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FILE - A forest burns in the Amazon in the municipality of Manaquiri in Brazil's Amazonas state, Sept. 6, 2023. Leaders from countries with large, forest-rich river basins are meeting in the Republic of Congo on Thursday, Oct. 26, to work together to protect the world's tropical forests from deforestation and destruction. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
As rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in Brazzaville
Leaders from Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Congo and other countries with the three largest tropical forest basins are meeting to form a coalition to protect tropical forests from deforestation and … more
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Former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in New York. The judge in Trump's civil fraud trial has fined the former president $10,000. The judge says Trump violated a limited gag order barring personal attacks on court staffers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Trump isn't accustomed to restrictions. That's beginning to test the legal system
Donald Trump was slapped with a $10,000 fine for violating a gag order after he was unexpectedly called to the witness stand in his New York fraud trial. Wednesday's courtroom drama previews the … more
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FILE - Police on the scene of a shooting Monday, July 3, 2023 in Philadelphia. Police say a gunman in a bulletproof vest has opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia, killing several people and wounding two boys before he surrendered to responding officers. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)
A list of mass killings in the United States since January
The latest mass killing in the United States happened Wednesday in Lewiston, Maine. A man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar, killing at least 16 people. Law enforcement officials told The … more
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announces a lawsuit against the Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, during a news conference Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The complaint alleges that the company knew of the harmful impact of its Instagram platform on young people. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding
Tennessee’s top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars in family planning funds after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring clinics to … more
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A man crosses a highway blocked by a landslide triggered by Hurricane Otis near Acapulco, Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. The hurricane turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure out how — and why they didn't see it coming. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Turbocharged Otis caught forecasters and Mexico off-guard. Scientists aren't sure why
Hurricane Otis unexpectedly turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure out what happened and why. Usually reliable computer models and the forecasters who use … more
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Debris is seen along the Pacific Coast Highway, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Malibu, Calif. Tuesday. A 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four women, who are believed to be college students, and injured two others, officials said Wednesday. The six pedestrians were struck at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pepperdine University, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 students arrested in murder investigation, held on $8M bail
Authorities say the 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu is being held on $8 million bail. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department … more
FILE - Students return to Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., Jan. 30, 2023. Lawyers in Newport News will argue, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, over whether a teacher at Richneck who was shot by her 6-year-old student should receive only workers’ compensation for her injuries. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)
A teacher was shot by her 6-year-old student. Is workers' compensation enough?
A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school district take care of the teacher? Should she only get workers' … more
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FILE - A family nurse practitioner prepares a syringe with the Mpox vaccine for inoculating a patient at a vaccination site in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Gay and bisexual men at high risk for mpox infection should get vaccinated for the virus even after the current outbreak ends, government health advisers said Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)
Mpox vaccinations should be recommended for high-risk men, even after outbreak ends, advisers say
Government health advisers say gay and bisexual men at high risk for mpox infection should get vaccinated for the virus even after the current outbreak ends. The committee made the recommendation … more
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File - Bitcoin is for sale at an Automated Teller Machine at the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, on March 13, 2023. The world's largest cryptocurrency soared to almost $35,000 this week, marking its highest value in nearly 18 months. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Bitcoin prices have doubled this year and potentially new ways to invest may drive prices higher
Bitcoin is having another moment. The world’s largest cryptocurrency soared to almost $35,000 this week, marking its highest value in nearly 18 months. The recent rally for volatile bitcoin … more
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FILE - This screen grab taken from police body cam video shows Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial with his weapon drawn at Eddie Irizarry on Aug. 14, 2023 in Philadelphia. A judge has reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against the former officer who shot and killed the driver through a rolled-up car window — a confrontation police initially described as the officer shooting the driver after he lunged at him with a knife outside the car. Common Pleas Court Judge Lillian Ransom ruled Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023 after a hearing that the facts of the case should be established at a trial. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP, File)
Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist
A judge has reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window. Wednesday’s ruling came nearly a month … more
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FILE - Brandon Wolf, a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting and activist, looks at the photos that are a part of the Pulse memorial in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 9, 2022. The city of Orlando plans to purchase the gay nightclub property where 49 people were massacred seven years ago, in what at the time was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, with the intention of building a memorial for the victims, Mayor Buddy Dyer said Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson, file)
City of Orlando buys Pulse nightclub property to build memorial to massacre victims
The city of Orlando is moving forward with plans to create a memorial on the property of the Pulse nightclub, where 49 people were massacred seven years ago. City leaders agreed Monday night to … more
This photo provided by the Nashville Police Department shows John C. Drake Jr. Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 for the estranged son of Nashville's police chief as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store. Drake Jr. is the son of Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake. (Nashville Police Department via AP)
Police chief's son who was wanted in shooting of 2 officers is found dead, Tennessee officials say
Authorities say the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, has been found dead. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says officers who … more
FILE - WBC heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury poses with his championship belt after the official weigh-in for his fight against Derek Chisora, in London, Friday Dec. 2, 2022. Being the best heavyweight boxer in the world isn’t enough for Tyson Fury. He has appeared in WWE, been the subject of a Netflix reality series and is now in the Middle East to fight a former UFC star in the latest in a crossover bouts. Fighting Francis Ngannou on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 will earn Fury a reported $50 million. (AP Photo/Ian Walton, File)
Tyson Fury continues treading offbeat career path with fight against former UFC star Francis Ngannou
Being the best heavyweight boxer in the world isn’t enough for Tyson Fury. Now is the time for the charismatic Brit with a personality as big as his punch to make the most of his ascent to the top … more
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FILE - Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017. A study released on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, has found that people convicted of crimes related to domestic extremism face far shorter prison terms than those convicted in international terrorism cases, even when the crimes are similar. Prosecutors had requested 25 years in prison for Rhodes in a Jan. 6 case. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced him to 18 years in May 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
International terror defendants face longer prison terms than domestic counterparts, new study finds
A new study has found that people convicted of crimes related to domestic extremism face far shorter prison terms than those convicted in international terrorism cases, even when the crimes are … more
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov during a meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Putin declared earlier this month that Moscow could play the role of mediator to help end the Israel-Hamas war, thanks to its friendly ties with both Israel and the Palestinians, adding that "no one could suspect us of playing up to one party." (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Russia maneuvers carefully over the Israel-Hamas war as it seeks to expand its global clout
Russia has issued carefully calibrated criticism of both sides in the war between Israel and Hamas. But the conflict also is giving Moscow bold new opportunities — to advance its role as a global … more
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FILE - Abortion rights demonstrators attend a rally at the Texas state Capitol in Austin, Texas, May 14, 2022. Lubbock County commissioners, in west Texas, voted Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, to ban drivers from transporting a person seeking an abortion, making it the largest of four Texas counties that have now adopted a version of the measure. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Texas counties trying to prevent people from using roads to get an abortion grows
A Texas county near New Mexico has banned helping people traveling to get an abortion. Lubbock County is now the largest of four Texas counties that have adopted a version of the measure. It's part … more
In this picture, the desktop and mobile websites for Stable Diffusion are seen, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in New York. Computer-generated child sexual abuse images made with artificial intelligence tools like Stable Diffusion are starting to proliferate on the internet and are so realistic that they can be indistinguishable from photographs depicting actual children, according to a new report. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AI-generated child sexual abuse images could flood the internet. A watchdog is calling for action
A new report warns that the proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate … more
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FILE - Las Vegas police Lt. Jason Johansson speaks during a news conference about a series of hit-and run-crashes, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Las Vegas. Two teenagers were indicted, Friday, Oct. 6, on more than a dozen charges, including murder and burglary, after police say they targeted and killed a bicyclist while driving a stolen vehicle. (AP Photo/Ty O'Neil, File)
Sept. 2024 date set for trial of 2 teens as adults in fatal Vegas bicyclist crash seen on video
A September 2024 date has been set for two teenagers to be tried as adults on murder and other charges in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist in Las Vegas. The … more
FILE - A pile of young quahogs is seen, Oct. 23, 2019, at an aquaculture site in Georgetown, Maine. Scientists, lawmakers and those who make their living from Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay are teaming up to hunt for the reason why quahogs appear to be on the decline. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, a special Rhode Island legislative commission held a hearing to study the reduced catch. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle, File)
In Rhode Island, a hunt is on for the reason for dropping numbers of the signature quahog clam
Scientists, lawmakers and those who make their living from Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay are teaming up to hunt for the reason why quahogs appear to be on the decline. On Tuesday a special … more
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Russ Anderson wears a shawl to help keep warm at his home, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Waldoboro, Maine. Federal spending to help the poor stay warm may be reduced from last year, a cause for concern in cold-weather states. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Many families to get a break on winter heating costs but uncertainties persist
With millions of families behind on utility payments and more people seeking heating aid, many could soon see a welcome reprieve: The federal government says the cost of heating a home with natural … more
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