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FILE - The Rev. Billy Graham addresses a gathering of about 40,000 people at Bulldog Stadium at Fresno State University in Fresno, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001. A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. (Mark Crosse/The Fresno Bee via AP, File)

Billy Graham statue for U.S. Capitol to be unveiled next week

A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association says House … more

5/10/24

In this image taken from video, law enforcement personnel converge on a suspect, who was arrested earlier in the day and then stole a police vehicle and crashing it, before exchanging gunfire with the suspect who then stole a second police vehicle, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Paris, Maine. The Office of the Maine Attorney General said that the suspect Gary Porter was shot, treated and released from a hospital, before making initial court appearance via video on Friday, May 10, 2024, after his first court appearance was postponed because medication administered at the Cumberland County Jail made him sleepy. (Linda Marie Mercer via AP)

Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfire

A man in a hospital gown who stole two police cruisers while handcuffed and survived gunfire from 11 police officers is in no shape to see a judge. That's according to his lawyer, who requested a … more

By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP | 5/10/24

Two skiers were killed and one was rescued after an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City. The slide happened after several days of spring snowstorms.

Search crews recover bodies of 2 backcountry skiers buried by Utah avalanche

Search crews have recovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers who were swept away and buried by an avalanche in the mountains outside Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera says … more

By AMY BETH HANSON and RICK BOWMER | 5/10/24

CORRECTS DATE TO MAY 9, NOT MAY 10 - In this image provided by Maine State Police, emergency crews work to remove a tractor-trailer hauling 15 million bees to be used in pollinating the state's blueberry crops after it overturned on Interstate-95, Thursday evening, May 9, 2024, in Clinton, Maine. The driver was taken to a hospital and most of the bees were contained, officials said. (Maine State Police via AP)

Most of 15 million bees contained after bee-laden truck crashes

Officials say a tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million bees to be used to pollinate blueberry fields crashed and overturned on Interstate 95 in Maine. A state police spokesperson said the bees were … more

5/10/24

This image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, as seen in the bright flash in the lower right, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9, 2024. A severe geomagnetic storm watch has been issued for Earth starting Friday and lasting all weekend _ the first in nearly 20 years. (NASA/SDO via AP)

Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US

A strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. and potentially disrupt communications this weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 5/10/24

A line of police in riot gear walk past police dismantling pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT, before dawn Friday, May 10, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Police dismantle pro-Palestinian tent encampment at MIT

Police have begun dismantling a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. People were being detained and video showed police roaming through the encampment. … more

5/10/24

FILE - In this photo provided by Alana Wilson, Mona Hardin looks over the body of her son, Ronald Greene in Rayville, La., on May 13, 2019. Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish only compounded by the fact that nearly every other major civil rights case during that time has passed her by. (Alana Wilson via AP, File)

'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest

Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest on a rural Louisiana roadside in 2019 sparked outrage after The Associated Press published long-suppressed body-camera video showing white state troopers stunning, … more

By JIM MUSTIAN | 5/10/24

FILE - Photos of victims are displayed under white crosses at a memorial for the August 2023 wildfire victims, above the Lahaina Bypass highway, Dec. 6, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii health officials say test results show no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer's Maui wildfires. Blood samples were taken from more than 500 people to screen for lead after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century fire ripped through the town of Lahaina, killing 101 people. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

No sign of widespread lead exposure from Maui wildfires, Hawaii health officials say

Hawaii health officials say testing on west Maui residents shows no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer’s wildfires. Blood samples were taken from more than 500 people to screen … more

5/9/24

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators wave flags outside the Stata Center at MIT, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Several people detained as protesters block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas … more

By STEVE LeBLANC | 5/9/24

In this photo taken using a drone, people walk between rows of tulips at the Harrison Tulip Festival, in Agassiz, British Columbia, on Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

AP Week in Pictures: North America

May 3 - 9, 2024 People walk between rows of tulips in Canada, celebrities attend the Met Gala in New York City and new citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in … more

By The Associated Press | 5/9/24

FILE - Medical diagrams are posted in a hallway of one of the wings of a hospital in Mississippi on Feb. 29, 2024. An analysis released Thursday, May 9, 2024, by the Association of American Medical Colleges found that fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more striking in states that ban abortion compared with other states. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

States with abortion bans saw greater drops in medical school graduates applying for residencies

A new report finds fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more pronounced in states that ban abortion compared with other states. Figures released … more

By LAURA UNGAR | 5/9/24

The town of Alta, Utah, sits below Snowbird in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Rescue crews were searching for three skiers following an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said. . (Isaac Hale/The Deseret News via AP)

1 skier rescued, 2 remain missing after avalanche in mountains outside of Salt Lake City

One skier was rescued and two remained missing following an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City. The slide happened after several days of spring snowstorms. Utah County … more

Associated Press | 5/9/24

Adam Montgomery arrives for his sentencing hearing at Hillsborough Superior Court, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Manchester N.H. Montgomery was found guilty of second-degree murder earlier in the year in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021 and whose body was never found. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)

New Hampshire man sentenced to minimum 56 years on murder, other charges in young daughter's death

A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it has been sentenced to a minimum of 56 years in prison on murder and … more

By KATHY McCORMACK | 5/9/24

Florida's largest power company is preparing for this year's hurricane season by pretending a major storm already hit. (AP Video: Cody Jackson)

Florida's major power company prepares for this year's hurricanes by dealing with a fake one

Florida's largest power company is preparing for this year's hurricane season by pretending a major storm already hit. Florida Power & Light is conducting its annual mock hurricane drills this week … more

By TERRY SPENCER | 5/9/24

A Family Fare store is shown in Midland, Mich., Thursday, May 9, 2024. Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery: A 34-year-old woman was living inside the business sign, with enough space for a computer, printer and coffee maker, police said. (Dave Clark/Midland Daily News via AP)

Homeless woman was living inside Michigan rooftop store sign with computer and coffee maker

Police in Michigan say a startling discovery was made on the roof of a Michigan grocery store: A woman was living inside the store sign for roughly a year. Contractors who were on the roof of a … more

By ED WHITE | 5/9/24

FILE - South Florida guard Brandon Stroud attempts to knock the ball away from Charlotte forward Igor Milicic Jr. (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. Miličić Jr., one of the top big men in the American Athletic Conference at Charlotte last season, will play his final year at Tennessee. Volunteers coach Rick Barnes on Thursday, May 9, announced the addition of Miličić, who becomes the third transfer to join the team for 2024-25. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)

NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfers

The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men’s and women’s basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deals with roster depletion caused by transfers, … more

By RALPH D. RUSSO | 5/9/24

AP Week in Pictures: Global

May 3 - 9, 2024 People in Jerusalem observed a two-minute silence in memory of victims of the Holocaust; Russia marked the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II with a Victory Day military … more

By The Associated Press | 5/9/24

TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal

TikTok says it’s going to start automatically labeling content that’s made by artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from certain platforms. TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat … more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN | 5/9/24

A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Glenview, Ill., Thursday, May 2, 2024. On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

US weekly jobless claims rise to highest level since August of 2023

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening. The Labor Department … more

By MATT OTT | 5/9/24

FILE - Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photo call for the film "The Immigrant" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France on May 24, 2013. Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes

The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer tells The Associated … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 5/9/24