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A detail of the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture "The Embrace," shows a hand with a bracelet, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in the Boston Common, in Boston. The sculpture, a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, consisting of four intertwined arms, was inspired by a photo of the Kings embracing when MLK learned he had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The statue is to be unveiled during ceremonies Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
MLK holiday to feature tributes, commitments to race agenda
Annual tributes and commemorations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., which begin nationwide on Friday, typically include a mix of politics, faith and community service. This … more
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FILE - This image released by Marvel Studios shows, from left, Dorothy Steel as Merchant Tribe Elder, Florence Kasumba as Ayo, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, and Danai Gurira as Okoye in a scene from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” earned 12 NAACP Image Awards nominations on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as top nominees. (Marvel Studios via AP, File)
'Wakanda Forever' scores 12 NAACP Image Award nominations
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has been nominated for 12 NAACP Image Awards, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as other top nominees. The … more
FILE - Buses carrying Cuban migrants leave from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Key West, Fla. The Coast Guard has returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught at sea to the island. A Coast Guard news release said the migrants were all intercepted off Florida's coast in separate incidents earlier this month. They were repatriated by two Coast Guard cutters on Thursday, Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Coast Guard returns 177 Cubans caught at sea to the island
The Coast Guard has returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught at sea to the island. A Coast Guard news release said the migrants were all intercepted off Florida’s coast earlier this … more
Steve Bannon, left, speaks to reporters as he leaves a courthouse in New York, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Bannon's lawyers ask to quit wall case, citing 'differences'
Steve Bannon’s lawyers want out of his border-wall fraud case and have told a judge he is unwilling to speak with them directly. They said Thursday that they have irreconcilable differences about … more
This image released by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment shows Gabriel LaBelle in a scene from "The Fabelmans." (Merie Weismiller Wallace/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment via AP)
‘Fabelmans,’ ‘Top Gun’ get boost with producers' group nods
Oscar chances for “Top Gun: Maverick” just went into hyperdrive. The high-flying blockbuster, along with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Everything … more
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FILE - This Feb. 2, 2018, photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Scott Eizember. On Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, Oklahoma plans to execute Eizember, who was convicted of killing an elderly couple and committing other crimes 20 years ago before authorities caught up to him in Texas more than a month later. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP, File)
Oklahoma executes man who killed elderly couple in 2003
Oklahoma has executed a man convicted of killing an elderly couple and committing other crimes 20 years ago before authorities captured him in Texas. Scott James Eizember received a lethal injection … more
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FILE - People cool off in the water on a hot and sunny day at the beach in Barcelona, Spain, July 15, 2022. Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
Government science teams say that 2022 didn't quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who's doing the measuring. And NOAA, NASA and others say … more
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In this Dec. 22, 2022, photo, Jeff Cohen shows a Facebook posting he wrote shortly after being taken hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. A year ago, a rabbi and three others survived a hostage standoff at their synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. Their trauma did not disappear, though, with the FBI's killing of the pistol-wielding captor. Healing from the Jan. 15, 2022, ordeal is ongoing. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
A year later, Texas synagogue hostages cope, carry on
A year ago, a rabbi and three others survived a hostage standoff at their synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. Their trauma did not disappear, though, with the FBI’s killing of the pistol-wielding … more
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This undated photo provided by the Doan family shows Kyle Doan. The 5-year-old was swept away by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Search efforts for the missing boy continued for a third day, Wednesday, Jan. 11. (Courtesy of the Doan Family via AP)
Boy told mom 'be calm' before being swept away in floodwater
The mother of a 5-year-old boy missing in floodwaters from California’s epic winter storms says she thought it was safe to drive across a creek flowing over the road she drove to school every day. … more
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Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore discusses recent fatal police shootings during a news conference on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio)
Los Angeles chief 'deeply concerned' by 2 police shootings
The Los Angeles police chief says he is concerned about two recent fatal police shootings, including one in which officers failed to call for a specially trained mental health team during an … more
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FILE - Vance Lattime Jr. testifies against Pam Smart in Rockingham County Superior Court in 1991, in Exeter, N.H. A judge denied a request to end parole supervision for Lattime, the getaway driver in the case of a former New Hampshire high school employee who was convicted of recruiting her teenage lover to kill her husband more than 30 years ago, according to an order released Wednesday, Jan, 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
Pam Smart case getaway driver denied parole supervision end
A man swept up in a murder case more than 30 years ago will remain under parole supervision. Vance Lattime Jr. was  17 in 1990 when he supplied the car and his father’s gun, which was used to kill … more
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The Rev. Jeffrey Hood, of Arkansas, speaks to the media before protestors deliver petitions against the death penalty to the office of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has reversed its position and now says it will allow Hood, an anti-death penalty minister, inside the execution chamber for the upcoming execution of Scott Eizember. Eizember was convicted of killing A.J. Cantrell, 76, and his wife, Patsy Cantrell, 70, in 2003. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma prisons chief: Minister OK'd inside death chamber
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has reversed its position and now says it will allow an anti-death penalty minister inside the execution chamber for an upcoming execution. The department said … more
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FILE - Jeff Beck plays the air guitar for Jimmy Page, second from right, as unidentified members of the Yardbirds look on at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel, on, Jan. 15, 1992, as the group was on hand for their induction during the Seventh Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Dinner. Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock 'n' roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player's guitar player, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, after "suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis," his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday. He was 78. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Jimmy Page, Rod Stewart pay tribute after death of Jeff Beck
Fellow rock legends are paying tribute to Jeff Beck, the guitar virtuoso and musical innovator who died Wednesday. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, who was also a Yardbirds bandmate and close … more
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People check into their flights at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Las Vegas. The world's largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or canceled thousands of flights across the U.S. (AP Photo/John Locher)
EXPLAINER: How NOTAM caused widespread flight disruptions
Until Wednesday, few travelers had heard of a Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM. Nor did they know that the system used to generate those notices could cause widespread travel misery. But they found … more
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This photo provided by Flagler County Sheriff’s Office shows a dead killer whale in Palm Coast, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. According to authorities, the 21-foot (6.4-meter) killer whale died after beaching itself. (Flagler County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Killer whale dies after beaching itself on Florida coast
A 21-foot killer whale has died after beaching itself on the Atlantic coast in central Florida. The orca landed on a beach Wednesday in Palm Coast, Florida, located more than 60 miles south of … more
FILE - Agape Boarding School in Stockton, Mo., is pictured in December 2020. According to a statement released Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, the Christian boarding school that has been the subject of state investigations after several former students alleged longstanding abuse will stop providing service to boys effective Friday, Jan. 20. (Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star via AP, File)
Missouri boarding school under investigation will shut down
A Christian boarding school in Missouri that's been under intense scrutiny over abuse allegations will close later this month. It's citing financial hardship. Agape Boarding School in Stockton has … more
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U.S. national team players Crystal Dunn, right, and Sophie Smith practice for a match against Nigeria Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Riverside, Mo. Women’s soccer in the United States has struggled with diversity, starting with a pay-to-play model that can exclude talented kids from communities of color. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
US women's soccer tries to overcome past lack of diversity
Women’s soccer in the United States is trying to improve its diversity. The effort starts with the sport's pay-to-play model, which can exclude talented kids from communities of color. Even U.S. … more
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FILE - A group of manatees are pictured in a canal where discharge from a nearby Florida Power & Light plant warms the water in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 28, 2010. Manatee deaths dropped in 2022 from a record high the year before, but Florida wildlife officials said Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, that chronic starvation caused by water pollution remains a major concern. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Florida manatee deaths drop but starvation still a concern
Manatee deaths dropped in 2022 from a record high the year before, but Florida wildlife officials said Wednesday that chronic starvation caused by water pollution remains a major concern. Preliminary … more
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FILE - Betsy Segui, center, and Luis Rivera, right, enter the courthouse in New Haven, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Five Connecticut police officers pleaded not guilty Wednesday, jan. 11, 2023, to charges accusing them of cruelly mistreating a Black man after he was partially paralyzed in a police van with no seat belts when the driver braked hard. The New Haven officers entered the pleas during their second appearances in state court since being arrested in November in connection with the injuries suffered by Richard "Randy" Cox, who is paralyzed from the chest down. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Officers plead not guilty in police van paralysis case
Five Connecticut police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges accusing them of cruelly mistreating a Black man after he was partially paralyzed in a police van when the driver braked hard. The … more
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FILE - Naomi Osaka of Japan smiles during her first round match against Camila Osorio of Colombia at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024, the tennis star announced Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. The former world No. 1 posted a life update Wednesday on social media, including a picture of an ultrasound. (AP Photo/Simon Baker, File)
Naomi Osaka says she's pregnant, plans tennis return in 2024
Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024. The former world No. 1 posted what she called a “little life update” Wednesday on social media, including a picture of an … more
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