuit against the prominent lawyer was withdrawn Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, court records in New York show. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Epstein victim drops claim against attorney Alan Dershowitz

A woman who recently settled a lawsuit against Prince Andrew resulting from claims she was sexually trafficked to the British royal and others by financier Jeffrey Epstein has dropped a similar claim … more

By LARRY NEUMEISTER | 11/8/22

A pedestrian carries an umbrella while walking at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. A major winter storm pounded California on Tuesday, bringing rain and snow to the drought-stricken state along with possible flash flooding in areas recently scarred by wildfires, meteorologists said. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Winter storm brings rain, snow and flood fears to California

Voters headed to polls as a major winter storm pounded California on Election Day, bringing rain and snow to the drought-stricken state along with possible flash flooding in areas recently scarred by … more

11/8/22

FILE - Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao answers a question during a Zoom meeting interview with The Associated Press on Nov. 16, 2021. The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it plans to buy its rival FTX Trading, in what appears to be a bailout of FTX. (AP Photo, File)

Crypto exchange Binance to buy rival FTX in apparent bailout

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it plans to buy its rival FTX Trading, in what appears to be a bailout of FTX. The owners of the two exchanges _ Samuel Bankman-Fried of FTX and Changpeng … more

By KEN SWEET | 11/8/22

A poll worker wears a "vote" mask as they check in voters on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

AP Photos: America votes in laundromats, schools, libraries

Americans are making choices in a key election that will decide whether Republicans end the Democratic Party’s hold on Washington. All 435 seats in the narrowly held House and one-third of the … more

By The Associated Press | 11/8/22