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The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court building is shown, Monday, May 15, 2023, in St. John's, Antigua. In 2022, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ruled that the anti-sodomy law of Antigua and Barbuda was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

At a glance: Laws in the Caribbean region that criminalize gay sex

Several Caribbean nations have struck down laws criminalizing same-sex relations in recent years. Courts in Belize in 2016 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 found such laws unconstitutional. Last year, … more

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO | 6/11/23

The Rev. Linda Barnes Popham sings with the choir at Fern Creek Baptist Church during a service, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. In February, Fern Creek was one of five churches disfellowshipped from the Southern Baptist Convention because they have female pastors. But Fern Creek Baptist and Saddleback Church of California have decided to appeal. The challenge will be voted on at the upcoming SBC annual meeting. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

In a last-ditch effort, longtime Southern Baptist churches expelled for women pastors fight to stay

Two Southern Baptist churches ousted for having women pastors will be appealing that decision at the Southern Baptist Convention's upcoming annual meeting. Saddleback Church's founding pastor, Rick … more

By PETER SMITH | 6/11/23

A syringe is seen on the ground as Lisa McFadden waits to be treated near a Baltimore City Health Department RV, Monday, March 20, 2023, in Baltimore. The Baltimore City Health Department's harm reduction program uses the RV to address the opioid crisis, which includes expanding access to medication assisted treatment by deploying a team of medical staff to neighborhoods with high rates of substance abuse and offering buprenorphine prescriptions. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Abstinence not required: How a Baltimore drug treatment program prioritizes saving lives

A mobile clinic in Baltimore is expanding access to buprenorphine, a medication that treats opioid use disorder by reducing cravings and withdrawal symptoms. The city’s “Healthcare on the Spot” … more

By LEA SKENE | 6/11/23

The smokestack of a shuttered trash incinerator is shown in Detroit, Friday, June 9, 2023. A controlled implosion is scheduled Sunday morning at the former Waste Energy Facility as part of the final phase of a yearlong demolition of the incinerator. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Smokestack implosion to bring decades of Detroit trash incinerator stink to an end

The looming smokestack of a shuttered trash incinerator whose stench sickened and angered Detroit residents for decades is coming down in a controlled implosion. The plan to reduce the smokestack to … more

By COREY WILLIAMS | 6/11/23

Players are introduced before the start of Game 4 of the basketball NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee )

Conor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. Burnie — more specifically, the man who occupies Burnie’s costume — briefly sought medical … more

6/10/23

Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner prepares for the team's WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Brittney Griner, Mercury teammates confronted at airport by 'provocateur,' WNBA says

The WNBA says Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were confronted by a “provocateur” at a Dallas airport on Saturday. The league said in a statement it was looking into the team’s … more

6/10/23

A couple hold hands at they leave the Pride Parade, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

AP PHOTOS: June spreads LGBTQ+ Pride and rainbows around the world

June is Pride Month in many parts of the world. It's a season intended to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ communities and to protest threats to hard-won civil rights. In the U.S., this … more

By The Associated Press | 6/10/23

Police secure and investigate the scene of a shooting in San Francisco on Friday, June 9, 2023. Multiple victims were struck by bullets during a mass shooting in the Mission District Friday night, but authorities said there were no fatalities. (Santiago Mejia /San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

9 people wounded in San Francisco mass shooting are expected to survive, police say

Police in San Francisco say nine people are expected to survive after being wounded in a mass shooting. The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. on Friday in the city's Mission District. The San … more

6/10/23

FILE - In this image taken from police surveillance video provided by New Haven Police, Richard "Randy" Cox slides down the back of a police van while being transported after being detained by New Haven Police on June 19, 2022, in New Haven, Conn. On Saturday, June 10, 2023, New Haven agreed to a $45 million settlement with Cox, who was paralyzed while being transported handcuffed and without a seat belt in the back of a police van last year. (New Haven Police via AP, File)

Randy Cox, paralyzed in police van, reaches $45 million settlement with New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Connecticut, has agreed to a $45 million settlement with Randy Cox, who was paralyzed while being transported handcuffed and without a seat belt in the back of a police van last year. New … more

By CAROLYN THOMPSON | 6/10/23

A woman walks past a pre-election billboard showing pro-Serbian and Russian coalition called "For the Future of Montenegro" in Podgorica, Montenegro, Friday, June 9, 2023. Montenegro is holding an early parliamentary election Sunday, a vote that could provide indications of whether the small NATO member in the Balkans will overcome the deep political divisions and instability that have hampered its route to joining the European Union. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

Montenegro holds snap parliamentary vote that could determine its EU path

Montenegro votes in an early parliamentary election which is seen as a test of whether the small NATO-member Balkan country can overcome deep internal political divisions and instability that have … more

By PREDRAG MILIC | 6/10/23

The indictment against former President Donald Trump is photographed on Friday, June 9, 2023. Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents according to the unsealed indictment that also alleges that he improperly shared a Pentagon "plan of attack" and a classified map related to a military operation.(AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

A timeline of events leading to Donald Trump's indictment in the classified documents case

Nearly two years before Donald Trump’s indictment for mishandling classified records, federal prosecutors say he was showing off “highly confidential” military plans to guests at his New Jersey … more

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JILL COLVIN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST | 6/10/23

People create a line holding hands along Sao Conrado beach for a symbolic group hug with the sea on World Oceans Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 8, 2023. The Route Brasil environmental organization called for people to gather for the event coined "That Hug" to draw attention to ocean pollution. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

AP's Global Week in Pictures: June 3 - June 9

June 3 - June 9, 2023 From a flood affected woman being evacuated following the collapse of the walls of the Kakhovka dam from Kherson in Ukraine, to Canadian wildfires causing a hazy New York … more

6/10/23

Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School School Resource Officer Scot Peterson, left, and defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh watch a video of the shooting during his trial, Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Peterson is charged with child neglect and other charges for failing to stop the Parkland school massacre five years ago. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Officer who raced to Parkland massacre scene testifies against deputy who stayed outside

A police officer who rushed inside a classroom building during the Parkland school shooting says he encountered a sheriff's deputy outside who confirmed the shooter was upstairs. Coral Springs … more

6/9/23

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents according to an indictment unsealed Friday, June 9, 2023. (Justice Department via AP)

Trump indictment takeaways: Prosecutors detail schemes and lies to keep secret papers

The federal indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former president of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate after leaving the White House in 2021, and then scheming and … more

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | 6/9/23

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri points to his watch Friday, June 9, 2023, indicating that it is time to surface after spending 100 days in the Jules' Undersea Lodge marine habitat at the bottom of a Key Largo, Fla., lagoon. Dituri broke the previous 73-day record for underwater human habitation at ambient pressure, undertook medical and marine science research and interacted online with more than 5,500 students during his Project Neptune 100 mission organized by the Marine Resources Development Foundation. (Mariano Lorde/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

Florida's 'Dr. Deep' resurfaces after a record 100 days living underwater

A Florida professor known as “Dr. Deep” has resurfaced after spending a record 100 days living underwater. Dr. Joseph Dituri raised his face to the sun Friday for the first time since March 1. … more

6/9/23

FILE - Interior Secretary nominee James Watt, a Reagan nominee on talks on Dec. 23, 1980 in Washington. Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85. Watt died in Arizona on May 27, 2023, son Eric Watt said in a statement Thursday, June 8. (AP Photo/Taylor, File)

James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development Interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85. The sharp-tongued Watt drew frequent criticism from environmentalists over what they saw as pro-development policies that … more

By MEAD GRUVER | 6/9/23

This photo of bullet-damaged prayer book in the Tree of Life synagogue building in Pittsburgh was entered May 30, 2023, as a court exhibit by prosecutors in the federal trial of Robert Bowers. He faces multiple charges in the killing of 11 worshippers from three congregations and the wounding of seven worshippers and police officers in the building on Oct. 27, 2018. The charges include the obstruction of the free exercise of religion, resulting in death. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania via AP)

Pittsburgh synagogue trial is proving the obvious, but ultimately focused on the death penalty

Worshippers, police officers and other witnesses have testified to the horror of the nation's deadliest antisemitic attack in the ongoing federal trial of Robert Bowers. He is charged with killing 11 … more

By PETER SMITH | 6/9/23

Palestinians say Israeli troops kill man at West Bank checkpoint; Israel says he attacked a soldier

Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army said Friday the man attacked a solider, wounded him … more

6/9/23

Today in History: June 9, Burger confirmed as chief justice

Today in History Today is Friday, June 9, the 160th day of 2023. There are 205 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 9, 2004, the body of Ronald Reagan arrived … more

By The Associated Press | 6/9/23

FILE - President Donald Trump sits at his desk after a meeting with Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, left, and members of his staff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 8, 2017, as a lockbag is visible on the desk, the key still inside at left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Live updates | Trump Classified Documents Indictment

While Republicans accuse the federal government of political persecution, House Democrats say Donald Trump’s indictment is an affirmation of the U.S. justice system. Rep. Adam Schiff tweets that … more

6/8/23