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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson talks to the media after the conviction of Alex Murdaugh outside the Colleton County Courthouse on March 2, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. A second autopsy has been completed on the exhumed body of a teenager found dead nearly eight years earlier on a South Carolina road, according to the family's lawyer, after the public attention surrounding Murdaugh's murder trial boosted a mother's search for answers in the unsolved case. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Second autopsy done in unsolved South Carolina death probe

A lawyer for the family of a teenager found dead nearly eight years ago says a second autopsy of the exhumed body is complete. Attorney Eric Bland, who is representing the family of Stephen Smith, … more

By JAMES POLLARD | 4/3/23

In this image provided by Mammoth Mountain, the ski resort is covered with snow in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on March 16, 2023. The Mammoth Mountain ski resort in the Eastern Sierra said this has been its snowiest season on record, with 695 inches at the main lodge and 870 inches on the summit of the 11,053-foot peak, as of Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain via AP)

Officials: Epic California snowpack among biggest on record

California water officials say this year’s epic snowpack in the Sierra Nevada could top records. They also expect significant flooding when it melts. Just months after the state was dangerously … more

By JOHN ANTCZAK | 4/3/23

Students march from Hume Fogg High School to the State Capitol for the March For Our Lives protest against gun violence in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Nashville police: School shooter planned attack for months

As students across Nashville were walking out of class to protest gun violence following a school shooting last week, police released new information into the investigation. Police say 28-year-old … more

By TRAVIS LOLLER, JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI | 4/3/23

FILE - Actors Dwayne Johnson, left, and Auli'i Cravalho appear at the 2016 AFI Fest - "Moana" world premiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 2016. Disney chief executive Bob Iger on Monday announced that a live-action “Moana” remake is in development in a call with investors. The production is in the early stages, but Dwayne Johnson is set to return as the demigod Maui. Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the original, is to be an executive producer on the live-action version. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Disney developing live-action 'Moana' with Dwayne Johnson

“Moana” will be the latest Walt Disney Co. animation to get the live-action treatment, and at least one star is coming back. Disney chief executive Bob Iger on Monday announced that a live-action … more

4/3/23

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a news conference at the state Capitol on Friday, March 3, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Planned Parenthood and ACLU of Utah filed a lawsuit Monday, April 3, 2023, challenging a new Utah law that would ban abortion clinics in the deeply conservative state. The law signed by Cox lat month would take effect May 3, at which time abortion clinics will not be able to apply to be licensed. It institutes a full ban Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Abortion clinic ban in Utah challenged by lawsuit

Planned Parenthood and ACLU of Utah filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new Utah law that would ban abortion clinics in the deeply conservative state. The law signed by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox … more

By SAM METZ | 4/3/23

Gulf of Mexico oil worse for climate than thought, study

Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico give off much more methane emissions than official estimates, according to a study published Monday. Climate scientists found the additional … more

By DREW COSTLEY | 4/3/23

This photo provided by Aroostook UAS shows a giant ice disk that measures 1,776 feet – or 541 meters– is seen on the day it was set in motion, creating the world's largest ice carousel, on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Long Lake in Madawaska, Maine. (Aroostook UAS via AP)

Circle back: Maine claims biggest ice disk, at 1,776 feet

Volunteers in the state of Maine have claimed a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel. A giant piece of ice estimated at 146,000 tons was cut in Long Lake … more

4/3/23

A group of fishermen claim a bottle of beer from a derailed railcar on the banks of the Clark Fork River near Quinn's Hot Springs, west of St. Regis, Mont., Sunday, April 2, 2023. Montana Rail Link is investigating the derailment in which there were no injuries reported. (Ben Allan Smith/The Missoulian via AP)

Hard cleanup: Montana train derailment spills beer and clay

Crews could face a difficult task cleaning up a 25-car train derailment in western Montana that spilled numerous cases of beer as well as powdered clay beside a scenic river. Authorities say the … more

4/3/23

Deputy Chief of Defense Forces Lt. Gen. Thoi Chany Reat, right, attends a ceremony for soldiers from the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) preparing to join the East Africa Community Regional Force (EACRF) in Congo, at the airport in Juba, South Sudan Monday, April 3, 2023. A United Nations-backed panel of investigators alleges in a new report that several officials in South Sudan including Reat have perpetrated serious human rights violations and should be held accountable for their crimes. (AP Photo/Samir Bol)

UN report charges South Sudan officials of rights violations

A United Nations-backed panel of investigators alleges that several officials in South Sudan have perpetrated serious human rights violations and should be held accountable for their crimes, in a … more

By DENG MACHOL | 4/3/23

Tedorian Gallano, right, and his wife Nicole Gallano, stand outside their home in Waianae, Hawaii, on Feb. 26, 2023. Hawaii's housing shortage has set off a population decline and grown so acute it has sparked widespread concern many of Hawaii's children won't be able to afford living in their homeland as adults. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Spiraling housing prices spark worry about Hawaii's future

Hawaii housing has been expensive for decades, but only in the last few years have pricey dwellings set off a population decline. Now the problem has grown so acute it's sparked widespread concern … more

By AUDREY McAVOY | 4/3/23

FILE - Harrison Ford attends the premiere of "The Call of the Wild" in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2020. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," the fifth film in the Harrison Ford adventure series, will make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, festival organizers announced Monday. Cannes will also pay a tribute to Harrison Ford for his career. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision via AP, File)

'Indiana Jones' to premiere at Cannes with tribute to Ford

Indiana Jones is swinging into the French Riviera. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the fifth film in the Harrison Ford adventure series, will make its world premiere at the Cannes Film … more

By JAKE COYLE | 4/3/23

This combination of photos show promotional art for, from left, "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," a documentary premiering April 4 on Hulu, "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies," a series premiering April 6 on Paramount+, and "Tiny Beautiful Things," a series premiering April 7 on Hulu. (Hulu/Paramount+/Hulu via AP)

New this week: Brooke Shields, 'Grease' prequel and NF album

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Michigan rapper NF, a two-part documentary about Brooke Shields on Hulu, and Kathryn Hahn portraying a character inspired by writer … more

By The Associated Press | 4/3/23

FILE - Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Jan. 9, 2023. Zwerner said Monday, March 20, that she has had four surgeries and has gone through a challenging recovery. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)

Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit

A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student has filed a lawsuit seeking $40 million in damages from Newport News school officials. The lawsuit filed … more

By DENISE LAVOIE | 4/3/23

Store displays advertising in Arabic that reads "Italian clothes and shoes for 9.99 $" in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Lebanon started pricing consumer goods in U.S. dollars Wednesday as the value of the Lebanese pound hit new lows. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

AP Month in Pictures: Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan

MARCH 2023 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan in March 2023. This … more

By The Associated Press | 4/3/23

Russian Emergency Situations Ministry stand at the side of an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, April 2, 2023. An explosion tore through a cafe in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Sunday, and preliminary reports suggested a prominent military blogger was killed and more than a dozen people were injured. (AP Photo)

Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger

Russian police have arrested a woman suspected of delivering a bomb that killed a well-known military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Russia’s top counterterrorism agency … more

By The Associated Press | 4/3/23

Today in History: April 3, Jesse James killed by Robert Ford

Today in History Today is Monday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2023. There are 272 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 3, 1973, the first handheld portable … more

By The Associated Press | 4/3/23

Pastor George Grant leads a prayer during a Palm Sunday service at Parish Presbyterian Church Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Franklin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting

It’s Palm Sunday. Across the greater Nashville, Tennessee, region, many Christians headed into worship services grief-stricken and hurting for the lives stolen too soon in The Covenant School … more

By HOLLY MEYER | 4/2/23

A Kashmiri Muslim girl reacts to camera as she attends recitation classes of the holy Quran during the fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, March 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

AP-Week in Pictures: Global / March 25- March 31, 2023

From protests in Kenya, France, India and Israel, to the visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to Africa, to the China Fashion Week in Beijing, to Ukrainian soldiers meeting their beloved ones at … more

4/2/23

Defendant Micheail Ward listens during the trial for the fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2018. A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for the man accused of gunning down a Chicago honor student just days after she had performed at Barack Obama's 2013 presidential inauguration. Ward was found guilty in connection with the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton in 2018 and sentenced to 84 years in prison. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the 1st District Appellate Court ruled Friday, March 31, 2023 that detectives improperly extracted a confession from Ward during an interrogation after he invoked his right to remain silent. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

Man gets new trial in Chicago honor student's death

A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for the man accused of gunning down a Chicago honor student just days after she had performed at Barack Obama's 2013 presidential inauguration. Micheail … more

4/2/23

A crowd of over 300 people protest the killing of Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Mich., April 16, 2022. The 26-year-old Congolese refugee was fatally shot by a Grand Rapids police officer after resisting arrest during a traffic stop on April 4. (Eric Seals /Detroit Free Press via AP)

Police reform divides community where cop killed Black man

City leaders in Grand Rapids insist policing reforms and outreach to the Black community ensured protests following the killing of a Black motorist by a white police officer last April did not … more

By COREY WILLIAMS | 4/2/23