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Mourners pray in the parking lot of an AutoZone, which was one of several crime scenes left in the wake of a shooting spree Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 in Memphis, Tenn. Police say a gunman terrorized Memphis for hours as he cruised the streets shooting people, apparently at random. Four people were killed and three others were wounded.. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)

Day of terror in Memphis leaves family and friends bereft

A day of terror that left four dead and three wounded in a Tennessee city this week tore a hole in the hearts of those left behind. They include the grandmother of three children who were left … more

By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ | 9/10/22

Lyndon Hall, top left, and Jordan Perkins, right, sit around their campsite at Jenny Wiley State Park in Prestonsburg, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Displaced by the floods in early July, the men have been staying in travel trailers as they wait for workers to become available to rebuild their homes. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Trailers offer temporary home as flood victims plan future

David Stephens, his 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter are staying in a travel trailer after floodwaters engulfed their eastern Kentucky home in late July. The children romp and play while … more

By BRUCE SCHREINER | 9/10/22

Law enforcement gather at the scene Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in Elk Mills, Md., about 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Baltimore. Five people were found dead inside a home in northeastern Maryland on Friday after deputies were called to investigate a report of a shooting, authorities said. (AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)

Sheriff: 3 children among victims shot to death in Maryland

Maryland authorities say three children and two adults were identified as those found dead of gunshot wounds at Maryland home. The Cecil County Sheriff’s office said the children were in the 5th … more

By BRIAN WITTE | 9/9/22

FILE - Surgical instruments are used during an organ transplant surgery at a hospital in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. The U.S. counted its millionth organ transplant on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, a milestone that comes at a critical time for Americans still desperately waiting for that chance at survival. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

US counts millionth organ transplant while pushing for more

The U.S. has reached a medical milestone — counting 1 million organ transplants since the first success back in 1954. Advocates marked Friday's announcement with a new campaign to speed the next … more

By LAURAN NEERGAARD | 9/9/22

Cobb County law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting, Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022. Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out of the vehicle and were talking to a suspect when shots were fired, he said. (John Spink /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Sheriff: Slain deputies ambushed serving warrant in Georgia

Authorities say two deputies were killed in an ambush while serving a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta. Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said the deputies had returned to their vehicle … more

9/9/22

Ukraine's players celebrate at the end of the Eurobasket group C basketball match between Ukraine and Britain at the Assago Forum, near Milan, Italy Friday Sept. 2, 2022. Ukraine beat Britain 90-61.(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Ukraine players, amid war, drawing inspiration from homeland

Ukraine’s national basketball team gathered this summer tasked with lifting the spirits of those back home in a war-torn country. Turns out, it was the other way around. A long summer slate of … more

By TIM REYNOLDS | 9/9/22

FILE - The scene just west of Capital Region International Airport where a small plane crashed Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Federal investigators blame pilot error and an overloaded aircraft for the 2019 plane crash near a Michigan airport that killed five Indiana men and seriously injured a sixth person aboard. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)

Pilot error, overloading caused Michigan crash that killed 5

Federal investigators blame pilot error and an overloaded aircraft for a 2019 plane crash near a Michigan airport that killed five Indiana men and seriously injured a sixth person aboard. The … more

9/9/22

Suspect in Memphis shooting rampage granted public defender

A Tennessee man accused of killing four people and wounding three others in a livestreamed shooting rampage that paralyzed Memphis and led to a city-wide manhunt was granted a public defender during … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ | 9/9/22

Team players stand on the pitch during minutes silence following the death of Queen Elizabeth II prior the Group B Europa Conference League soccer match between West Ham and FCSB Steaua Bucharest at London Stadium in London, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Premier League games off as 'mark of respect' to queen

The Premier League has postponed its upcoming round of matches as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. That adds to the cancellation of high-profile golf, cricket and horse … more

By STEVE DOUGLAS | 9/9/22

FILE - Kathy Haberman places a flower and card in memory of her daughter Andrea Haberman on a gate with other memorial images surrounding ground zero, the site where the World Trade Center once stood in New York, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005. Andrea Haberman lost her life in the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. As Sunday's 21st anniversary of the terror attacks approaches, Mohammed and four other men accused of 9/11-related crimes still sit in a U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, their planned trials before a military tribunal endlessly postponed. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)

2 decades later, 9/11 self-professed mastermind awaits trial

Nearly two decades after his capture in Pakistan, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks is still in a legal limbo. As the 21st anniversary of the terror attacks approaches … more

By LARRY NEUMEISTER, JENNIFER PELTZ and CARRIE ANTLFINGER | 9/9/22

People gather outside Buckingham Palace in London as a double rainbow appears in the sky, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has been placed under medical supervision because doctors are "concerned for Her Majesty's health." Members of the royal family traveled to Scotland to be with the 96-year-old monarch. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

SEPT. 2-8, 2022 From the breaking news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Britain and the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia to the first game week of Champions League action in Austria … more

By The Associated Press | 9/9/22

FILE - A helicopter drops water on the Fairview Fire burning on a hillside Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. Scientists say a warming planet will lead to hotter, longer and more wildfire-plagued heat waves. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

California: Drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods

The record-breaking heat that has pushed California's electrical grid to the breaking point for more than a week is almost over but it's a sign of things to come. Scientists say a warming planet will … more

By BRIAN MELLEY | 9/9/22

Indigenous leader Sonia Guajajara from the Guajajara ethnic group shows her hands painted in red symbolizing bloodshed, during a protest against violence, illegal logging, mining and ranching, and to demand government protection for their reserves, one day before the celebration of "Amazon Day," in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

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9/9/22

In this Dec. 2018 photo, Jason Arnie Owens is shown at his sentencing in Clarksburg, W.Va. Owens was a pallbearer at his father's funeral Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, when he was fatally shot by members of a U.S. marshal fugitive task force outside of a funeral home. (Matt Harvey/The Exponent via AP)

Family wants answers after pallbearer killed by officers

The family of a West Virginia man is seeking answers after authorities fatally shot him at a funeral. Loved ones say that after Jason Owens placed his father's casket in a hearse, members of a … more

By JOHN RABY | 9/8/22

A sign is present at a street in the neighborhood of Whitehaven where a gunman was arrested, whom livestreamed himself driving around shooting at people, killing four and wounding three others in seemingly random attacks last night, shown Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

After Memphis killings, officials push harsh sentencing laws

A string of high-profile killings rattling Memphis this week has touched off new calls for tougher sentencing laws. Both Democratic and Republican officials have noted that the suspects in the … more

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL | 9/8/22

FILE - Geoffrey S. Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference April 23, 2019, in New York. In a new book entitled “Holding the Line,” Berman said he was repeatedly pressured by Justice Department officials to use his office to aid them politically, including by investigating former Secretary of State John Kerry. Berman wrote in his upcoming book, due to be published Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, that he mostly resisted the pressure from Washington, according to the The New York Times. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

In book, ex-US prosecutor from NY derides Trump-era meddling

In a new book, the man who was U.S. attorney in Manhattan during over half of Donald Trump's presidency says he was repeatedly pressured by Justice Department officials to use his office to aid them … more

9/8/22

FILE - Rev. Mitzi Bickers walks at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building after her first appearance in federal court on April 5, 2018, in Atlanta. Bickers, a pastor, political operative and former high-ranking Atlanta city official, was sentenced Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, to serve 14 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of charges stemming from a long-running federal investigation into corruption at City Hall. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal Constitution via AP, File)

Former Atlanta official gets 14 years in corruption case

A pastor, political operative and former high-ranking Atlanta city official was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of charges stemming from a long-running federal … more

By KATE BRUMBACK | 9/8/22

FILE - A firefighting plane flies over plumes of smoke near Las Vegas, N.M. on May 4, 2022. The U.S. government is resuming prescribed burning of National Forest lands across the nation to clear brush and small trees after a three-month pause to review and respond to climate change and risks of runaway wildfires. U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore said newly prescribed burns will require same-day authorization to keep pace with weather and ground conditions. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)

US restarts burns of forest fuel, paused after runaway blaze

The U.S. government is resuming prescribed burning of National Forest lands across the nation to clear brush and small trees after a three-month pause to review and respond to climate change and … more

By MORGAN LEE | 9/8/22

FILE - A close up of a Boy Scout uniform is photographed on Feb. 4, 2013, in Irving, Texas. A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, proposed by the Boy Scouts of America that would allow it to continue operating while compensating tens of thousands of men who say were sexually abused as children while involved in Scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Judge approves $2.46 billion Boy Scouts reorganization plan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Boy Scouts of America. The plan approved Thursday would allow the organization to continue operating while … more

BY DENISE LAVOIE and RANDALL CHASE | 9/8/22

John Legend poses for a portrait on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif., to promote his latest double album "Legend." (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Q&A: John Legend talks still proving his musical relevance

John Legend may have multiple Grammys and achieved the rare EGOT status, but the prolific singer still feels the need to prove himself. That’s one of the reasons Legend cut back on traveling early … more

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. | 9/8/22