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FILE - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) looks to pass during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Oct. 29, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis. Kirk Cousins is heading to the Falcons. Saquon Barkley is joining the Eagles. Brian Burns is going to the Giants. The first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period Monday, March 11, 2024, was a free-for-all frenzy with teams making one big move after another, highlighted by Cousins’ decision to leave Minnesota for Atlanta. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke, File)

Kirk Cousins chooses Atlanta, Saquon Barkley goes to Philly on a busy first day of NFL free agency

Kirk Cousins is heading to the Falcons. Saquon Barkley is joining the Eagles. Brian Burns is going to the Giants. The first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period was a free-for-all frenzy with … more

By ROB MAADDI | 3/11/24

Nathaniel Jahn recounts seeing a van pull into the path of a semi and then running toward the wreckage where he saved a 2-year-old boy thrown from the van. Nine people died. The boy was the only survivor.

Wisconsin officials release names of 7 Virginia residents killed in crash that claimed 9 lives

Authorities have released the names of seven Virginia residents who were killed when the van they were in collided with a semi-trailer in western Wisconsin, leaving a 2-year-old as the only survivor. … more

By RICK CALLAHAN | 3/11/24

FILE - A man wraps his shirt over his face as he tries to extinguish a fire, near the seaside resort of Lindos, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on July 24, 2023. Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency said in its first-ever risk assessment for the bloc Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

The first-ever European climate risk assessment finds a continent unprepared for growing extremes

Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared. That's according to the European Environment Agency’s first-ever risk assessment about the impact of climate change on the continent. It … more

By CARLOS MUREITHI and DANA BELTAJI | 3/11/24

Gabrielle Longhi poses for a portrait, Friday, March 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. In a recent lawsuit, Longhi alleges she was sexually abused at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland. The sexual abuse of children by Catholic nuns often has been overlooked in the Catholic clergy abuse crisis, but survivors of nun abuse hope to raise awareness of the issue. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Victims of Catholic nuns rely on each other after being overlooked in the clergy sex abuse crisis

The sexual abuse of children by Catholic sisters and nuns has been overshadowed by far more common reports of male clergy abuse. Women in religious orders have been not only abuse victims but also … more

By TIFFANY STANLEY | 3/11/24

Barbecue, the leader of the "G9 and Family" gang, stands with his fellow gang members after speaking to journalists in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Haiti's latest violence began with a direct challenge from the former elite police officer Jimmy Chérizier, known as Barbecue, who said he would target government ministers to prevent the prime minister's return and force his resignation. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

March 1-7, 2024 Haiti's former elite police officer Jimmy Chérizier, now the leader of the “G9 and Family gang,” said he would target government ministers to prevent the prime minister’s … more

By The Associated Press | 3/10/24

FILE - United Nations mediator Giandomenico Picco, center, accompanies Terry Anderson, chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press, during a news conference at the Syrian Foreign Ministry in Damascus, Dec. 4, 1991. At left is American Ambassador Christopher Ross. Picco, whose negotiating skills helped resolve some of the thorniest crises of the 1980s and 1990s, including the Iran-Iraq war and the kidnappings of Westerners by Hezbollah in Lebanon, died Sunday, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Ali, file)

UN envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died

Former U.N. diplomat Giandomenico Picco has died at the age of 75. Picco, whose negotiating skills helped resolve some of the thorniest crises of the 1980s and 1990s, died on Sunday after a long … more

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN | 3/10/24

A member of staff uses a telescope to search the sky for the new moon that signals the start of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Astronomical Observatory of the Muhammadiyah University of North Sumatra in Medan, Indonesia, Sunday, March 10, 2024. People in the world's most populous Muslim country will start observing Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar on March 12. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Muslims welcome the holy month of Ramadan with a mix of joy and deep concern

Muslims around the world are welcoming the arrival of Ramadan, a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, intense prayer, charity and feasts. But as they savor the traditions of their own diverse communities … more

By The Associated Press | 3/10/24

FILE - Jimmy Cherizier, a former elite police officer known as Barbecue who now runs a gang federation, walks hand in hand with children as he visits La Saline district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 24, 2023. Internationally, Cherizier is known as Haiti's most powerful and feared gang leader, sanctioned by the United Nations for "serious human rights abuses," and the man behind a fuel blockade that brought the Caribbean nation to its knees in late 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger

It’s easy to blame the latest spasm of violence in Haiti on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, and European and U.S. interference with the West’s first free Black republic. However, … more

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN | 3/10/24

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wears a Laken Riley shirt as she arrives before President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

How Black women coined the 'say her name' rallying cry before Biden's State of the Union address

Hard-line Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia wore a T-shirt to Thursday night’s State of the Union address that carried a seemingly simple message: Say Her Name. She … more

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER | 3/8/24

FILE - This Jan. 15, 2020, image taken from dashboard camera video released by the Connecticut State Police, shows Trooper Brian North, left, after he discharged his weapon beside a vehicle stopped in West Haven, Conn. North testified in his defense Friday, March 8, 2024, that he believed he had to open fire because the man was armed with a knife and made threatening movements toward other officers.(Connecticut State Police via AP, File)

'Oh my God feeling.' Trooper testifies about shooting man with knife, worrying about other officers

A Connecticut state trooper who shot a 19-year-old man to death in a stolen car in 2020 has testified that he believed he had to open fire because the man was armed with a knife and made threatening … more

By DAVE COLLINS | 3/8/24

FILE - A cyclist travels around Lake Michigan near the Adler Planetarium Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Chicago. Federal meteorologists on Friday, March 8, have made it official: It's the warmest U.S. winter on record by far. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Much of America asks: Where did winter go? Spring starts early as US winter was warmest on record

Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter. In parka strongholds Burlington, Vermont, and Portland, Maine, … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 3/8/24

FILE - Januelle Datka, her baby girl Princess and her 15-year-old daughter Titti, pose for a photo at a makeshift shelter in Jean-Kere Almicar's front yard, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 4, 2023. Both mother and daughter said they were raped by gang members and that both became pregnant. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Behind-the-scenes of AP photographer's experience covering violence against women in Haiti

Ariana Cubillos is an Associated Press photojournalist based in Caracas, Venezuela. She was based in Haiti from 2004 to 2009, also covering the country’s 2010 earthquake and its descent into gang … more

By ARIANA CUBILLOS | 3/8/24

FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 file photo shows the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tenn. The status of a federal investigation into a leading Southern Baptist agency’s handling of sexual abuse is unclear. But this much is clear — survivors of abuse and their advocates are more skeptical than ever of leaders' intentions to address the scandal in the nation's largest Protestant denomination. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Sex abuse survivors dispute Southern Baptist leadership and say federal investigation is ongoing

The status of a federal investigation into a leading Southern Baptist agency’s handling of sexual abuse is unclear. But this much is clear — survivors remain deeply skeptical of the … more

By PETER SMITH | 3/8/24

A family member of a passenger on board of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 holds a flower during the tenth annual remembrance event at a shopping mall, in Subang Jaya, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/FL Wong)

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

March 1-7, 2024 A family member of a passenger on missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 attended the 10th annual remembrance event in Malaysia, Chinese leader Xi Jinping drank a cup of tea during … more

By The Associated Press | 3/7/24

Oliver Paradee accompanies his father, Andrew Paradee, as he fills out his ballot in the primary election, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Stowe, Vt. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

AP Week in Pictures: Global

March 1-7, 2024 From polio vaccines in India to violence in Haiti to snow storms in California, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or … more

By The Associated Press | 3/7/24

FILE - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops holds its Fall General Assembly meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 16, 2021. The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay $275,000 toward the legal fees of a far-right Catholic media group to settle a lawsuit over the city's unsuccessful attempt to block a rally in 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Baltimore to pay $275k in legal fees after trying to block far-right Catholic group's 2021 rally

The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay $275,000 toward the legal fees of a far-right Catholic media group to settle a lawsuit over the city’s unsuccessful attempt to block a rally in 2021. The … more

By PETER SMITH | 3/7/24

Major French union threatens strikes during Olympics. Hospital workers could walk off the job

A major French union is warning of possible strikes in the public sector, including at hospitals, during the Paris Olympics. The general secretary of the CGT tells France Info media that the union … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 3/7/24

FILE - Jazmin Cazares, whose young sister Jacklyn was was one of 19 children killed at Robb Elementary School, attends a hearing at the state capitol, June 23, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

State of the Union guests spotlight divide on abortion and immigration but offer some rare unity

The guest list for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address speaks volumes about what Democrats and Republicans want to focus on as the 2024 election season heats up. Biden and fellow … more

By The Associated Press | 3/7/24

Wayward 450-pound pig named Kevin Bacon hams it up for home security camera

In Hollywood, actor Kevin Bacon is a big star. In Wisconsin’s Kenosha County, Kevin Bacon is one big pig! The 450-pound porker wandered away from his pen last week before moseying down the road … more

By COREY WILLIAMS | 3/6/24

FILE - The headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention is seen, Dec. 7, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. A Southern Baptist Convention leader said Wednesday, March 5, 2024 the U.S. Department of Justice has ended its investigation of the denomination's handling of sexual abuse in its churches and doesn't anticipate further action. The statement by Jonathan Howe, interim president of the denomination's Executive Committee, said the department informed the convention's legal counsel that there is “no further action to be taken" in the probe, which began a year and a half ago. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Southern Baptist agency says U.S. investigation into sexual abuse has ended with 'no further action’

A leader in the Southern Baptist Convention says the U.S. Department of Justice has ended its investigation of a top denominational agency's handling of sexual abuse and doesn’t anticipate further … more

Associated Press | 3/6/24

Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages

Arkansas governor says state won't comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students

Judge grants autopsy rules requested by widow of Mississippi man found dead after vanishing

Apple suffers 10% drop in quarterly iPhone sales to start the year, biggest drop since pandemic

Sony Pictures and private equity firm Apollo express interest in buying Paramount for $26 billion