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FILE - Span McGinty uses his chain saw to cut fallen tree limbs from a tornado-damaged vehicle at his brother's house in Yazoo County, Miss., on May 3, 2021. 90% of counties in the United States experienced a weather-related disaster between 2011-2021, according to a report published on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Over 300 million people — 93% of the country’s population — live in those counties. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Report: 90% of US counties hit with disaster in last decade

90% of counties in the United States suffered a weather-related disaster between 2011-2021, according to a report published on Wednesday. The authors of the report found that some counties … more

BY DREW COSTLEY | 11/16/22

FILE - A man takes a selfie with a sign reading in English" Fifa World Cup, Qatar 2022" at the corniche in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. With no soccer tradition but billions in oil money, Qatar is the latest Persian Gulf nation using sports to try to burnish its image on the global stage. The host of the 2022 World Cup is smaller than Connecticut and has a population of fewer than 3 million. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Qatar's World Cup denounced for 'washing' country's image

With no soccer tradition but billions in oil money, Qatar is the latest Persian Gulf nation using sports to try to burnish its image on the global stage. The host of the 2022 World Cup is smaller … more

By EDDIE PELLS | 11/16/22

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference after meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and a phone call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

NATO allies are investigating how a Russian-made missile landed in Poland, killing two people close to the country’s eastern border with Ukraine. Ambassadors from the 30 alliance nations gathered … more

By The Associated Press | 11/16/22

FILE - Brazil's Pele, center, is hoisted on the shoulders of his teammates after Brazil won the World Cup soccer final against Italy, 4-1, in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, Mexico. Brazil's third World Cup triumph meant it kept the Jules Rimet trophy for good. The Hand of God. Zidane's headbutt. Gazza's tears. Many of soccer's most iconic moments have taken place at the World Cup, the latest edition of which starts in Qatar on Sunday. The Associated Press has covered the tournament through the years and followed the world's greatest players, none more so than Diego Maradona and Pelé.(AP Photo, file)

AP PHOTOS: Soccer's most memorable World Cup moments

The Hand of God. Zidane’s headbutt. Gazza’s tears. Many of soccer’s most iconic moments have taken place at the World Cup, the latest edition of which starts in Qatar on Sunday. The … more

By The Associated Press | 11/16/22

FILE - Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva comments on the shooting of 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee, who was killed by deputies following a scuffle, during a news conference in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2020. Prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, that two Los Angeles County deputies acted in self-defense and won't face criminal charges for the fatally shooting of Kizzee, who they tried to stop for riding a bicycle the wrong direction. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

LA deputies won't be charged for killing Black bicyclist

Prosecutors say two Los Angeles County deputies won’t face criminal charges for fatally shooting a Black man they tried to stop for riding a bicycle the wrong direction. A memo released Tuesday … more

11/15/22

Taylor Swift blows a kiss during the European MTV Awards 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Swift, Lizzo, Miranda Lambert react to Grammy nominations

Beyoncé has been crowned the most Grammy-nominated person in history — tying her husband and rapper Jay-Z with 88 nominations apiece. But plenty of other artists nominated expressed their surprise … more

By NARDOS HAILE | 11/15/22

NASA's New Moon rocket is seen at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. This launch, scheduled for early tomorrow, is the first flight test of the Artemis program. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

NASA fueling moon rocket for launch after leaks, hurricanes

NASA is fueling its new moon rocket for a middle-of-the-night launch. It's the space agency's third try to put a capsule around the moon for the first time in 50 years. Fuel leaks plagued the first … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 11/15/22

FILE - Archbishop Timothy Broglio conducts an Easter Sunday Mass in an empty sanctuary at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, was elected Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

US Catholic bishops elect Timothy Broglio as new president

Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, has been elected as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The … more

By PETER SMITH and DAVID CRARY | 11/15/22

Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives to the courtroom in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trump Org.'s longtime CFO testifies at company's fraud trial

Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief has taken the witness stand at the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial. Allen Weisselberg took his long-awaited turn as the star prosecution … more

By MICHAEL R. SISAK | 11/15/22

FILE - Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt speaks to supporters during an election night campaign event on Nov. 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. The Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada is conceding that he lost, saying that although the race was very close he won't contest the result. GOP candidate Adam Laxalt posted a tweet on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, that a campaign adviser confirmed was authentic. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Nevada GOP candidate for US Senate concedes race to Democrat

The Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada is conceding that he lost the election, saying that although the race was very close he won’t contest the result. GOP … more

By KEN RITTER | 11/15/22

FILE - Various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J, on Oct. 10, 2017. The 2023 Grammy Awards will air live Sunday, Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Partial list of nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards

The nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards have been announced, with ABBA, Bad Bunny, Adele, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige and Coldplay among the artists competing for album of the year. Record of the year … more

11/15/22

Officers investigate a homicide at an apartment complex south of the University of Idaho campus on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Four people were found dead on King Road near the campus, according to a city of Moscow news release issued Sunday afternoon. (Zach Wilkinson/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)

Police: Knife used in targeted attack of dead Idaho students

Police say four University of Idaho students found dead in an off-campus home were targeted and the killer or killers used a knife or other “edged weapon.” The Moscow Police Department said in a … more

By REBECCA BOONE | 11/15/22

FILE - The Holyoke Soldiers' Home is seen in this aerial photograph, May 29, 2018, in Holyoke, Mass. A federal judge on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, approved a nearly $58 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 in response to the deaths of dozens of veterans who died or got sick after contracting COVID-19 at the Massachusetts veterans' home. (Patrick Johnson/The Republican via AP, File)

Veterans home COVID-19 outbreak results in $58M settlement

A federal judge has approved a nearly $58 million settlement in a case involving the deaths of dozens of military veterans who contracted COVID-19 at a Massachusetts veterans home. The settlement was … more

11/15/22

This photo provided by U. S. Customs and Border Protection shows cocaine seized by customs officers from a traveler who was smuggling the drugs in the wheels of her wheelchair at New York's Kennedy International Airport. The bust happened Nov. 10, 2022, when Customs and Border Patrol officers stopped a woman traveling from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with a wheelchair whose wheels weren't turning, the agency said in a news release. (U. S. Customs and Border Protection via AP)

Feds: Cocaine worth $450,000 seized from wheelchair wheels

Federal authorities say customs officers at New York’s Kennedy International Airport seized $450,000 worth of cocaine from a traveler who was smuggling the drugs in the wheels of her wheelchair. … more

11/15/22

Darrell Brooks reacts as the guilty verdict is read during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. Dozens of people are expected to speak at sentencing proceedings for Brooks, who is convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year. He will face six mandatory life terms when Judge Jennifer Dorow sentences him on Wednesday. Dorow set aside Tuesday for victims and their families to address Brooks, marking the first time they will be allowed to confront him. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Victims ready to speak at Christmas parade crash sentencing

Dozens of people are expected to speak at sentencing proceedings for a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year. A jury … more

By TODD RICHMOND | 11/15/22

FILE - Protesters gather at the Kentucky state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Demonstrators' chants echoed through Kentucky's Capitol as Republican lawmakers started pushing aside the Democratic governor's veto of a bill putting new restrictions on abortion. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)

Kentucky Supreme Court set to weigh statewide abortion bans

The future of abortion rights in Kentucky is reaching a defining moment before the state's Supreme Court. Kentucky's highest court will hear arguments Tuesday over a sweeping abortion ban put in … more

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN | 11/15/22

This photo provided by WYMT-TV shows a school bus after crashing over an embankment near near Salyersville, Ky., on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. The driver and 18 children were sent to hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to severe, authorities said. (WYMT-TV via AP)

Kentucky school bus crashes off embankment, 18 children hurt

Authorities say a school bus crashed over an embankment and landed on its side in rural Kentucky, sending the driver and 18 children to hospitals with injuries. Students from elementary age through … more

By REBECCA REYNOLDS | 11/14/22

This combination of photos provided by the Fresno Police Department shows 22-year-old Yarelly Solorio-Rivera, left, and her boyfriend 26-year-old Martin Arroyo-Morales. Authorities say the couple were charged Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, with the murder of Solorio-Rivera's 18-year-old sister and 3-week-old niece, who were shot to death in their Fresno home in September out of jealousy and sibling rivalry. (Fresno Police Department via AP)

California woman charged in killings of sister, baby niece

Authorities say a California woman and her boyfriend have been charged with the murder of her 18-year-old sister and 3-week-old niece, who were shot in their Fresno home in September. The Fresno … more

11/14/22

This image provided by Indiana State Police shows Richard Matthew Allen. Indiana authorities have arrested the man in the unsolved slayings of two teenage girls who were killed while hiking five years ago near their small community in northern Indiana hometown, police said Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. State Police Superintendent Doug Carter announced that Allen, 50, was arrested Friday on two murder counts in the killings of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, in a case that has haunted the Indiana city of about 3,000 people. (Indiana State Police via AP)

Attorneys appointed for man charged with killing 2 girls

Two attorneys have been appointed to represent the man accused of killing two teenage girls in northern Indiana. Online court records updated Monday show Bradley Rozzi of Logansport will be the lead … more

11/14/22

FILE - Then-MacKenzie Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The megadonor and novelist announced almost $2 billion in donations to 343 organizations in a short blog post Monday, Nov, 14, 2022, emphasizing her interest in supporting people from underserved communities. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

MacKenzie Scott acknowledges another $2B in donations

Megadonor and novelist MacKenzie Scott announced almost $2 billion in donations in a short blog post Monday that emphasized her interest in supporting people from underserved communities. Scott made … more

By THALIA BEATY | 11/14/22