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A boy who lost his parents and five of his siblings during a Sept. 5, 2019, night raid by U.S. forces, stands in the yard of their home that was destroyed in the attack in a remote region of Afghanistan, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. What exactly happened that fall night is at the center of a bitter international custody dispute over an orphaned baby found amid the rubble. The high-profile legal battle pits an Afghan family against an American one, and has drawn responses from the White House and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
A baby was found in the rubble of a US raid in Afghanistan. But who exactly was killed and why?
A baby found in the rubble of a U.S. raid in Afghanistan in 2019 is raising questions about who was killed and why. A U.S. Marine who adopted the baby insists her parents were foreign fighters killed … more
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FILE - Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. The American Academy of Pediatrics on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical care for transgender children as the treatments face a growing push for bans and restrictions from Republican lawmakers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Pediatricians' group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions
The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical for children as the treatments face a growing push for bans and restrictions across the U.S. The board for … more
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FILE - "My body, my choice!" resonates from protesters on the front lawn of the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña during a protest as they voiced their concerns against the Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022 on April 27, 2022. A federal appeals court says women seeking medication abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam must first have an in-person consultation with a doctor even though the nearest physician willing to prescribe the medication is 3,800 miles (6,100 kilometers) and an 8-hour flight away. (Rick Cruz/The Pacific Daily via AP, File)
A federal appeals court just made medication abortions harder to get in Guam
A federal appeals court has ruled that people seeking medication abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam must first meet for an in-person consultation with a doctor. The nearest physician willing to … more
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FILE - Attorney Michael Harper holds a photo of Lashawn Thompson's cell in the Fulton County, Ga., Jail at a news conference addressing the results of an independent autopsy determining the cause of death of Thompson, May 22, 2023, at the state Capital in Atlanta. Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of Thompson, the man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county jail’s psychiatric wing, the family’s lawyers said Thursday, Aug. 3. (Christina Matacotta/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Family of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with county
Lawyers for the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing say they've reached a settlement with the county. Lashawn Thompson died in September, three … more
FILE - Michael Corey Jenkins stands outside Taylor Hill Church in Braxton, Miss., March 18, 2023. Six former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have been charged with federal civil rights offenses against two Black men who were brutalized for more than an hour during a home raid before an officer allegedly shot one of the men in the mouth. The charges were unsealed Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, as the former officers, all of whom are white, appeared in federal court. (AP Photo/HG Biggs, File)
Mississippi ex-law enforcement charged with civil rights offenses against 2 Black men during raid
Six former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have been charged with federal civil rights offenses against two Black men who were brutalized for more than an hour during a home raid before an … more
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FILE - Newly appointed Miami-Dade Police Department director Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez talks during the press conference at Miami-Dade Police Department Headquarters on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, in Miami. In a statement released early Monday, July 24, 2023, officials said Ramirez was in critical condition in a Tampa area hospital following an injury. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP, File)
The Miami-Dade police chief and his wife argued before he shot himself, bodycam footage shows
Police officers responding to a report of someone with a gun threatening to “end it all” outside a downtown Florida hotel discovered the person in question was the director of the Miami-Dade … more
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A roseate spoonbill pictured at Ken Euers Nature Area on July 31, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis. The bird, common in Florida, Texas and South America, hasn't been seen in Wisconsin in 178 years. (Sarah Kloepping/The Post-Crescent via AP)
Birders flock to Green Bay to catch glimpse of Gulf Coast shorebird last seen in Wisconsin in 1845
Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180 years ago. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that a roseate spoonbill was spotted … more
An 87-year-old woman fought off an intruder, then fed him after he told her he was 'awfully hungry'
An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully hungry.” Marjorie Perkins said she awoke at 2 a.m. on July 26 to a young man … more
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In this combo image made from photos provided by the United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania are the victims of the Oct. 27, 2018, assault on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.. top row, from left, Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, and David Rosenthal; bottom row, from left, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Dan Stein, Melvin Wax, and Irving Younger. (United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania via AP)
Grieving families confront Pittsburgh synagogue shooter at death penalty sentencing
Grieving families are confronting the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter at his sentencing hearing. The hearing for Robert Bowers at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh got underway Thursday with some 22 … more
This image provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows James Phillip Barnes. The Florida man is set to be executed Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 after dropping all appeals in the 1988 slaying of a woman who was sexually assaulted and beaten to death with a hammer, her body set ablaze in her own bed. James Phillip Barnes is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison in Starke. (Florida Department of Corrections via AP)
Florida set to execute inmate James Phillip Barnes in nurse's 1988 hammer killing
A Florida man sentenced to death for the 1988 attack on a woman who was sexually assaulted and killed with a hammer, then set on fire in her own bed, is set for execution Thursday after dropping all … more
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FILE - People comfort each other as they sit and mourn at one of seventeen crosses, Feb. 15, 2018, after a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. A reenactment of the 2018 massacre that left 17 dead, 17 wounded and hundreds emotionally traumatized, is scheduled to be conducted Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, as part of lawsuits filed by the victims' families and the injured. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Reenactment of Florida school massacre will bring gunfire back to Parkland campus
Gunfire is about to again erupt at a Parkland, Florida, high school. A reenactment of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead is scheduled for Friday. Ballistics … more
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Tulsa man sentenced to 18 years for murder
TULSA, Okla. — A homeless man from Tulsa was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 1 to 18 years in federal prison for second degree murder in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. … more
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Springfield man sentenced for shooting at deputy
SPRNGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield man was sentenced in federal court yesterday for shooting at a Greene County, Missouri Sheriff’s Department deputy when officers arrested him for escaping … more
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FILE - Memphis police officers work the scene of a shooting at Margolin Hebrew School on Monday, July 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A man suspected of trying to enter the Jewish school with a gun and firing shots outside the building has been charged with multiple crimes, the lead agency looking into the shooting said Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP, File)
Man accused of firing shots outside Jewish school in Tennessee charged with multiple crimes
A man suspected of trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday and firing shots outside the building has been charged with multiple crimes. The Tennessee Bureau of … more
FILE - Aaron Larry Bowman cries during an interview at his attorney's office in Monroe, La., Aug. 5, 2021, as he discusses his injuries resulting from a Louisiana State trooper pummeling him during a traffic stop in 2019. A federal jury in Louisiana on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, acquitted a white state trooper charged with violating the civil rights of Bowman despite body camera footage that captured the officer pummeling him 18 times with a flashlight. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Federal jury acquits Louisiana trooper caught on camera pummeling Black motorist
A federal jury Wednesday acquitted a white Louisiana trooper charged with violating the civil rights of a Black motorist despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling the man 18 times … more
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Family members of Ricky Cobb II, a Black man who was shot and killed by a Minnesota State Patrol trooper, speak at a news conference outside Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. They joined members of activist groups in demanding that Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz fire the three officers who were involved in stopping Cobb on a Minneapolis freeway on Monday, July 31, which led to Cobb's death. (AP Photo/Trisha Ahmed)
Family of a Black man killed during a Minnesota traffic stop asks the governor to fire troopers
Racial justice groups and relatives of a Black man shot and killed this week by a Minnesota State Patrol trooper demanded that the governor fire three officers who were involved in stopping the man … more
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Kristen Kindl, Living Collections Coordinator at the Desert Botanical Garden, examines a damaged saguaro cactus after multiple arms dropped off the cactus at the Desert Botanical Garden Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cacti, with no end in sight
Phoenix this week climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures. That means trouble not just for people but for some plants, too. After July saw the warmest monthly average temperature on record … more
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This image from video contained in the statement of facts supporting the arrest warrant for Daniel Donnelly Jr., shows Donnelly at an entrance to the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. The face-painting St. Louis Cardinals fan known as "Rally Runner" has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol and used a stolen shield to help other rioters attack police officers. (Justice Department via AP)
St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan charged with joining Capitol riot in red face paint and Trump hat
A St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan known as “Rally Runner” has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and used a stolen shield to help other rioters attack … more
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FILE - Alderson Broaddus senior Troy Cantrell, with ball, is watched by Gannon University defenders during a men's basketball game in Erie, Pa., Nov. 29, 2019. The lives of hundreds of students were thrown into disarray after Alderson Broaddus announced Monday, July 31, 2023, that it plans to cease operations. (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via AP, File)
Students' lives thrown into disarray after West Virginia college announces plans to close
The lives of hundreds of students at a small university in West Virginia have been turned upside down after the school announced just before the start of fall classes that it plans to cease … more
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DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston discusses a lawsuit that seeks to strike down a Georgia law restricting prosecutors on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 in Decatur, Ga. Boston and three other Georgia district attorneys filed the suit, saying the law unconstitutionally intrudes on their authority to make decisions about who to prosecute. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Georgia prosecutors are suing to strike down a new state law that undermines their authority
Four district attorneys in Georgia are asking a judge to strike down a law creating a commission to discipline and remove prosecutors, arguing it violates the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. The … more
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