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Tomasz Kosowski, a local plastic surgeon arrested in the death of missing Largo attorney, Steve Cozzi, makes his first appearance in court in Clearwater, Fla., on Monday, March 27, 2023, remotely from the Pinellas County Jail. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Police: Blood, video link doctor to lawyer's disappearance

Prosecutors say blood, video and other evidence point to a Florida plastic surgeon killing a lawyer whose body has not yet been found. In court documents filed Monday, prosecutors say video shows … more

By TERRY SPENCER | 3/27/23

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, technicians prepare to weigh a container carrying moon samples retrieved by China's Chang'e 5 lunar lander in Beijing. In a report published in the journal Nature Geoscience on Monday, March 27, 0223, scientists announced they have discovered a new and renewable source of water on the moon for future explorers in the lunar samples. Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt where meteorite impacts occur. (Jin Liwang/Xinhua via AP, File)

New source of water found in moon samples from China mission

Scientists have discovered a new and renewable source of water on the moon for future explorers in lunar samples returned from a Chinese mission. They reported Monday that the water is embedded in … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 3/27/23

FILE - New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin speaks in Trenton, N.J., Feb. 3, 2020. On Monday, March 27, 2023, Platkin says his office has taken control of the police department in the state's third-largest city, Paterson. The announcement came less than a month after Paterson police officers fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini, File)

NJ takes over Paterson police after crisis worker's shooting

New Jersey’s attorney general says his office has taken control of the police department in the state’s third-largest city, Paterson. The announcement Monday by Attorney General Matt Platkin came … more

By MIKE CATALINI | 3/27/23

FILE - Belarusian army Su-25 jet fighters fly during a parade marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. The move appears to be another attempt by Putin to raise the stakes in the conflict in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Why does Russia want tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. The move appears to be another attempt by Putin to raise the stakes in … more

By The Associated Press | 3/27/23

Quinta Brunson appears at Time's second annual Women of the Year Gala in Los Angeles on March 8, 2023, left, Molly Shannon appears at a special screening of "A Good Person" in New York on March 20, 2023, center, and Ana de Armas appears at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 26, 2023. Brunson, Shannon and De Armas will each host "Saturday Night Live" episodes in April. (AP Photo)

Brunson, Shannon, de Armas will host 'Saturday Night Live'

Two actors will make their ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts as hosts next month — Quinta Brunson and Ana de Armas. Brunson is the creator and star of ABC's well-regarded comedy “Abbott … more

3/27/23

FILE - In this July 8, 2017 file photo, a woman with the World Wildlife Fund carries a paper mache replica of the critically endangered porpoise known as the "vaquita marina" during an event in front of the National Palace calling on the government to take additional steps to protect the world's smallest marine mammal, in Mexico City. The international wildlife body CITES called Monday, March 27, 2023 on member countries to stop trade with Mexico for products linked to sensitive species, such as orchids, cactuses and skins from crocodiles and snakes. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Group bans some trade with Mexico over endangered porpoise

The international wildlife body CITES has called on 184 member countries to stop trade with Mexico for products linked to sensitive species, such as orchids, cactuses and skins from crocodiles and … more

MEXICO CITY | 3/27/23

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify … more

By MATT O'BRIEN | 3/27/23

FILE - Pictures of the 10 victims of a mass shooting in a King Soopers grocery store are posted on a cement barrier outside the supermarket in Boulder, Colo., on April 23, 2021. More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 are suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre, adding to litigation first filed earlier this month against the company. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

More relatives of Colorado shooting victims sue Sturm Ruger

More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 are suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre. A lawyer for relatives of five … more

3/27/23

Silvia Palmieri, who is the mother of a teacher who survived a stabbing attack at the Thomazia Montoro school, left, leaves the school comforted by a friend in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, March 27, 2023. A 13-year-old student fatally stabbed a 71-year-old teacher and wounded three teachers and two fellow students Monday in a knife attack at the public school, state officials said. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Teenager fatally stabs teacher, wounds five others in Brazil

Officials say a 13-year-old student in Brazil’s biggest city Sao Paulo has fatally stabbed a 71-year-old teacher and wounded three teachers and two other students at a public school. State … more

Associated Press | 3/27/23

This image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows an artist's conception of what the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f may look like, based on available data about its diameter, mass and distances from the host star. The Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at one of the seven rocky, Earth-size worlds orbiting a nearby star. Scientists say that doesn't bode well for the rest of the planets in this solar system, some of which are in the sweet spot for harboring water and, therefore, life. In a study published Monday, March 27, 2023 a NASA-led team reported little if no atmosphere exists at the innermost planet in the Trappist system, 40 light-years away. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

No atmosphere found at faraway Earth-sized world, study says

The Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at one of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star. Scientists say that doesn't bode well for the rest of the … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 3/27/23

In a letter photographed Feb. 13, 2022, Utah professor Taowen Le sent a letter to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox in 2022 urging him to meet with a Chinese ambassador. Le is among China's most vocal advocates in the state. An investigation found that China’s global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful in Utah. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Key takeaways from AP’s report on China's influence in Utah

An investigation by The Associated Press has found that China’s global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful in Utah. The world’s most powerful communist country and its … more

By ALAN SUDERMAN AND SAM METZ | 3/27/23

FILE - Tourists ride horses near Wind turbines on the grassland in Zhangbei county, in north China's Hebei province on Aug. 15, 2022. The wind power industry on Monday, March 27, 2023, projected growth to rapidly accelerate this year, with incentives and policy changes in key nations helping to overcome factors that led to a slowdown in 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Wind industry predicts bounceback and rapid growth in 2023

The wind power industry expects rapidly accelerating growth this year after a challenging 2022. The Global Wind Energy Council in Brussels said in its annual wind report Monday that incentives and … more

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT | 3/27/23

Gwyneth Paltrow carries two beverages as she walks past Terry Sanderson, the man suing her, after testifying in court on Friday, March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Sanderson accuses her of crashing into him on a beginner run at Deer Valley Resort, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

Man suing Gwyneth Paltrow to testify in Utah ski crash trial

The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 collision at an upscale Utah ski resort is expected to take the stand on Monday. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson will likely testify to his recollections … more

By SAM METZ | 3/27/23

Taowen Le, a Weber State University professor of information systems and technologies, speaks during an interview at Weber State University on Oct. 11, 2022, in Ogden, Utah. An investigation by the Associated Press has found that China and its U.S.-based advocates spent years building relationships with the Utah's officials and lawmakers. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Amid strained U.S. ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah

An investigation by the Associated Press has found that China and its U.S.-based advocates spent years building relationships with the Utah's officials and lawmakers. Those efforts have paid … more

By ALAN SUDERMAN and SAM METZ | 3/27/23

Michael Corey Jenkins stands outside Taylor Hill Church in Braxton, Miss., March 18, 2023. The police shooting of Jenkins, who sustained critical injuries after he says a deputy put a gun in his mouth and fired, led the Justice Department to open a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said Jenkins was shot after he pointed a gun at them. (AP Photo/HG Biggs)

Deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men

Police and court records obtained by The Associated Press show that deputies who were accepted to a Mississippi sheriff's department's special tactical unit have been involved in at least four … more

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | 3/27/23

President Joe Biden presents the 2021 National Medal of the Arts to Julia Louis-Dreyfus at White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP-Week in Pictures: Global / March 18-24, 2023

From protests in France following the President Macron's unpopular plan to raise retirement age from 62 to 64, to the start of Ramadan for millions of Muslims, to the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone … more

3/26/23

Emergency responders and heavy equipment are seen at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 25. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

4th person found dead in chocolate factory blast; 3 missing

Four people have been confirmed dead and three others remain unaccounted for following an explosion Friday at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania. West Reading's police chief said a fourth person was … more

3/26/23

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear addresses reporters during a press conference in Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 15, 2022. Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care has put Kentucky in the middle of a national fight. But the consequences are more immediate in Kentucky. Its election this year offers an early test on the state-by-state assault on gender-affirming care for minors. The veto issued Friday set off competing messages likely to be repeated until the November election. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Veto puts Kentucky in thick of fight over transgender rights

Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care has put Kentucky in the middle of a national fight. But the consequences are more immediate in Kentucky. Its election this year … more

By BRUCE SCHREINER | 3/26/23

Thomas Marshall shows off the kitchen in his one bedroom apartment, in Sacramento, Calif., on February 24, 2023. Marshall, who had been homeless, got the apartment through a program championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, to use some of the state's Medicaid money to pay for up to six months of housing for some people, including those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use Medicaid money to pay for housing for some vulnerable people. Medicaid is the government health insurance program for people with disabilities or low … more

By ADAM BEAM | 3/26/23

Workers walk on a skybridge to and from a large Intel facility in Hillsboro, Ore., on March 17, 2023. Intel, which produces semiconductor chips, is Oregon's biggest corporate employer. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the governor to expand urban growth boundaries for semiconductor-related industries. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

For exactly 50 years, Oregon’s farms and forests have been protected from urban sprawl by the nation’s first statewide law creating urban growth boundaries. But now, a bill being considered in … more

By ANDREW SELSKY | 3/26/23