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Signage marks the exterior of the New Castle County Courthouse, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. The courthouse is the scene of a trial that began Monday, Oct. 30, for Keith Gibson, an alleged serial killer suspected in the deaths of several people in Delaware and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Randall Chase)

Jurors in serial killings trial views video footage of shootings

Jurors in the trial of a man accused in six killings have been shown video surveillance footage of two fatal shootings. Keith Gibson is accused in the deaths of six people in Delaware and … more

By RANDALL CHASE | 10/31/23

High School students return to school for the first time since the shootings that claimed 18 lives in their community, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Maine mass shooter's troubling behavior raised concerns for months, documents show

Documents released by a Maine sheriff's office give the most detailed timeline yet of the warning signs and failed efforts to stop the gunman who killed 18 people and wounded 13 others at a bowling … more

By HOLLY RAMER | 10/31/23

CORRECTS NAME OF FACILITY TO GREENWASTE RENEWABLE ENERGY DIGESTION FACILITY FROM GREENWASTE ZANKER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY - Shredded organic materials are piled up before being taken to an anaerobic digester at a GreenWaste Renewable Energy Digestion Facility in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. For the first time since the 1990s, the EPA updated its ranking of preferred strategies for waste reduction, ranging from preventing wasted food altogether (by not producing or buying it in the first place) to composting or anaerobic digestion, a process by which food waste can be turned into energy in the form of biogas. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA's help

A pair of recent reports from the Environmental Protection Agency put striking numbers on America's problem with food waste. One-third of the food produced in the U.S. is never eaten, and 58% of … more

By MELINA WALLING | 10/31/23

Smoke rises from the Gaza Strip during the ongoing bombardment by the Israeli military on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Over the past five days, Israeli ground troops have pushed deeper and deeper into Gaza in their war against Hamas, launched in response to a bloody Oct. 7 cross-border raid by the Islamic militant group. Yet even as the operation expands each day, the army refuses to call it an invasion. Its vague choice of words appears to be a deliberate strategy aimed at keeping its enemy off balance and preserving its options as a lengthy war unfolds. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Has Israel invaded Gaza? The military has been vague, even if its objectives are clear

Over the past five days, Israeli ground troops have pushed deeper and deeper into Gaza in their war against Hamas, launched in response to a bloody Oct. 7 cross-border raid by the Islamic militant … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN | 10/31/23

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on threats to the homeland, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

The FBI director warns about threats to Americans by those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel

FBI Director Christopher Wray is warning that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S. He told lawmakers on Tuesday that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for … more

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST | 10/31/23

Four Palestinians were killed early Monday in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, as Israeli forces continued operations. The ministry said five other Palestinians were wounded, including two with critical injuries. (Oct 30/AP Video: Aref Tufaha)

Live updates | Israeli ground forces attack Hamas targets in north as warplanes strike across Gaza

A deluge of Israeli airstrikes Tuesday on a refugee camp near Gaza City has demolished apartment buildings, leaving craters where they once stood, while ground troops battle Hamas militants across … more

By The Associated Press | 10/31/23

Rev. Jimmie Hardaway Jr. shows the gun he carries on him during services at Trinity Baptist Church Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. One time, when he wasn’t carrying a gun, “I had a guy beat his wife in my office and I couldn’t do anything. He was too big for me. All I could do was say: ‘Stop! Stop!,” he recalls. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Freedom Under Fire: 5 takeaways from AP’s series on rising tension between guns and American liberty

In a country shadowed by the threat of mass shootings and neighborhood violence, courts have embraced an increasingly absolute reading of the right to guns. That raises difficult questions about how … more

By ADAM GELLER | 10/31/23

Rev. Jimmie Hardaway Jr. sits for a portrait next to the gun he carries on him during services at Trinity Baptist Church Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. “I’m really not free if I have to sit here and worry about threats to a congregation,” says Hardaway, one of several religious leaders who sued New York officials last fall after lawmakers restricted guns in houses of worship. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Two pastors worry for their congregants’ safety. Are more guns the answer or the problem?

Two pastors are each worried for their congregants safety. One believes the right to bear arms undermines the freedom to worship in peace. The other believes that the right to carry a gun is an … more

By ADAM GELLER | 10/31/23

FILE-Cans of Bud Light chill in a refrigerator in Oakland, Calif., Friday, April 28, 2023. AB InBev reports earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

AB InBev earnings climb but Bud Light backlash still weighs on North American sales

Anheuser-Busch Inbev says that revenue growth in most of its global regions was offset by a drop in North American sales. It's a sign of continuing fallout from a promotion with a transgender … more

By The Associated Press | 10/31/23

In this undated photo provided by Elizabeth Seal, American Sign Language interpreter Josh Seal poses with his wife, Elizabeth. Josh Seal was one of four deaf people killed in last week's mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine. (Elizabeth Seal via AP)

Deaf family grieves father of 4 and beloved community leader who was killed in Maine shootings

Communities that were sheltering in place in the aftermath of Maine's shootings are beginning to move forward, with kids returning to school and residents celebrating Halloween. But dozens of family … more

By DAVID SHARP | 10/31/23

FILE - People ride the Giant Canyon Swing at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colo., June 10, 2011. A heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out an apparent plan to shoot up the mountaintop amusement park in Colorado, authorities said Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (Christopher Tomlinson/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP, File)

Police say heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out attack at Colorado amusement park

Police say a heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out an attack at a Colorado amusement park. Authorities in Colorado say the 20-year-old man was found dead at Glenwood Caverns … more

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN | 10/30/23

FILE - Attorney Ben Crump speaks during rally at Tennessee State University, Oct. 3, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Crump said Monday, Oct. 30, in Jackson, Miss., that he is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate why authorities in Jackson waited several months to tell a woman that her son had been struck and killed by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Lawyer wants federal probe of why Mississippi police waited months to tell a mom her son was killed

A civil rights attorney says he will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate why authorities in Jackson, Mississippi, waited months to tell a woman that her son had been struck and killed by a … more

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | 10/30/23

FILE - This June 25, 2019, file photo shows a sign outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. On Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, drugstore workers around the country started calling in sick to highlight a lack of support from their employers, protest organizers said. Lannie Duong, a pharmacist who is helping to organize the protest, said organizers estimate that “at least hundreds” of pharmacists and technicians — mostly for Walgreens and other big retailers like CVS Health — were involved. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Pharmacists prescribe another round of US protests to highlight working conditions

Drugstore employees around the country have started calling in sick to highlight a lack of support from their employers. Organizers say the protest will continue until Wednesday. The extent and … more

By TOM MURPHY | 10/30/23

FILE - Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh, poses for a photo during the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 8, 2021. Huq, who pushed to get the world to understand, pay for and adapt to worsening warming impacts on poorer nations, died of cardiac arrest Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. He was 71. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who emphasized helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71

Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh who pushed to get the world to understand, pay for and adapt to worsening warming impacts on poorer nations, has died. He was 71. Huq, who … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 10/30/23

FILE - In this July 29, 2019 file photo, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell speaks during an interview in Clayton, Mo. Bell announced Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 he will drop his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in 2024, and will instead make a run at a fellow Democrat in Congress — Cori Bush. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file)

St. Louis County prosecutor drops U.S. Senate bid, will instead oppose Cori Bush in House race

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is dropping his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in 2024, and will instead make a run at a fellow Democrat — U.S. Rep. Cori Bush. … more

By JIM SALTER | 10/30/23

Steam rises from the AES Indiana Petersburg Generating Station, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in Petersburg, Ind. In a little more than five years – sometime in early 2029 – the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate, a new study says. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate

A new study says that in a little more than five years the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 10/30/23

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., walks into the Ute Mountain Casino Hotel carrying her 6-month-old grandson, Josiah Boebert, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Towaoc, Colo., before speaking at the Montezuma County Lincoln Day Dinner. (AP Photo/Jerry McBride)

Outraised and embattled, Lauren Boebert heads back to Colorado with a revamped campaign strategy

The Republican firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert faces a tough reelection bid. She's running damage control after being caught on tape earlier this year vaping and groping with a date in a Denver … more

By JESSE BEDAYN | 10/30/23

This cover image released by Scribner shows "Say More: Lessons form Work, the White House, and the World" by Jen Psaki. (Scribner via AP)

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki writes about her years in government in 'Say More'

Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has a two-book deal with Scribner, starting with a book reflecting on her years in government. Scribner announced Monday that Psaki’s “Say More: … more

By HILLEL ITALIE | 10/30/23

FILE - Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in Louisville, Ky. on March 2, 2022. The former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week. Hankison is charged with violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt by prosecutors to convict Hankison for his actions on the night Taylor was shot to death by police. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again

A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week. Brett Hankison is charged with violating … more

By DYLAN LOVAN | 10/30/23

Palestinians resort to the sea water to bathe and clean their tools and clothes due the continuing water shortage in the Gaza Strip, on the beach of Deir al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)

Live updates | Israel deepens military assault in the northern Gaza Strip

Israel expanded its military assault deeper into the northern Gaza Strip as the U.N. and medical staff expressed fears over airstrikes hitting closer to hospitals, where Palestinians have sought … more

By The Associated Press | 10/30/23