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Christian families light candles and put flowers on the graves of their dear ones early morning on Easter in Purulia, West Bengal, India, Sunday, March 31, 2024. Christian around the world are celebrating Easter commemorating the day when according to Christian tradition Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two millennia ago. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

AP PHOTOS: Easter Sunday around the world

Across the globe, people celebrated Easter Sunday — commemorating the day when, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two millennia ago. In India, Christian … more

By The Associated Press | 3/31/24

FILE - U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, D-Mass., faces reporters during a news conference in Quincy, Mass., on Feb. 22, 2010. Former longtime Massachusetts congressman and district attorney Delahunt, a Democratic stalwart who postponed his own retirement from Washington to help pass former President Barack Obam's agenda, has died following an illness. He died Saturday, March 30, 2024, at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 82 following a long-term illness, news reports said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Former US Rep. William Delahunt of Massachusetts has died at age 82

Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts has died following a long-term illness. His family says Delahunt died Saturday at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 82. … more

By BRIAN P. D. HANNON | 3/31/24

First they tried protests of anti-gay bills. Then students put on a play at Louisiana’s Capitol

A group of students from a New Orleans high school staged a play they developed on the steps of Louisiana's Capitol to protest a series of anti-LGBTQ+ legislative proposals. In the past, students at … more

By SHARON LURYE | 3/31/24

Oklahoma State Patrol says it is diverting traffic after a barge hit a bridge

The Oklahoma State Patrol says it closed a highway south of Sallisaw after a barge struck a bridge over the Arkansas River. Troopers closed South U.S. Highway 59 at about 1:25 p.m. Saturday after the … more

Associated Press | 3/30/24

Snow is cleared on the Big Mountain Resort property during a storm, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Big Bear Lake, Calif. (Big Mountain Resort via AP)

Easter weekend storm hits Southern California with rain and mountain snow

An Easter weekend storm has slammed into Southern California, bringing more rain and mountain snow to a region already drenched by winter weather. The slow-moving storm was expected to unleash 1 to 3 … more

By STEFANIE DAZIO | 3/30/24

Faithful take part in a Way of the Cross reenactment, as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Colina, Chile, Friday, March 29, 2024. Holy Week commemorates the last week of Jesus' earthly life which culminates with his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

AP PHOTOS: Good Friday in Latin America

Across Latin America, Roman Catholic faithful commemorated Good Friday with processions and ceremonies re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus. In the Guatemalan town of Antigua, devotees wearing … more

3/30/24

In this Sept. 29, 2023, photo at the grave of Lucky Pitka McCormick, her granddaughter Kathleen Carlo, left, and McCormick's great-great-grandchildren Lucia, center, and Addison Carlo place candles and stones on the grave during a reburial ceremony in Rampart, Alaska. Pitka was one of the Lost Alaskans sent to a mental hospital in the 1930s. Her grave was recently discovered, and family members brought her back to Alaska for a proper burial. (Wally Carlo via AP).

Volunteers uncover fate of thousands of Lost Alaskans sent to Oregon mental hospital a century ago

A 15-year volunteer effort is helping identify the fates of thousands of Alaskans who were shipped to a controversial psychiatric hospital in Oregon between 1904 and the 1960s. The patients were … more

By MARK THIESSEN | 3/30/24

It rained marshmallows at a suburban Detroit park as children raced to snatch up thousands of the gooey treats that were dropped from a helicopter (AP video: Mike Householder)

Children race to collect marshmallows dropped from a helicopter at a Detroit-area park

It has been raining marshmallows in suburban Detroit. A helicopter dropped thousands of the gooey sweet treats onto a park in Southfield Friday in the annual Great Marshmallow Drop. Hundreds of … more

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | 3/29/24

Kedian William, 38, of Jamaica, hands a phone charger to volunteer Pedro Rios while waiting between two border walls in San Diego for agents on Friday, March 29, 2024. A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned the Biden administration's position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children while they wait in makeshift camps along the U.S-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)

Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it's not required to care for children at migrant camps

A federal judge sharply questions the Biden administration’s position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children who are waiting for agents in makeshift camps. A … more

By ELLIOT SPAGAT | 3/29/24

FILE - Tourists visit the ancient Acropolis hill during a heat wave in Athens, Greece, on July 21, 2023. Climate change is making heat waves crawl slower across the globe and last longer with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people

A new study says climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas. Friday's study … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 3/29/24

FILE - Worshippers listen to the liturgy as the sun rises over the Salem Congregation's God's Acre graveyard during the 251st Easter Sunrise Service of the Moravian Church, Sunday, April 9, 2023. On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn. They will celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God, as the sun rises. (Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, File)

Easter is March 31 this year. Here's why many Christians will wake up before sunrise to celebrate

On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn. They will celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God, as the sun rises. They gather outside on beaches and church lawns, … more

By HOLLY MEYER | 3/29/24

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

March 22-28, 2024 Lawyers file a lawsuit against the presidential election results in Indonesia, Thailand tries to help displaced people in Myanmar, and the Myanmar military holds the annual … more

By The Associated Press | 3/29/24

FILE - A Russian soldier secures an area as a massive blaze can be seen over a concert venue on the western edge of Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 22, 2024. The attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed over 140 people marked a major failure of Russian security agencies. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov, File)

The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What's behind that failure?

The Moscow concert hall attack a week ago that left more than 140 people dead was a major blunder for Russia’s law enforcement agencies. While the government register of terrorist and extremist … more

By The Associated Press | 3/29/24

Members of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army, hold up the El Cristo de la Buena Muerte, or Christ of the Good Death, during a ceremony ahead of the procession in Malaga, Southern Spain, southern Spain, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Hundreds of processions will take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

AP Week in Pictures: Global

March 21-28, 2024 From celebrations marking Holy Week to a volcano erupting in Iceland to cherry blossoms in Washington, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from … more

By The Associated Press | 3/28/24

Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny

A media freedom organization says that Russian authorities have detained six journalists across the country. Reporters Without Borders said Thursday that the journalists include one who covered … more

By The Associated Press | 3/28/24

This 1966 microscope photo shows five colonies of Group-B Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. On Thursday, March 28, 2024, the CDC issued an alert to U.S. doctors about an increase in cases of one type of invasive meningococcal disease, mostly due to the serogroup Y strain of the bacteria. Four hundred and twenty two cases were reported in 2023, which was the most in a single year since 2014. There have been 143 reported this year so far. (Dr. Brodsky/CDC via AP)

US officials warn of increase in bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis and possibly death

U.S. health officials are warning of an increase in illnesses caused by a bacteria that can cause meningitis and possible death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert to U.S. … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 3/28/24

FILE - Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021, sits during a hearing on a motion for a retrial, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at the Richland County Judicial Center in Columbia, S.C. Federal prosecutors said Murdaugh didn't tell the truth about where $6 million he stole went and whether a so far unnamed attorney helped him and want to revoke a plea deal on federal financial crime charges, according to court documents. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool, File)

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want to make public statements about stolen money. FBI says Murdaugh lied

Lawyers for convicted killer Alex Murdaugh want to release to the public statements he made to the FBI about what happened to million of dollars he stole from clients and his law firm. They also want … more

By JEFFREY COLLINS | 3/28/24

This image provided by NOAA shows a smalltooth sawfish. Endangered smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of years, are exhibiting erratic spinning behavior and dying in unusual numbers in Florida waters. Federal and state wildlife agencies are beginning an effort to rescue and rehabilitate sawfish to find out why. (NOAA via AP)

Sawfish are spinning, and dying, in Florida waters as rescue effort begins

Endangered smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of years, are showing erratic behavior, spinning around and dying in unusual numbers in Florida waters. Federal and … more

By CURT ANDERSON | 3/28/24

Authorities say four people were killed and five were wounded in stabbings in Rockford, Illinois. A suspect is in custody but authorities say they do not know a motive at this time.

Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in a series of stabbings in Rockford, Illinois

A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed four people in a northern Illinois city. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley … more

By KATHLEEN FOODY, RICK CALLAHAN and COREY WILLIAMS | 3/28/24

This 1966 microscope photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the organism responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis. The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a report released by the CDC on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Elizabeth S. Mingioli/CDC via AP)

US tuberculosis cases were at their the highest level in a decade in 2023

The U.S. saw the most tuberculosis illnesses in a decade in 2023. That's according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was published Thursday. More than 9,600 … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 3/28/24