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Beloved giraffe of South Dakota zoo euthanized after foot injury

A beloved giraffe at a zoo in South Dakota has died. On Thursday, the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls announced the death of Chioke. He was an 18-year-old reticulated … more

4/4/24

FILE - Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton speaks on Jan. 11, 2006, at a press conference in Columbus, Ohio. Gumbleton, a Catholic bishop in Detroit who for decades was an international voice against war and racism and an advocate for labor and social justice, died Thursday, April 4, 2024,. He was 94. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Thomas Gumbleton, Detroit Catholic bishop who opposed war and promoted social justice, dies at 94

Thomas Gumbleton, a Catholic bishop in Detroit, has died. For decades, he was an international voice against war and racism and an advocate for labor and social justice. Gumbleton was 94. He became a … more

By ED WHITE | 4/4/24

People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, April 2, 2024. World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

AP Week in Pictures: Global

March 29 - April 4, 2024 Israeli airstrikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza reverberated around the world, as friends and relatives mourned the losses of those who were delivering food to … more

By The Associated Press | 4/4/24

Worshipers listen to a sermon by Mark Batterson, lead pastor of National Community Church, during a sunrise Easter service at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

AP Week in Pictures: North America

March 29 - April 4, 2024 Worshippers celebrate Easter across the country, Senegalese Muslim migrants pray at a mosque in New York, and dancers perform during auditions for the Radio City … more

By The Associated Press | 4/4/24

Rebecca Milner, a plaintiff in the Nicole Blackmon vs. the State of Tennessee, wipes away tears as she listens to arguments presented by her attorney in court Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The case challenges the medical necessity exception to Tennessee's total abortion ban. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee court to weigh throwing out abortion ban challenge, blocking portions of the law

Attorneys defending Tennessee’s sweeping abortion ban have alleged that doctors challenging the law do not want any oversight when deciding to terminate a pregnancy and instead are improperly … more

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI | 4/4/24

FILE - A No Labels banner at the National Press Club, in Washington, Jan. 18, 2024. The No Labels group says it won't field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization were unable to attract a candidate willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. No Labels CEO Nancy Jacobson said in a statement Thursday that "the responsible course of action is for us to stand down." ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after trying to recruit a centrist presidential candidate

The No Labels group says it won't field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the … more

By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER | 4/4/24

Judge Scott McAfee addresses the lawyers during a hearing on charges against former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Atlanta. Lawyers for Trump argued in a court filing that the charges against him in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that is protected by the First Amendment. (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP)

Judge rejects Trump's First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political … more

By KATE BRUMBACK | 4/4/24

Armored trucks are parked outside the offices of GardaWorld in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Thieves stole as much $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the largest cash heists in city history. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

This Los Angeles heist sounds like it came from a thriller novel. Thieves stole $30 million in cash

Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter Sunday and cracking the safe. Now detectives are seeking to unravel the … more

4/4/24

FILE - A Powerball lottery ticket is seen inside a convenience store, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. Powerball will match a record for lottery losing Saturday night, April 6, with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, FIle)

Powerball jackpot reaches $1.23B as long odds mean lots of losing, just as designed

Powerball is about to match a record for lottery drawings with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner. It’s that string of futility that has enabled Powerball’s top prize to … more

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE | 4/4/24

FILE - This Feb. 5, 2021, file photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Michael Dewayne Smith, who is scheduled to be executed on April 4, 2024. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Oklahoma prepares to execute man convicted of 2002 double slaying

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a death row inmate convicted of shooting and killing two people in Oklahoma City more than two decades ago. Michael Dewayne Smith is scheduled to receive a lethal … more

By SEAN MURPHY | 4/4/24

FILE - WTA CEO Steve Simon sits for an interview during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal announced Thursday, April 4, 2024, by the women’s professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November’s season-ending championship to a record $15.25 million, a 70% increase from 2023. (AP Photo/Tim Heitman, File)

Saudi Arabia will host the women's tennis WTA Finals for the next three years

Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal with the women’s professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November’s season-ending championship to a … more

By HOWARD FENDRICH | 4/4/24

FILE - A partial solar eclipse is seen behind a cross on the steeple of the St. George church, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 21, 2020. Throughout history, solar eclipses have had profound impact on adherents of various religions around the world. They were viewed as messages from God or spiritual forces, inducing emotions ranging from dread to wonder. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Awe and dread: How religions have responded to total solar eclipses over the centuries

Throughout history, solar eclipses have had profound impact on adherents of various religions around the world. They were viewed as messages from God or spiritual forces, inducing emotions ranging … more

By DEEPA BHARATH, DAVID CRARY and MARIAM FAM | 4/4/24

The bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes have been transported out of the Gaza Strip ahead of their repatriation. The bodies were driven across the Egyptian border at the Rafah crossing on Wednesday. The three British citizens, a Polish citizen, an Australian and a Canadian American dual national worked for World Central Kitchen, an international charity. Their Palestinian driver was also killed. Israel has acknowledged carrying out the strikes by mistake and says it has launched an independent investigation. (AP video by Mohammad Jahjouh)

The Latest | Food aid charity demands independent investigation of Israeli strikes

World Central Kitchen demanded an independent investigation into the Israeli strikes that killed seven of its staff in Gaza, as Israel faced growing isolation Wednesday over the deaths of six foreign … more

By The Associated Press | 4/4/24

FILE - Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, a suspect in the Crocus City Hall shootings, is escorted by police and FSB officers in Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, on March 24, 2024. The attack on the Moscow concert hall, the bloodiest assault on Russian soil in two decades, appears to be setting the stage for an increasingly harsh response by President Vladimir Putin. Four suspects in the attack appeared in court showing signs of brutal treatment while in custody. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

In the aftermath of the Moscow concert hall attack, is a harsher era under Putin in the works?

The attack on a Moscow concert hall, the bloodiest assault on the Russian soil in two decades, appears to be setting the stage for an increasingly harsh response by President Vladimir Putin after his … more

By The Associated Press | 4/4/24

FILE - One of Pacific Gas and Electric's Diablo Canyon Power Plant's nuclear reactors is seen in Avila Beach, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2008. An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Energy Department challenging its award of over $1 billion to help keep California's last nuclear power plant running beyond a planned closure by 2025. The lawsuit filed by Friends of the Earth in U.S. District Court opens the latest battlefront in the fight over the future of Diablo Canyon's twin reactors. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File)

Lawsuit challenges $1 billion in federal funding to sustain California's last nuclear power plant

An environmental group is challenging the U.S. Energy Department's decision to award over $1 billion to help keep California’s last nuclear power plant running beyond 2025. A lawsuit filed by … more

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | 4/3/24

Movie Review: Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man' is a political allegory bathed in blood

Like “Slumdog Millionaire,” Dev Patel's “Monkey Man” is set in Mumbai and has a touch of fable to it. But in tone and texture, it could hardly be more different. Bathed in blood and fury, … more

By JAKE COYLE | 4/3/24

Demonstrators gather outside federal court buildings in New Orleans on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, to protest a Texas law known as SB4. Texas officials appeared before a three-judge federal appeals panel to defend a state law that would allow police to arrest migrants for illegally entering the United States, a week after the same three judges put the law on hold. (AP Photo by Kevin McGill)

Texas asks court to decide if the state's migrant arrest law went too far

A attorney defending Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally told a panel of federal judges Wednesday that the law may have “went too far” but that will be up the court to … more

By ACACIA CORONADO | 4/3/24

This colorized electron microscope image provided by The Rockefeller University and NIAID shows a hepatitis C virion. New U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022, a surprising improvement after more than a decade of steady increases, federal health officials said Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Maria Teresa Catanese, Charles M. Rice/The Rockefeller University, NIAID via AP)

Hepatitis C cases dropped in the US. Health officials aren't sure if it's a blip or a trend

Federal health officials say that new U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022. It's a surprising improvement after more than a decade of steady increases. Experts say they're not sure … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 4/3/24

Movie Review: Love wins in the triumphant 'Housekeeping for Beginners'

“Housekeeping for Beginners” begins with a shot of a painting on a wall hanging just a little askew. It’s an apt metaphor for what’s in store, says Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy. … more

By MARK KENNEDY | 4/3/24

FILE - A girl tries to peer through the holes of her burqa as she plays with other children in the old town of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Despite Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus' reputation as a war photographer, very often she found beauty and joy on assignment. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

AP PHOTOS: 10 years after her killing, Anja Niedringhaus' photos speak for her

On April 4, 2014, outside a heavily guarded government compound in eastern Afghanistan, Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus was killed by an Afghan police officer as she sat in her car. … more

By JACQUELINE LARMA and ENRIC MARTI | 4/3/24

Southwest posts a 1Q loss and will limit hiring, offer voluntary leave to staff and drop 4 airports

EU military officer says a frigate has destroyed a drone launched from Yemen's Houthi-held areas

Third man is detained in a major bribery case that involves Russia's deputy defense minister

What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?

Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down