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FILE - A rally of mostly young people protest in Federal Plaza against the decision by federal prosecutors not to bring civil rights charges against New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo for the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, July 17, 2019, in New York. On Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, New York's highest court upheld a New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or compressing a person's diaphragm during an arrest, rejecting a challenge from police unions to a law passed after the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

New York City's ban on police chokeholds, diaphragm compression upheld by state's high court

New York’s highest court has upheld a New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or compressing a person’s diaphragm during an arrest. The New York Court of Appeals issued the … more

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE | 11/20/23

AES Indiana Petersburg Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, operates in Petersburg, Ind., on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge

A new United Nations report calculates that the globe is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 11/20/23

A Palestinian woman sits by houses destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Live updates | Shell hits Gaza hospital, killing 12, as heavy fighting breaks out

Gaza's Hamas-led Health Ministry says a shell has hit the second floor of a hospital in northern Gaza, killing at least 12 people, as Israeli troops work to clear medical facilities where they say … more

By The Associated Press | 11/20/23

FILE - Travelers wait in line to board an Amtrak train ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. More than 55 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home for Thanksgiving this year. And while misery loves company, there are some steps travelers can take to improve the experience. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Driving or flying before feasting? Here are some tips for Thanksgiving travelers

More than 55 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home for Thanksgiving this year, and there's no Butterball hotline to help them with any bumps along the way. Most travelers … more

By HOLLY RAMER | 11/20/23

Kylie Ossege looks at her horse, Blaze, at a boarding facility Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Mayfield Township, Mich. Ossege was severely injured in a 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School and says spending time with Blaze provides her with a measure of comfort. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Oxford school shooting survivor heals with surgery, a trusted horse and the chance to tell her story

A 19-year-old college student who has survived two deadly mass school shootings in Michigan says things are looking up, but she remains dismayed by continued gun violence in the U.S. Kylie Ossege was … more

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | 11/20/23

Abdelazim Wadi, 50, holds up a poster commemorating his brother, Ibrahim Wadi, and his nephew, Ahmed Wadi, who were killed by Israeli settlers during a funeral procession on Oct. 12 in the rural Palestinian village of Qusra, West Bank, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. With the world’s attention focused on the fighting in Gaza, Israeli settler violence against Palestinians since Oct. 7 has surged to the highest levels ever recorded by the United Nations. Palestinians say this Israel-Hamas war has left them more scared and vulnerable than ever in recent memory. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

With the world's eyes on Gaza, attacks are on the rise in the West Bank, which faces its own war

When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants’ brutal attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of war took hold in the occupied West Bank. … more

By ISABEL DEBRE | 11/20/23

Vogt resigns as CEO of Cruise following safety questions, recalls of self-driving vehicles

Kyle Vogt has resigned as CEO of Cruise, General Motors' autonomous vehicle unit. His decision to step down, announced late Sunday, follows a recall of all 950 Cruise vehicles to update software … more

By The Associated Press | 11/19/23

FILE - Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter listens to a speaker at The Carter Center in Atlanta on April 6, 2011. Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jason Bronis, File)

Reactions to the death of Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady and global humanitarian

Reactions are pouring in to the death of Rosalynn Carter. Former President George W. Bush called Carter a woman of dignity and strength. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia says Carter would be … more

11/19/23

Chicago Fire Department and Chicago Police Department personnel triage patients at the scene after a Chicago Transit Authority train crashed into a piece of equipment that was on the rails near the Howard CTA station on the North Side, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

NTSB investigators focus on `design problem' with braking system after Chicago commuter train crash

Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking … more

11/19/23

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian teenager Bohdan Yermokhin, right, holds the Ukraine flag on the Ukraine-Belarus border in Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. The orphaned Ukrainian teenager was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country and has now returned home after being reunited with relatives in Belarus on his 18th birthday Sunday. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

An orphaned teenager who was taken to Russia early in the Ukraine war is back home with relatives

An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home on his 18th birthday. The head of the Ukrainian president’s office confirmed that Bohdan … more

KYIV | 11/19/23

Construction crews shore up the fire-damaged 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, Nov. 16, 2023. Gov. Gavin Newsom says the freeway will open next week earlier than estimated. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP)

Investigators found fire and safety hazards on land under I-10 in Los Angeles before arson fire

State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire last weekend. The state's … more

By STEFANIE DAZIO | 11/19/23

A person holds drug paraphernalia near the Washington Center building on SW Washington St. in downtown Portland, Ore. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Three years ago, nearly two-thirds of Oregon voters approved a ballot measure decriminalizing illicit drugs, backing the idea that addiction treatment is more effective than jail. But now, public drug use in cities such as Portland and a surge in fentanyl overdose deaths have created a backlash against the first-in-the-nation law. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

Oregon's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis

Oregon's pioneering drug decriminalization law is facing a backlash amid a surge in public drug use fueled by fentanyl and an increase in synthetic opioid overdose deaths. The measure will be among … more

By CLAIRE RUSH | 11/19/23

Investigators found fire and safety hazards on land under I-10 in Los Angeles before arson fire

State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire last weekend. The state's … more

By STEFANIE DAZIO | 11/18/23

In a photo provided by the St. Paul Public Library is a book, "Famous Composers,” that was recently returned to the library in St. Paul, Minn. The tome turned up while someone was sorting through a relative’s belongings. The St. Paul Public Library checkout slip shows it was last borrowed in 1919, Minnesota Public Radio reports. (Claire Huber/St. Paul Public Library via AP)

Century-overdue library book is finally returned in Minnesota

A library book that is more than a century overdue has been returned to St. Paul Public Library. Titled “Famous Composers” and featuring the likes of Bach and Mozart, the tome turned up while … more

11/18/23

President Joe Biden walks out of Jos A. Bank in Greenville, Del., Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden says 'revitalized Palestinian Authority' should eventually govern Gaza and the West Bank

President Joe Biden says that achieving a cease-fire amid Israel’s war with Hamas “is not peace” and that an important key to lasting stability is a reunited Gaza Strip and West Bank that can … more

By WILL WEISSERT | 11/18/23

This undated photo provided by Erin Stewart and Moizeé Stewart shows Savoi Wright. Wright’s Oct. 24, 2023 arrest in Venezuela, which had not been previously reported, has become the latest flashpoint in the tenuous relationship between the U.S. and Nicolás Maduro’s government that critics say should lead to a return to sanctions. (Erin Stewart/Moizeé Stewart via AP)

American arrested in Venezuela just days after Biden administration eases oil sanctions

A California man’s family is pleading for his release after they say he was wrongfully arrested in Venezuela and held for ransom just days after President Joe Biden eased crippling oil sanctions on … more

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER | 11/18/23

A police officer manning a roadblock talks with an employee of New Hampshire Hospital who was trying to get to work, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Concord, N.H. A shooter killed one person Friday in the lobby of the psychiatric hospital and then was fatally shot by a state trooper, officials said. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Authorities say they have identified the suspect in the shooting of a hospital security guard

Authorities say the gunman who was killed after shooting to death a security guard at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital has been identified. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said … more

By KATHY McCORMACK | 11/18/23

This Sept. 29, 2023 photo shows the Craftsman-style house on N. Tonti Street that belonged to the family of civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley in New Orleans. The house has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. (Photo taken by Sabree Hill/Tulane University)

New Orleans civil rights activist's family home listed on National Register of Historic Places

The New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and that served as a hub for Louisiana’s 1960s civil rights movement has been added to the National Register of Historic … more

By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE | 11/18/23

Palestinians ride donkey carts during the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Jordan's foreign minister offers blistering criticism of Israel as its war on Hamas rages on

Jordan’s foreign minister has offered blistering criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, describing it as “blatant aggression” against Palestinian civilians that threaten to … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 11/18/23

FILE - Demonstrators use the flashlights on their mobile phones as they protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain on Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

AP PHOTOS: Emotions run high at pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the world

In the weeks since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7, people across the globe have taken to the streets en masse — some in support of Israel and some in support of Palestinians. In Tel … more

By The Associated Press | 11/18/23