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FILE - A group of manatees are pictured in a canal where discharge from a nearby Florida Power & Light plant warms the water in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dec. 28, 2010. The unprecedented effort to feed starving Florida manatees thousands of pounds of lettuce officially ended for the year Wednesday, March 29, 2023, as reported deaths of the marine mammals appeared to be slowing, despite the long-term threat of water pollution that chokes off their main seagrass food source. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Florida sees fewer manatee starvation deaths as feeding ends

The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida manatees has officially ended for the winter season, as deaths of the marine mammals appear to be slowing despite the … more

By CURT ANDERSON | 3/29/23

FILE - A man, top center, salvages a jacket as he looks over a tornado damaged home, March 26, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. An unusual weather pattern has set in, triggering the devastating tornado that hit Rolling Fork, and meteorologists fear this Friday, March 31, will be one of the worst days, with much more to come. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Watch out: Series of dangerous storms target Midwest, South

Meteorologists are warning of a series of severe storms that could rip across America's Midwest and South over the next couple of weeks, with the first and perhaps most dangerous outbreak forecast to … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 3/29/23

People pray during a community vigil held for the people killed during the Covenant School shooting on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)

Nashville looks to vigil for solace after school shooting

Nashville is awaiting a candlelight vigil to mourn the three children and three adults killed in a shooting at a Christian school. Mayor John Cooper says the vigil Wednesday evening will honor the … more

By TRAVIS LOLLER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI | 3/29/23

FILE - Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's climate change minister, attends a session at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 18, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The countries of the United Nations led by the island nation of Vanuatu adopted what they called a historic resolution Wednesday, March 29, 2023, calling for the U.N.'s highest court to strengthen countries' legal obligations to curb warming and protect communities from climate disaster. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

'Urgent action to save the planet' - countries' call at UN

United Nations states, led by the small island of Vanuatu that has already weathered the damaging effects of climate change, have agreed to adopt a historic resolution Wednesday to request an opinion … more

By ISABELLA O'MALLEY | 3/29/23

Alabama police officer killed, another wounded in shooting

Officials in Alabama say a Huntsville police officer has died after being shot and another officer was critically wounded. The two Huntsville officers were shot Tuesday evening at an apartment … more

3/29/23

People console each other at an entry to Covenant School, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn., which has become a memorial to the victims of Monday's school shooting. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Nashville shooting highlights security at private schools

Around the U.S., private schools generally do not face as many requirements as public schools for developing security plans. They also sometimes lack access to government programs to bolster … more

By HOLLY MEYER and ANNIE MA | 3/29/23

Sen. John Payton, R-Wilburn, addresses the House Committee on Judiciary about SB270 at the Arkansas State Capitol, in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (Colin Murphey/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

Arkansas bathroom bill condemned as too extreme is revamped

An Arkansas bathroom bill that had been criticized as the most extreme in the country has been revamped to address concerns it would criminalize transgender people using public restrooms matching … more

By ANDREW DeMILLO | 3/28/23

FILE - Threatening graffiti is seen on the exterior of Wisconsin Family Action offices in Madison, Wis., May 8, 2022. Investigators on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, finally captured the man they believe firebombed the prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group's office last year ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. The U.S. attorney's office in Madison announced that police arrested 29-year-old Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury at Boston's Logan International Airport on Tuesday. (Alex Shur/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Man charged with firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion office

Federal prosecutors have charged a man with firebombing a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group's office last year. The U.S. attorney's office in Madison announced that 29-year-old … more

By TODD RICHMOND | 3/28/23

Apple rolls out buy now, pay later service, with guardrails

Apple is getting into the buy now, pay later space with a few tweaks to the existing model, including no option to pay with a credit card. The company will roll out the product to some consumers this … more

By CORA LEWIS | 3/28/23

Crystal Kornickey holds up casts of her hands in a studio at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. She is one of 36 people whose hands will be cast in bronze for a memorial to the likely enslaved people discovered in an unmarked burial ground. In recent decades, advances in DNA research have allowed scientists to use ancient remains and peer into the lives of long-dead people. In Charleston, that's meant tracing some of the African roots that were cut off by slavery. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Their stories were lost to slavery. Now DNA is writing them

A project in Charleston, South Carolina, is using DNA to trace the African roots of three dozen people buried in the late 1700s. The remains were uncovered in the coastal city during construction in … more

By MADDIE BURAKOFF | 3/28/23

Curtis McDowell, who lives near Covenant School, walks away after placing flowers outside of the school's entrance in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, March 27, 2023. Multiple children and adults were killed during the school shooting. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)

Nashville school shooting victims include pastor's daughter

The six people who were fatally shot at a Christian elementary school in Nashville included the daughter of the pastor whose church runs The Covenant School. She was identified as 9-year-old Hallie … more

By BEN FINLEY and TRAVIS LOLLER | 3/28/23

This image released by HBO shows Brian Cox in a scene from the fourth season of "Succession." (HBO via AP)

HBO's 'Succession' sets viewer mark for fourth-season start

HBO says 2.3 million people watched the final season premiere of the Emmy-winning drama “Succession” on Sunday night, a record first-night viewership mark for the series. It beat the 1.7 million … more

3/28/23

This booking photo provided by the Platte County Sheriff's Office shows Lorna Roxanne Green, Wednesday, March 23, 2023 in Wheatland, Wyo. Green is charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to an abortion clinic under construction in Casper, Wyoming, on May 25, 2022. The fire heavily damaged the clinic, preventing it from opening as scheduled. (Platte County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Woman in Wyoming abortion fire case returning to court

A woman accused of setting fire to a Wyoming abortion clinic is headed back to federal court, where a judge will decide if she may go to trial. Arraignment for 22-year-old Lorna Roxanne Green is set … more

By MEAD GRUVER | 3/28/23

File - People stand outside of an entrance to Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, March 10, 2023. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and the bailout of First Republic, was a jolt for small businesses of all stripes, spurring many to scrutinize their banking services and mull whether or not they should make changes to ensure their money is safe. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Small businesses weigh banking options amid bank turmoil

The recent banking turmoil has been a jolt for small businesses of all stripes, spurring many to scrutinize their banking services and mull whether or not they should make changes. The turmoil added … more

By MAE ANDERSON | 3/28/23

US opens investigation into Tesla seat belts coming loose

U.S. highway safety regulators have opened an investigation into complaints that Tesla seat belts may not hold people in a crash. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety … more

3/28/23

A backpack is seen near evidence markers at the site of a shooting near Edmondson Westside High School, Jan. 4, 2023, in Baltimore. In response to rising youth violence, Baltimore leaders are ramping up efforts to de-escalate conflicts between young people and protect students going to and from school. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Stolen futures: Baltimore faces uptick in youth violence

In response to rising youth violence, Baltimore leaders are ramping up efforts to de-escalate conflicts between young people and protect students going to and from school. Officials last week … more

By LEA SKENE | 3/28/23

This photo courtesy of Bembidion expert David Maddison, a professor of integrative biology at Oregon State University, shows a specimen of Bembidion brownorum discovered by UC Berkeley entomologist Kipling Will while sampling for insects near Freshwater Creek on former Gov. Jerry Brown's Colusa County ranch in Colusa County, Calif. The Bembidion brownorum species had not been observed by scientists in more than 55 years. The beetle will be named after former California Gov. Brown after Will found it on Brown's property. The beetle will be named the Bembidion brownorum. (David Maddison via AP)

Rare beetle species named after ex-California governor Brown

Scientists are naming a rare species of beetle in honor of former California Gov. Jerry Brown after finding one at his ranch. Bembidion brownorum was last seen in 1966. But it hadn’t been named or … more

3/27/23

Emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pa., Friday, March 24, 2023. ( Ben Hasty /Reading Eagle via AP)

Jumbled wreckage complicates chocolate factory blast probe

Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory are facing an even more difficult task as they comb through wreckage that was picked … more

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM | 3/27/23

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