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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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Defendant Jerry Boylan, right, captain of a scuba dive boat called the Conception, arrives in Federal court in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Federal prosecutors are seeking justice for 34 people killed in a fire aboard the boat in 2019. The trial against Boylan began Tuesday, with jury selection. Boylan has pleaded not guilty to one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Four years after fire engulfed California scuba dive boat killing 34 people, captain's trial begins
Federal prosecutors are seeking justice for 34 people killed in a fire aboard a scuba dive boat called the Conception in 2019. The trial against Captain Jerry Boylan was underway Tuesday with jury … more
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In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. A “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
What is super fog? The mix of smoke and dense fog caused a deadly pileup in Louisiana
A combination of fog and thick smoke from a marsh fire reduced visibility on Louisiana highways to near nothing on Monday. It caused a series of deadly crashes on Interstate 55 near New Orleans. The … more
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FILE - Zac Jones of the New York Rangers skates with a stick decorated for "Pride Night" in warm-ups prior to the game against the Washington Capitals, May 3, 2021, in New York City. NHL players will be allowed to use Pride tape this season after all. The league, union and a committee on inclusion agreed Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, to give players the option to represent social causes with stick tape during warmups, practices and games. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP, File)
NHL rescinds ban on rainbow-colored Pride tape, allowing players to use it on the ice this season
NHL players will be allowed to use Pride tape this season after all. The league, players union and a committee on inclusion agreed to give players the option to represent social causes with stick … more
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FILE - A worker cleans a jet bridge at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., before passengers board an Alaska Airlines flight on March 4, 2019. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines owns Horizon Air. An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, tried to shut down the engines in mid-flight and had to be subdued by the crew, according to a pilot flying the plane. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight now faces a federal charge
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight was charged with a federal count of interfering with a flight crew. Joseph David Emerson, 44, of Pleasant … more
This illustration provided by AstraZeneca depicts packaging for their medication Beyfortus. A new shot for infants against RSV is in short supply, and U.S. health officials told doctors they should prioritize giving the drug to babies at the highest risk of severe disease. Infants less than 6 months who have chronic lung disease or other underlying conditions should be given priority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told doctors in a Monday evening, Oct. 23, 2023 alert. (AstraZeneca via AP)
A new RSV shot for infants is in short supply
A new shot for infants against RSV is in short supply, and U.S. health officials are telling doctors they should prioritize giving the drug to babies at the highest risk of severe disease. The … more
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FILE - Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Yassin Mosque destroyed after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, early Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
FACT FOCUS: Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts
False claims about the latest Israel-Hamas war are flooding social media, making it difficult for onlookers to sort fact from fiction. Here are the facts: The Israeli military didn't say in a … more
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Hamas on Monday released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops. (Oct. 24)
Live updates | Israel escalates its bombardment in the Gaza Strip
Israel is escalating its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants. The war is rapidly raising the death toll in Gaza, and the U.S. fears … more
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Meharry Medical College students Emmanuel Kotey, center, and Teresa Belledent, right, watch as the liver and kidneys are removed from an organ donor June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. They’re part of a novel pilot program to encourage more Black and other minority doctors-to-be to get involved in the transplant field, increasing the trust of patients of color. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help
A novel program in Tennessee aims to interest more Black and other minority medical students in organ transplants, to help ease troubling disparities. Six students from Meharry Medical College spent … more
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Workers remove heavily damaged vehicles from Interstate 55 near Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. A “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog caused multiple traffic crashes involving scores of cars Monday, turning I-55 near New Orleans into a narrow junkyard of mangled cars and trucks, some of them burning. (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Officials say at least 7 dead in massive vehicle crashes in south Louisiana due to 'Superfog'
A “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense morning fog has caused massive vehicle crashes, killing at least seven people. It turned Interstate 55 near New Orleans on Monday … more
FILE - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a news conference in Beijing, Oct. 18, 2023. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will come to Washington for a three-day visit starting Thursday. It's the latest move by the two countries to keep high-level talks open as the U.S. contends with China's rise as a global power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Top Chinese diplomat to visit Washington ahead of possible meeting between Biden and Xi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will come to Washington for a three-day visit starting Thursday. It's the latest move by the two countries to keep high-level talks open as the U.S. contends with … more
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Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey, left, stands in support of Anne Anderson, whose son died of leukemia in 1981 and was exposed to water contaminated with the chemical trichloroethylene, or TCE. The two spoke Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Woburn, Mass., during an EPA press conference announcing its proposal to ban the chemical. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)
EPA proposes banning cancer-causing chemical used in automotive care and other products
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to ban the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene. The chemical is known as TCE. It's used in a range of consumer products, including automobile … more
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FILE - A sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus, June 6, 2013, in Fort Meade, Md. A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado pleaded guilty, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, to trying to sell classified information to Russia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Former NSA worker pleads guilty to trying to sell US secrets Russia
A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado has pleaded guilty to trying to sell classified information to Russia. Under a plea agreement approved by a federal judge on Monday, … more
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Beth Holloway speaks to media after the appearance of Joran van der Sloot outside the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. Van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba admitted he killed her and disposed of her remains, and has agreed to plead guilty to charges he tried to extort money from the teen's mother years later, a U.S. judge said Wednesday. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill )
Aruba requests van der Sloot case documents, including his description of killing Natalee Holloway
Authorities in Aruba have requested documents from the U.S. Department of Justice in the extortion case against Joran van der Sloot, including his description of killing Natalee Holloway on the … more
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