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Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaks with singer Gloria Estefan at the Aspen Ideas: Climate conference, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Miami Beach, Fla. The conference is co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and the City of Miami Beach. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

At Florida climate change summit, Harris stresses optimism

Vice President Kamala Harris says major U.S. laws enacted recently to tackle climate change call for renewed optimism. Harris was the star attraction Wednesday at Aspen Ideas: Climate. The conference … more

By CURT ANDERSON | 3/8/23

A worker clears snow off the roof of Skyforest Elks Lodge after a series of storms, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Rimforest, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Volunteers in mountain towns dig out snow-stuck Californians

Volunteers with shovels have arrived in Southern California mountain communities to help clear walkways and driveways of residents who have been confined to their homes since a historic blizzard … more

By MARCIO SANCHEZ and AMY TAXIN | 3/8/23

In this photo provided by the Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey is the Tanaga Volcano near Adak, Alaska, on May 23, 2021. A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication of an impending eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the alert level to advisory status for Tanaga Volcano late Tuesday, March 7, 2023, after the quakes became very vigorous. (Matt Loewen/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

Swarm of earthquakes at remote Alaska volcano signal unrest

A swarm of earthquakes have been recorded below the summit of a remote Alaska volcano, a possible indication of an impending eruption. Tanaga Volcano is about 1,250 miles west of Anchorage in the … more

By MARK THIESSEN | 3/8/23

This undated photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Las Vegas police officer Herman Moody. Las Vegas was still heavily segregated in 1946 when Moody became the city's first Black police officer. Because of the color of his skin, his police work was confined to the Historic Westside, the heart of the city's Black community near downtown Las Vegas, where Moody grew up, met his wife, raised their five daughters and died Feb. 25, 2023. He was 98. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

1st Black Vegas officer role model 'for people of any color'

Family, friends and law enforcement will gather Thursday in Las Vegas to remember the city's first Black police officer. Herman Moody died last month at age 98. Moody joined the Las Vegas police … more

By RIO YAMAT | 3/8/23

A mural adorns a facade, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Lake City, S.C. The four Americans violently kidnapped last week in Mexico had ties to the small town in South Carolina. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

Deadly Mexico kidnapping hits home in South Carolina

Americans who officials say got caught in a deadly drug cartel shootout in Mexico last week all had ties to a small town in South Carolina, where leaders are calling for community support of the … more

By JAMES POLLARD | 3/8/23

FILE - A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Md., July 6, 2020. The U.S. Justice Department has found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Taylor. The announcement was made Wednesday, March 8, 2023, by Attorney Merrick Garland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

After Taylor shooting, feds find pattern of violations

The U.S. Justice Department has found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna … more

By DYLAN LOVAN | 3/8/23

FILE - This combination of images provided by the Memphis, Tenn., Police Department shows, from top row from left, Police Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. A seventh Memphis Police Department employee was fired and another retired while he was recommended to lose his job for their roles in the fatal arrest of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old motorist who died three days after a brutal police beating in January. (Memphis Police Department via AP, File)

Tyre Nichols death spurs Justice Department police review

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will review the Memphis police department policies on use of force, de-escalation policies and specialized units in response to the fatal beating of … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ | 3/8/23

FILE - Malika Andrews speaks during an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns in San Francisco, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. An all-female ensemble will produce Wednesday's March 8, 2023, game between the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans. It's a way to celebrate International Women’s Day. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

All-female ensemble set for broadcast of NBA game on ESPN

An all-female ensemble will produce the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans game that will air Wednesday on ESPN. Beth Mowins and Doris Burke will call the contest. There will be more than 70 … more

By PAT GRAHAM | 3/8/23

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin shows her silver medal of the women's World Championship slalom, the gold medal of the giant slalom and the silver of the combined, in Meribel, France, Saturday Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Mikaela Shiffrin closes in on World Cup skiing history

History beckons for Mikaela Shiffrin on Friday when the American skier competes in one of her best events. Shiffrin is seeking a record-tying 86th win on the World Cup skiing circuit. That number … more

By GRAHAM DUNBAR | 3/8/23

Viktor Mikhalev shows roses transformed from weapons and ammunition into flowers of war standing in a workshop in his house in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, March 4, 2023. Mikhalev, trained as a welder, lives and works in a house whose fence and door are decorated with forged flowers and grapes. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

The flowers of war: Ukraine smith turns guns, ammo into art

A blacksmith in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk is practically beating swords into ploughshares, and turning one man’s trash into treasures. Viktor Petrovich Mikhalev takes weapons and … more

3/8/23

This photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows inmate Gary Green. Green is facing execution for fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub in September 2009. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter

Texas has executed an inmate for fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago. Gary Green received a lethal injection Tuesday evening at … more

By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK | 3/7/23

Video captures dramatic moment SUV slams into Houston cafe

Houston podcaster Nathan Reeves caught video of the startling moment that an SUV crashed into the cafe where he was recording. Reeves was interviewing Houston photographer Alexsey Reyes on Saturday … more

By BEATRICE DUPUY | 3/7/23

FILE - This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the inside of the summit crater of the Kilauea Volcano on Jan. 6, 2023. The latest eruption at Kilauea's summit on Hawaii's Big Island has paused after 61 days of volcanic activity. Hawaii News Now reports U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said Tuesday, March 7, 2023, that lava was no longer flowing on the crater floor of Halemaumau, where all recent volcanic activity had been confined. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

Eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano stops after 61 days

The latest eruption at Kilauea’s summit on Hawaii's Big Island has paused after 61 days of volcanic activity. Hawaii News Now reports U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory … more

3/7/23

Brownsville Fire Department EMS Ambulances with two surviving U.S. citizens arrive at Valley Regional Medical Center, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas, after having been kidnapped and shot at by gunmen in Matamoros, Mexico. The March 3 shooting left two other Americans dead. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

Medical tourism: Traveling outside US for care is common

The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico highlighted a common practice for many people in the U.S.: traveling to other countries for medical care that either is not available at home or … more

By TOM MURPHY | 3/7/23

This image released by Netflix shows Edward Norton in a scene from "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery." Norton portrays Miles Bron, an eccentric tech billionaire who brings his wealthy friends to a private island in Greece to take part in a game to solve his murder. (John Wilson/Netflix via AP)

When Hollywood needs a movie villain, the tech bro answers

“A toast to the disruptors,” Edward Norton’s tech billionaire says in Rian Johnson’s Oscar-nominated “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” And why not a toast? Sunday’s Academy Awards … more

By JAKE COYLE | 3/7/23

Misty Lenwell, mother of Jayden Pienta, receives a hug after speaking to students during a walkout at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, Calif., Monday, March 6, 2023. Pienta was fatally stabbed during a fight between students in a classroom at the school last week. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat via AP)

School safety talks planned after California fatal stabbing

A Northern California school district plans to hear community concerns about campus safety in the wake of a fatal stabbing at a high school. The school district will hold a “listening session” … more

3/7/23

FILE - video footage of Bakhmut shot from the air with a drone for The Associated Press on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, shows how the longest battle of the year-long Russian invasion has turned the city of salt and gypsum mines in eastern Ukraine into a ghost town. The relentless Russian bombardment has reduced Bakhmut to smoldering wasteland with few buildings still standing intact as Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have fought ferocious house-to-house battles amid the ruins. (AP Photo, File)

Battle for Bakhmut takes center stage in war in Ukraine

Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine, has been the focus of a Russian attacks for six months in the war’s longest and bloodiest battle. Little known outside Ukraine before the war, it has grown into … more

By The Associated Press | 3/7/23

The likeness of Benjamin Franklin is seen on a U.S. $100 bill, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. If you are concerned you may be laid off, start saving. It's crucial to start building an emergency fund even when you feel secure at your job but especially if you think you might lose it. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

What to do if you're concerned you might be laid off

The job market in the U.S. remains strong overall, but recent high-profile layoffs at technology and media companies and predictions of a recession later this year have raised concerns about job … more

By ADRIANA MORGA | 3/7/23

FILE - Architect David Alan Chipperfield poses outside of the James-Simon-Galerie at the 'Museumsinsel', Museums Island, in Berlin, Germany, on July 1, 2019. Chipperfield is this year's recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. (Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Pritzker Prize awarded to British architect Chipperfield

The Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to British architect and urban planner David Alan Chipperfield, who was hailed on Tuesday for “a commitment to an architecture of understated but … more

By JOCELYN NOVECK | 3/7/23

This photo provided by NASA shows Emerati astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi during an interview at the International Space Station on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The first Arab astronaut assigned to a long spaceflight is still adjusting to life off the planet, five days after rocketing to the International Space Station. (NASA via AP)

Latest astronaut from UAE getting used to space

The second astronaut from the United Arab Emirates is still adjusting to life off the planet, after rocketing to the International Space Station last week. Sultan al-Neyadi assured Dubai's ruler on … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 3/7/23