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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

Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of the opposition center-right VMRO-DPMNE party celebrates after a news conference in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Citizens voted in North Macedonia on Wednesday in a parliamentary election and presidential runoff dominated by the country's slow path toward European Union membership and its sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Winner of North Macedonia's parliamentary election to seek governing coalition partner

The head of a center-right 22-party coalition that emerged victorious in North Macedonia’s parliamentary election has fallen just short of gaining a parliamentary majority, leaving it reliant on … more

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES | 5/9/24

FILE - Houston Police Chief Troy Finner speaks, Feb. 18, 2024, in Houston. Houston police said Thursday, April 11, 2024, they were still reviewing if DNA testing done in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped over manpower issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible arrests. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Houston mayor says police chief is out amid probe into thousands of dropped cases

The mayor of Houston has replaced the city's police chief. Mayor John Whitmire said Wednesday he accepted the retirement of Police Chief Troy Finner and appointed an assistant as acting chief. … more

By KEN MILLER and JUAN A. LOZANO | 5/8/24

FILE - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost speaks during an election night watch party, Nov. 8, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio's top lawyer has advised the state's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings while protesting the war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face … more

By JULIE CARR SMYTH | 5/8/24

Beyond Meat revenue falls in Q1 on weak demand for plant-based meat in US and abroad

Beyond Meat is reporting higher-than-expected revenue in the first quarter despite lower demand for its plant-based meats in the U.S. and abroad. The El Segundo, California-based company said … more

By DEE-ANN DURBIN | 5/8/24

Pallbearers carry the casket of Frank Tyson out of Hear The Word Ministries church following funeral services Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Canton, Ohio. Tyson, a 53-year-old Black man, died April 18 after he was handcuffed and left facedown on the floor of a social club while telling officers he couldn't breathe. (AP Photo)

The Rev. Al Sharpton calls for justice in eulogy for Ohio man who died last month in police custody

The Rev. Al Sharpton and family members of an Ohio man who died in police custody last month told mourners at his funeral that they and the community must fight to see that he gets justice. Sharpton … more

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | 5/8/24

FILE - Demonstrators march and gather near the Texas Capitol following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022, in Austin, Texas. A Texas man is petitioning a court to use an obscure legal action to find out who helped his former partner in an alleged out-of-state abortion, setting up the latest test to the limits of statewide abortion bans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

How a Texas man is testing out-of-state abortions by asking a court to subpoena his ex-partner

A Texas man is petitioning a court for information over his former partner's alleged out-of-state abortion, setting up a first-of-its-kind legal test to the limits of statewide abortion bans. This … more

By ACACIA CORONADO | 5/8/24

Sergeant Michael Lank, of the Canton Police Dept. during cross examination at the murder trial of Karen Read at Dedham Superior Court on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Read is facing charges including second degree murder in the 2022 death of her boyfriend Boston Officer John O’Keefe. (Stuart Cahill/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)

A woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend was framed, her attorneys say

Defense attorneys for a woman charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend are ramping up efforts to show that she was framed. Attorneys for Karen Read want to show that investigators … more

By MICHAEL CASEY | 5/8/24

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic greet the crowd at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a 'shared future'

China and European Union candidate Serbia have signed an agreement to build a “shared future” between the two states, making the Balkan country the first in Europe to agree on such a document … more

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and JOVANA GEC | 5/8/24

FILE - A trainer walks with a service dog through the Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport while taking part of a training exercise, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Newark, N.J. All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped, according to new government rules published Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The new rules were prompted by concerns about dogs coming from countries where rabies is common, and applies to dogs brought in by breeders or rescue groups as well as pets traveling with their U.S. owners. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Dogs entering US must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say

New U.S. rules require all dogs coming into the U.S. to be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies. The new rules published Wednesday require vaccination for dogs … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 5/8/24

This illustration provided by NASA in 2017 depicts the planet 55 Cancri e, right, orbiting its star. A thick atmosphere has been detected around the planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a solar system about 41 light years away, researchers reported Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say

A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system. Researchers reported Wednesday that the rocky planet 55 Cancri e is wrapped in a blanket of … more

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN | 5/8/24