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FILE - Former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023, after pleading not guilty in a Miami courtroom earlier in the day to dozens of felony counts that he hoarded classified documents and refused government demands to give them back. An onscreen headline on Fox News Channel called President Biden a “wannabe dictator” who sought to have his political rival arrested. It was shown on Fox Monday night, beneath a split-screen image of former President Donald Trump speaking to supporters live and Biden speaking earlier at the White House. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Fox onscreen message calls Biden a 'wannabe dictator' following Trump arraignment

An onscreen headline on Fox News Channel called President Biden a “wannabe dictator” who sought to have his political rival arrested. It was shown on Fox Monday night, beneath a split-screen … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 6/14/23

FILE - Albert Maghbouleh, far left, and Miles Santamour, 89, with Amigos de Jaibalito Foundation (ADJ) share lunch outdoors guarding social distancing, overlooking the skyline of Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 2021. America got older last decade. The share of seniors age 65 or older in the U.S. grew by more than a third, while the share of children declined, particularly among those under age 5, according to new figures from the 2020 census released Thursday, May 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Report: 2020 US census helped guide distribution of $2.8 trillion in annual government spending

The head count of every U.S. resident in 2020 helped guide the distribution of $2.8 trillion in annual federal spending, underscoring the importance of participating in the once-a-decade census. … more

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | 6/14/23

Midwest small town's Pride festival attracts thousands who reject far-right local politics

Organizers estimate 4,000 people turned out for the first-ever Pride festival in a small Michigan city to enjoy the celebration's drag show, dance party and vendor-filled streets. The massive turnout … more

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI | 6/14/23

This photo taken Jan. 24, 2023, shows a pack of wolves after they killed a moose at Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park. Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Rolf Peterson, Michigan Technological University)

Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem

Grey wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after they nearly died out. Authorities airlifted 19 mainland wolves to Lake Superior park to rebuild a population that had fallen to … more

By JOHN FLESHER | 6/14/23

Residents of Puerto Franco community walk near the limit of Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru's Amazon, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. A landmark ruling that an Indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon could reclaim ancestral rainforests was tossed out by an appeals court in a move some legal experts called irregular. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Indigenous community wins, then loses, path to reclaim ancestral rainforest land in Peru

A landmark ruling that an Indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon could reclaim ancestral rainforests has been set aside by an appellate court. Kichwa tribes lived in the area of Cordillera Azul … more

By ED DAVEY | 6/14/23

Fans walks past a sportsbook attached to the Footprint Center, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Phoenix. Major League Baseball — long the most gambling-averse of the U.S. leagues — now permits its players to be ambassadors for gambling companies. It’s the backdrop for an era of legal sports betting in the U.S. that’s brought in huge revenues but also has some experts sounding cautionary notes. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Pro leagues balance profit, integrity risks in legal betting era

Images of players are being used in sportsbook advertisements. Sportsbook branding has prominent placement in stadiums and arenas, including some with on-site betting. Major League Baseball — long … more

By KYLE HIGHTOWER | 6/14/23

File - Columbia University class of 2020 graduates pose for photographs on Commencement Day on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in New York. After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end in late August. It might seem tempting to just keep not making payments, but the consequences can be severe, including a hit to your credit score and exclusion from future aid and benefits. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

It might seem tempting to not pay your student loans. Here's why that's a bad idea

After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end in late August. It might seem tempting to just keep not making payments, but the consequences can be severe, including a … more

By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA | 6/14/23

Old Glory: The history of the flag

Two hundred forty-six years ago, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia passed a resolution officially creating an American flag. Prior to this, the Continental Army was using a variety of colors … more

By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected] | 6/14/23

Entomology researcher Eric Burkness checked raspberry plants growing in a hoop house for signs of spotted wing drosophila Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Rosemont, Minn. New research from North Carolina State University offers some hope to fruit growers who have struggled with a damaging fruit fly and describes how the researchers manipulated the insects' DNA so that female offspring would be sterile. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)

To fight berry-busting fruit flies, researchers focus on sterilizing the bugs

New research from North Carolina State University offers some hope to fruit growers who have struggled with a damaging fruit fly. The research published this week in the Proceedings of the National … more

By MELINA WALLING | 6/14/23

FILE - Ukrainian refugees wait in a gymnasium, April 5, 2022, in Tijuana, Mexico. Some 110 million people around the world have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or human rights violations, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says. Last year alone, an additional 19 million people were forcibly displaced including more than 11 million who fled Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in what became the fastest and largest displacement of people since World War II. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says

The U.N. says 110 million people in the world today have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or human rights violations. The war in Sudan has displaced nearly 2 million people … more

By RENATA BRITO | 6/13/23

A sign at west Louisiana U.S. Army base displays the base's new name in n Vernon Parish, Louisiana, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The former Fort Polk on Tuesday formally became Fort Johnson, named for a Black World War I hero. (Crystal Stevenson/The American Press via AP)

Army renames Louisiana base for Black WWI hero who received Medal of Honor

A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana has been renamed in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black veteran of World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. While serving in France in 1918, Johnson … more

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Rick Warren speaks at the Southern Baptist Convention at the New Orleans Ernest N Morial Convention Center, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in New Orleans. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)

Impassioned appeals by ousted churches spotlight Southern Baptists' stance against women pastors

Longtime pastors of two churches have made their final appeals to Southern Baptists, asking for their churches to be let back into the denomination after being ousted for having women pastors. Rick … more

By PETER SMITH | 6/13/23

Former President Donald Trump leaves the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Trump's historic federal arraignment was virtually invisible to the public

Former President Donald Trump's arraignment on federal charges in Miami was historic. Yet it was virtually invisible to all who wanted to follow it. Federal rules have long prohibited cameras in the … more

By DAVID BAUDER and JOSHUA GOODMAN | 6/13/23

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Amazon is kicking off its annual security-focused cloud computing conference on Tuesday amid a slowdown in its profitable cloud business Amazon Web Services, or AWS. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

AWS outage causes some websites to go dark

Amazon’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services experienced an outage on Tuesday, affecting publishers that suddenly found themselves unable to operate their sites. The company said on its … more

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In this courtroom sketch, Erich Smith testifies Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Pittsburgh, in the federal trial of Robert Bowers. Bowers is accused of shooting to death 11 worshippers in a synagogue more than four years ago, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. (AP Photo/David Klug)

Gunman used social media to attack Jews before deadly Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, jurors learn

A gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue ranted incessantly on social media about his hatred of Jews before the 2018 attack. That's according to evidence introduced at his federal … more

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The motorcade carrying former President Donald Trump arrives near the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump is making a federal court appearance on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Eric Trump accompanies father to federal courthouse | Live updates

Trump rode to court with his son Eric, who accompanied the motorcade from the former president’s Doral resort to the federal courthouse in Miami. CNN aired footage of Trump walking to a line of … more

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FILE - Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Oct. 10, 2017. The Recording Academy has announced three new categories to be added to the 2024 Grammy Awards: Best Pop Dance Recording, Best African Music Performance, and Best Alternative Jazz Album. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Grammys add new categories, including for pop dance recording and African music performance

More change is afoot at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that three new categories will be added to the awards show: best pop dance recording, best African music performance, and … more

By MARIA SHERMAN | 6/13/23

This undated photo released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Daniel Shannon. Shannon was sentenced to life in prison in federal court for orchestrating the killing of a man through a cellphone while Shannon serves a life sentence in a South Carolina prison for a 2001 killing. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)

South Carolina prisoner faces 2nd life sentence for using a cellphone to arrange killing

Federal prosecutors say a South Carolina prisoner already serving a life sentence for murder used a cellphone to orchestrate killing another man. Authorities say 43-year-old Daniel Shannon was … more

By JEFFREY COLLINS | 6/13/23

FILE - A nurse holds tabs of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, as he prepares to administer the drug in Greenfield, Mass, on July 23, 2018. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, finds only 1 in 4 residential treatment centers for teens offers a gold standard medicine for opioid addiction. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Few rehab centers for addicted teens offer recommended medicine, US study finds

A new study finds only 1 in 4 residential treatment centers for U.S. teens offers a recommended treatment medicine for opioid addiction. Researchers posed as an aunt or uncle seeking help for a … more

By CARLA K. JOHNSON | 6/13/23

This screen grab from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC shows the collapsed section of I-95 as crews continue to work on the scene in Philadelphia, Monday, June 12, 2023. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)

Buttigieg, other officials to visit collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the site in Philadelphia where an out-of-control tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an off-ramp, caught fire and destroyed a … more

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