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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

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch poses for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Gorsuch will have a book out this summer. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that ”Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” will be released Aug. 6. The book is written by Gorsuch and one of his former clerks, Janie Nitze. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has commented upon often, the volume of laws in the U.S. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced … more

By HILLEL ITALIE | 5/8/24

FILE - Merit badges and a rainbow-colored neckerchief slider are affixed on a Boy Scout uniform outside the headquarters of Amazon in Seattle. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Boy Scouts of America is rebranding. Here's why they're now named Scouting America

The decision by Boy Scouts of America to rebrand after 114 years and become Scouting America marks another major shakeup for an organization that once proudly resisted change. With flagging … more

By JAMIE STENGLE | 5/8/24

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump reacts at a campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., May 1, 2024. Trump remains stuck in the courtroom listening to salacious details of an affair he denies. But another spectacle is playing out as his vice presidential tryouts get underway. The dynamic was on full display over the weekend at a fundraiser at his Mar—a-Lago club that doubled as a VP audition. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Trump in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts

Former President Donald Trump remains stuck in the courtroom listening to salacious details of an affair he denies. But another spectacle is playing out as his vice presidential tryouts get underway. … more

By JILL COLVIN, LISA MASCARO and ANDREW DeMILLO | 5/8/24

Cruise ship worker accused of stabbing 3 people with scissors on board vessel bound for Alaska

Authorities say a cruise ship worker from South Africa has been arrested in Alaska’s capital city after he was accused of attacking a woman and two security guards with scissors on board the … more

5/7/24

Boeing's Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket is seen at Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station a day after its mission to the International Space Station was scrubbed because of an issue with a pressure regulation valve, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad rocket valve

Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad valve in the rocket. The countdown was halted Monday night after a pressure-relief valve in the Atlas rocket's upper stage … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 5/7/24

FILE - Abortion-rights supporters protest on the steps of the John Minor Wisdom United States of Appeals Fifth Circuit Building after the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, in New Orleans, Friday, June 24, 2022. Democratic lawmakers in Louisiana are pushing bills to add exceptions, including in cases of rape and incest, to the state’s near-total abortion ban. A GOP-dominated House committee began its review of those measures Tuesday, April 30, 2024, but similar proposals for loosening one of the country’s strictest abortion laws effectively died there last year. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as … more

By SARA CLINE | 5/7/24

The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge lays on top of the container ship Dali, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Body of last missing construction worker recovered from Baltimore bridge collapse site

Officials say the body of the last missing construction worker killed in the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March has been recovered. Salvage divers located the remains of … more

By LEA SKENE | 5/7/24

FILE - Tim McCanon, center, is rescued by the Community Fire Department during severe flooding on Friday, May 3, 2024, in New Caney, Texas. In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level. Some climate scientists say they are … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN, SUMAN NAISHADHAM, SIBI ARASU and FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 5/7/24

In this courtroom sketch, Stormy Daniels testifies on the witness stand as Judge Juan Merchan looks on in Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York.. A photo of Donald Trump and Daniels from their first meeting is displayed on a monitor. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Key takeaways from Stormy Daniels' testimony in Trump hush money trial

Porn actor Stormy Daniels has taken the witness stand in the hush money case against former president Donald Trump in the biggest spectacle yet of the historic first criminal trial of a former … more

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHELLE L. PRICE | 5/7/24

FILE - In this photograph provided by Stephen Davis Phillips/Goldwater Institute, Amber Lavigne, of Newcastle, Maine, poses on March 25, 2023, at her home in Newcastle. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Maine woman who accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting parents. (Stephen Davis Phillips/Goldwater Institute via AP)

Judge dismisses lawsuit by mother who said school hid teen's gender expression

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a Maine woman who accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression without consulting her. The mother says a school counselor gave her … more

5/7/24

FILE - Former President Boris Yeltsin, left, smiles as he talks to Russian acting President and Premier Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Russia, Dec. 31, 1999. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Key events of Vladimir Putin's 24 years in power in Russia

Throughout his 24 years in power in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has launched wars, cracked down on the political opposition and LGBTQ+ activists, stifled most independent media and consolidated … more

By The Associated Press | 5/7/24

A banner of a Colombian-born American missing woman Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, 40, is displayed on a streetlight in Madrid, Spain, Feb. 16, 2024. The estranged husband of the woman who disappeared three months ago in Spain has been charged by U.S. federal agents with her kidnapping. U.S. marshals arrested David Knezevich at Miami International Airport on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)

FBI lays out detailed case against Florida man accused in wife's disappearance in Spain

The FBI has laid out a detailed case showing why agents believe a Florida man is behind his estranged wife's disappearance in Spain, but gave no indication about what they believe happened to her. … more

By TERRY SPENCER | 5/7/24

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at a ceremony to present medals on the eve of Heroes of the Fatherland Day at St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Putin seems to be hoping that relentless military pressure, changing Western political dynamics and a global focus on the war in Gaza will drain support for Ukraine. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin is starting his 5th term as president, more in control of Russia than ever

Vladimir Putin is beginning his fifth term as Russian president after destroying his political opposition, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and consolidating power. Already in office for nearly … more

By EMMA BURROWS | 5/7/24

Louisiana Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd looks out the window at her office May 3, 2024, in New Orleans. As Boyd faces an uphill battle in Louisiana, as she attempts to advance a bill that would add cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana's near total abortion ban, the Democrat opens opening up about her mother's harrowing story and how it effected them. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith)

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd is fighting an uphill battle in her attempt to pass a bill that would exempt cases of rape and incest from Louisiana's near-total abortion ban. In the hopes of … more

By SARA CLINE | 5/6/24

AP photographers, from left, Eduardo Verdugo, Marco Ugarte and Fernando Llano pose for photos after winning the Pulitzer for feature photography, for their images of the migration crisis, at the Associated Press office in Mexico City, Monday, May 6, 2024. Eight AP staff and freelance photographers, six from Latin America and two from the U.S., were awarded this year's Pulitzer for feature photography for images taken in 2023 that documented the anxiety, heartbreak and even the brief moments of joy that mark the migrants' journey. (AP Photo/Megan Janetsky)

Associated Press images of migrants' struggle are recognized with a Pulitzer Prize

Well before the year began, Associated Press journalists knew that surging migration through the Americas was a major story. They decided to focus on showing that migration is more than numbers - it … more

By ADAM GELLER | 5/6/24

Husband of Florida woman missing in Spain is charged with her disappearance

U.S. authorities have arrested a Florida man in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain three months ago. David Knezevich appeared in Miami federal court Monday on charges … more

By TERRY SPENCER | 5/6/24