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Lori Vallow Daybell sits in a police car after a hearing at the Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anthony, Idaho, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Attorneys for a mom charged with conspiring to kill her children and then steal their social security benefits asked a judge on Tuesday to send the case back to a grand jury because they say the current indictment is confusing. Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband Chad Daybell have pleaded not guilty and could face the death penalty if convicted. (East Idaho News/Tony Blakeslee/East Idaho News via AP, Pool)

Mom accused of killing kids in Idaho seeks change in charges

Attorneys for a mother charged with conspiring to kill her children in Idaho and steal their social security benefits have asked a judge to send the case back to a grand jury because they say the … more

By REBECCA BOONE | 8/16/22

FILE - A woman plays with a dog at sunset, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at a park in Kansas City, Mo. In August 2022, health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report

Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 8/16/22

FILE - German film director Wolfgang Petersen speaks during a press conference promoting his latest film "Poseidon," a remake of the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure," in Tokyo, on April 19, 2006. Petersen, the German filmmaker whose WWII submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career, died Friday at his home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, File)

Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of 'Das Boot,' dies

Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose WWII submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force … more

By JAKE COYLE | 8/16/22

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2021, photo provided by Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Richard Glossip. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is granting death row inmate Richard Glossip a 60-day stay of execution while a state appeals court considers his claim of innocence. Stitt signed an executive order on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, delaying Glossip's execution that was scheduled for Sept. 22. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP, file)

Oklahoma governor grants 60-day reprieve to Richard Glossip

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is granting death row inmate Richard Glossip a 60-day stay of execution while a state appeals court considers his claim of innocence. Stitt signed an executive order Tuesday … more

By SEAN MURPHY | 8/16/22

This photo provided by the Boston Police Dept., shows from left, Patrick Mahoney, Hannah (Crawford) Mahoney and Boston police officer Joe Matthews on the dock at Thompson Island in Boston Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Patrick Mahoney was scheduled to get married on Thompson Island, but the boat that was supposed to ferry him to the island where his bride-to-be was waiting broke down. Officer Matthews transported the groom and his party to the island on his police boat so Mahoney’s marriage to Hannah Crawford could go on as scheduled.(Boston Police Dept. via AP)

Boston police boat comes to rescue of stranded groom

Officers with the Boston Police Department’s harbor patrol unit are used to helping boaters in distress, but last weekend Officer Joe Matthews came to the rescue of a groom in danger of missing his … more

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FILE - This April 24, 2019 photo shows photographs of descendants of enslaved people who were sold by Georgetown University and the Maryland Jesuits to southern Louisiana in 1838. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, Joseph Stewart, a key figure in the racial reconciliation initiative announced by the U.S. Jesuits in 2021 with descendants of people once enslaved by the Catholic order, issued a statement expressing deep dissatisfaction with the lack of progress and inaction. (Claire Vail/American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society via AP)

Lag in slavery reparations from US Jesuits irks descendants

Last year, U.S. Jesuits announced a racial reconciliation initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved by the Catholic order. A leader of those descendants is now expressing … more

By DEEPA BHARATH | 8/16/22

Missouri state Rep. Rasheen Aldridge leads a media event and rally outside the new Homer G. Phillips Memorial medical facility on Jefferson and Cass avenues, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in St. Louis. The original five-story, 600-bed Homer G. Phillips Hospital in the Ville neighborhood was shuttered in 1979. But some people see the new name as an affront to the original, which is a recognized historic landmark. (Hillary Levin/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Honor or cultural appropriation? Hospital name spurs debate

While segregation was still casting its ugly shadow over the U.S., the Homer G. Phillips Hospital was providing top-notch medical care to a predominantly African American part of St. Louis and … more

By JIM SALTER | 8/16/22

FILE - Ezra Miller attends the 15th annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York, Nov. 5, 2018. According to a report from the Vermont State Police on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, Miller has been charged with felony burglary in Stamford, Vt., the latest in a string of recent incidents involving the embattled star of “The Flash.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Ezra Miller seeks treatment for 'mental health issues'

After a string of arrests and erratic behavior that spanned Hawaii to Vermont, “Flash” actor Ezra Miller said they have begun treatment for “complex mental health issues.” The 29-year-old … more

By JAKE COYLE | 8/16/22

Memphis hospital locks down while treating shooting victims

A hospital was reportedly on lockdown early Tuesday while treating multiple victims of a shooting involving two crime scenes in in Memphis, Tennessee. A sedan was left riddled with bullet holes … more

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Police officers and other officials stand outside the Ryder Trauma Center after a Miami-Dade police officer was shot in an exchange of gunfire during a car chase with an armed robbery suspect, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Miami. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald via AP)

Miami-Dade officer critical after shooting; suspect killed

Authorities say a Miami-Dade police officer was critically wounded and an armed robbery suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire during a car chase. Officials say the suspect smashed his vehicle … more

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FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after their win against Ohio State in an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game in Miami Gardens, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Alabama is No. 1 in the college football Preseason Top 25. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Pouring caution on that optimism

The Associated Press preseason college football poll comes with the promise of an exciting season for teams that make the Top 25. AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo suggests a healthy dose of … more

By RALPH D. RUSSO | 8/16/22

Wilbur Slockish Jr., a river chief of the Klickitat Band of the Yakama Nation, looks at petroglyphs in Columbia Hills Historical State Park on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Lyle, Wash. In the 1980s, Slockish served 20 months in federal prison on charges of poaching salmon from the Columbia River. He says he went to prison to fight for his people's right to practice their faith. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

River chief imprisoned for fishing fights for sacred rights

In the 1980s, Wilbur Slockish Jr. served 20 months in federal prison on charges of illegally poaching salmon from the Columbia River. His story represents the decadeslong fight for tribal fishing … more

By DEEPA BHARATH | 8/16/22

FILE - U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka joins Donald Trump on stage during a rally at the Alaska Airlines Center on July 9, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. Tshibaka is seeking to become one of four candidates to advance in the U.S. Senate race during Alaska's primary election Tuesday, Aug. 16. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

Palin, Murkowski highlight Alaska's 2 elections on Tuesday

The Alaska primary on Tuesday will feature two elections. In one, Alaskans get their first shot at using ranked choice voting in a statewide election in a U.S. House special special in which Sarah … more

By BECKY BOHRER | 8/16/22

This image released by MSNBC shows Alex Wagner who will debut her new show “Alex Wagner Tonight," on Tuesday. (Patrick Randak/MSNBC via AP)

Alex Wagner ready to take over most of Maddow hour on MSNBC

MSNBC's Alex Wagner knows it's an unorthodox arrangement, but she's excited about her new role in MSNBC's prime time. Starting Tuesday, she'll anchor the 9 p.m. Eastern hour vacated by the network's … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 8/15/22

This image provided by Jeff Bohnert and taken by his wife, Kathy Bohnert, shows he and his dog Abby, in August 2022, just days after cavers found Abby inside a cave not far from her home in Perryville, Mo. Bohnert believes the 13-year-old dog fell into a sinkhole and ended up in the cave after running away from home on June 9, 2022. She was found on Aug. 6, 2022. (Kathy Bohnert via AP)

Dog, missing 2 months, found alive inside Missouri cave

Jeff Bohnert had all but given up on seeing his poodle-hound mix again after she went missing in early June. Two months later, he got a text from a neighbor: People exploring a nearby cave found a … more

By JIM SALTER | 8/15/22

From left, British John Harding, Croatian Vjekoslav Prebeg, Swedish Mathias Gustafsson, and British Andrew Hill are seen behind bars in a courtroom in Donetsk, city in eastern Ukraine controlled by separatist authorities of the unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. The five foreign nationals who fought alongside Ukrainian forces were captured in in the eastern city of Mariupol and are standing trial on the charges of being mercenaries. (AP Photo)

Five Europeans go on trial in separatist-controlled Ukraine

Five European citizens captured in eastern Ukraine have gone on trial in a court administered by Kremlin-backed separatists in the city of Donetsk. Russian media say the five included Swede Matthias … more

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FILE - Sacheen Littlefeather appears at the Academy Awards ceremony to announce that Marlon Brando was declining his Oscar as best actor for his role in "The Godfather," on March 27, 1973. The move was meant to protest Hollywood's treatment of American Indians. Nearly 50 years later, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to Littlefeather for the abuse she endured. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday said that it will host Littlefeather, now 75, for an evening of “conversation, healing and celebration” on Sept. 17. (AP Photo, File)

Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood, the Academy of Motion Pictures … more

By JAKE COYLE | 8/15/22

U.S.Rep. Mario Diaz Ballart, R-Fla., speaks during a news conference at the Brightline station in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, Aug., 15, 2022.. The Florida Department of Transportation and Brightline was awarded a $25 million grant to enhance safety along the Florida East Coast Railway- Brightline corridor between Miami-Dade and Brevard counties. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Florida high speed train gets grant to improve safety

Tracks used by the nation’s deadliest railroad will see added fencing to keep pedestrians away and safety improvements at crossings under a $25 million federal grant. Brightline and government … more

By FREIDA FRISARO | 8/15/22

FILE - Dr. Ricardo Cruciani walks from the center for criminal justice, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Philadelphia, after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges that he groped women at a clinic. The once-prominent neurologist has been found guilty Friday, July 29, 2022, in New York, on charges of sexually abusing patients while treating them with pain medications. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Doctor who sexually abused patients kills himself in jail

A once-prominent neurologist convicted last month of sexually abusing patients killed himself Monday at a New York City jail while awaiting sentencing in that case and a trial on federal charges … more

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL RUBINKAM | 8/15/22

FILE - Michael Cox faces reporters during a news conference, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. Cox, a Boston police veteran who was brutally beaten by fellow officers while chasing a suspect and fought against efforts to cover up his assault, was sworn in Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, as commissioner of the police department. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Michael Cox sworn in as Boston police commissioner

A Boston police veteran who was brutally beaten by fellow officers while chasing a suspect and fought against efforts to cover up his assault has been sworn in as commissioner of the police … more

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