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A water truck worker fills a container outside the homes of residents who use it for drinking, cooking and cleaning, in the Pamplona Alta area in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 8, 2024. Peru’s government gives potable water to 1.5 million of its poorest residents living in the hills. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task

As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many people. That's because the warming world is leading to erratic … more

By The Associated Press | 3/21/24

Villagers from Barsana and Nandgaon smeared with colors play Lathmar Holi at Nandagram temple in Nandgoan village, 115 kilometers (70 miles) south of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Kabir Jhangiani)

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

March 15-21, 2024 Rohingya refugees stand on their capsized boat before being rescued in the waters off western Indonesia. The Los Angeles Dodgers started their Shohei Ohtani era with a memorable … more

By The Associated Press | 3/21/24

An Alabama woman who claimed she was abducted after stopping her car to check on a wandering toddler pleaded guilty to charges of giving false information to law enforcement. She was given a suspended six-month sentence which will allow her to avoid jail and ordered to pay more than $17,000 restitution.

Alabama woman who faked kidnapping pleads guilty to false reporting

An Alabama woman who faked being abducted after stopping her car to check on a toddler wandering along a highway has pleaded guilty to charges of giving false information to law enforcement. News … more

3/21/24

Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland walks to his truck after opening a gate leading to Bone Water Crossing on the Rio Grande River, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Terrell County, Texas. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Law enforcement officials in Texas wonder how they will enforce migrant arrest law

The nine hours that Texas was allowed to arrest and deport migrants who illegally enter the U.S. provided a glimpse at what sort of obstacles law enforcement agencies in the state face. It revealed … more

By SEAN MURPHY and ERIK VERDUZCO | 3/21/24

FILE - A member of the Solutions Oriented Addiction Response organization holds a dose of the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charleston in Charleston, W.Va., Tuesday Sept. 6, 2022. Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to final federal figures released Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham, File)

Drug overdoses reach another record with almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC says

Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022. That's according to final figures the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday. The number of U.S. overdose deaths … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 3/21/24

FILE - Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is pictured in this photograph released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on April 19, 2013. A federal appeals court has ordered Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case to be returned to a lower court to probe claims of juror bias. The order from the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps intact Tsarnaev's death sentence for now (FBI via AP, File)

Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber's case

A federal appeals court has ordered Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case to be returned to a lower court to probe claims of juror bias. The order from the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of … more

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | 3/21/24

Georgia lawmakers advance bills targeting immigrant-friendly policies

The Georgia Senate on Thursday pushed through bills aimed at forcing local governments to help deport immigrants instead of sheltering them. It is part of a continuing political response to the … more

By JEFF AMY | 3/21/24

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, speaks during the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House GOP sues in bid to force Justice Department lawyers to testify as part of impeachment inquiry

House Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking to force two Justice Department lawyers to testify about the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into … more

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | 3/21/24

FILE - Shoppers buy food in a supermarket in London, on Aug. 17, 2022. Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank found. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation

A study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank finds that food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change. Thursday's study looks at monthly … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 3/21/24

FILE - A couple takes a selfie with cherry blossoms at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, March 29, 2023. The United States can expect a nice spring break from past too rainy or too dry extremes, federal meteorologists predicted Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

The US may catch a spring break on weather. Forecasters see minimal flooding and drought for spring

Federal meteorologists predict that the United States can expect a nice spring break from past too rainy or too dry extremes. Thursday's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s spring … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 3/21/24

FILE - A development of new homes is shown in Middlesex Township, Pa., on Apr. 19, 2023. On Thursday, March 21, 2024, Freddie Mac reports on this week's average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs back to nearly 7% after two-week slide

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed back to nearly 7%, just under where it was two weeks ago, pushing up borrowing costs for home shoppers with the spring homebuying season underway. The … more

By ALEX VEIGA | 3/21/24

FILE - Daniel Banyai, the owner of Slate Ridge, speaks to supporters, April 17, 2021, in West Pawlet, Vt., during a Second Amendment Day Picnic. Banyai, the owner of a former firearms training center in Vermont, was arrested on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 in Pawlet, Vermont, state police said. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

The owner of a Vermont firearms training center has been arrested after a struggle

The owner of a firearms training center in Vermont has been taken into custody after a struggle and faces charges of resisting arrest and aggravated assault. Daniel Banyai is expected to be arraigned … more

By LISA RATHKE | 3/21/24

AP-Week-in-Pictures: Global

March 15-21, 2024 A volcano erupts again in Iceland. A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees who survived a night at sea after their boat capsized were being rescued off Indonesia's … more

By The Associated Press | 3/21/24

FILE - Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. Trump on Monday, March 18, 2024, charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel” and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)

US Jews upset with Trump's latest rhetoric say he doesn't get to tell them how to be Jewish

Many Jewish faith leaders and commentators are decrying what they say are inflammatory remarks by Donald Trump. That follows the Republican former president’s accusation that Jews who vote for … more

By PETER SMITH and TIFFANY STANLEY | 3/21/24

The sign outside the town government and police department offices stands in Ridgely, Md., Friday, March 15, 2024. Ridgely officials announced last week that their entire police department had been suspended pending the results of an investigation by state prosecutors. (AP Photo/Lea Skene)

A small town suspended its entire police force. Residents want to know why

The small town of Ridgely on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has suspended its entire police force pending the results of an investigation by state prosecutors. The largely unexplained decision has left … more

By LEA SKENE | 3/21/24

Russia President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech as he meets his authorised representatives for the presidential election campaign in the Andreyevsky Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

After preordained election, Putin claims vote proves public support for his policies

President Vladimir Putin has thanked Russians for casting ballots in a presidential vote in which he cemented his grip on the country for another six years after the harshest crackdown on dissent … more

By The Associated Press | 3/21/24

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, talks to people on a C-17 Globemaster as he departs Jeddah for Cairo, Egypt, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Thursday, March 21, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest | Gaps are narrowing in Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks, Blinken says during Mideast visit

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the “gaps are narrowing” in indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas over another cease-fire and hostage release that the U.S., Egypt and Qatar … more

By The Associated Press | 3/21/24

FILE - A Mega Millions ticket is seen as a person makes a purchase inside a convenience store, Aug. 7, 2023, in Kennesaw, Ga. The winning numbers for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions lottery prize will be drawn Friday night, March 22, 2024, offering the hope of sudden riches for a lucky player and almost certain disappoint for everyone else. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Mega Millions jackpot soars to nearly $1 billion. Here's what to know

The winning numbers for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions lottery prize will be drawn Friday night, offering sudden riches for any lucky player who matches them and almost certain disappoint for … more

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE | 3/21/24

Israel's military says it has killed dozens of militants in its ongoing raid at the biggest hospital in the Gaza Strip, arresting around 300 suspects. (March 20)

The Latest | Airstrike in the West Bank kills at least 3 Palestinian militants, officials say

An Israeli airstrike has killed at least three Palestinian militants traveling in a car in the northern West Bank near the town of Jenin, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials. The Islamic … more

By The Associated Press | 3/20/24

This photo provided by Idaho Department of Corrections shows Skylar Mead. Three correctional officers were shot, two by a suspect and one by responding police, during a brazen overnight attack to break Mead, a prison inmate, out of an Idaho hospital, authorities said Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Idaho Department of Corrections via AP)

Idaho police search for escaped inmate and accomplice after ambush at Boise hospital

Three Idaho corrections officers were shot as a suspect staged a brazen attack to break a prison inmate out of a Boise hospital overnight. Two of the officers were shot by the suspect early … more

By GENE JOHNSON and MARK THIESSEN | 3/20/24

Medical marijuana advocates seek improvement

Influenza-related deaths reach 117

Tanker wreck closes Marion roads

Earth Day 2024 focuses on plastics

Further charges possible following auto wreck death