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A California condor named Hope, a species ambassador, poses for a photo at the Los Angeles Zoo, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. California condors are trapped in a cycle of life and death. The latest breeding efforts to boost the population of North America's largest land bird an endangered species where there are only several hundred in the wild come as the avian flu has already killed 20 birds this year. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Vaccine authorized for emergency use in California condors amid bird flu outbreak
California condors will receive a vaccine for a deadly strain of avian influenza that threatens the already critically endangered vulture species. Federal officials said Tuesday emergency approval … more
Surfing gator seen relaxing at Alabama beach amid the waves
There are plenty of alligators in Alabama. But how many enjoy a day at the beach? One such unlikely critter was spotted riding the waves recently on Dauphin Island, bobbing calmly near the human … more
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Students exit P.S. 172 after classes end for the day as a protest sign is displayed outside the school, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in New York. New York City Mayor Eric Adam's plan to temporarily house immigrants in the school's gymnasium has frustrated some community members who protested outside the building earlier in the day. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
New York City turns to school gyms to house new migrants, prompting uproar
New York City has begun housing asylum seekers in public school gymnasiums. The move marks its latest effort to shelter a growing migrant population that has overwhelmed the shelter system and stoked … more
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A welcome sign hangs on the front of a Planned Parenthood branch, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif. A man who waged a year-long series of BB gun attacks on a California Planned Parenthood clinic has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Man sentenced for BB gun attacks on California Planned Parenthood clinic
A man who waged BB gun attacks on a California Planned Parenthood clinic has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles says 53-year-old Richard Chamberlin was … more
FILE - Congregants arrive at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. Saddleback Church is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff, according to the denomination. The Executive Committee of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination had voted to expel the church earlier this year. But the Southern California megachurch is exercising its right to appeal to the full annual meeting of the convention next month in New Orleans. Southern Baptists’ statement of faith says the office of pastor is limited to men. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)
Saddleback Church appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptists on issue of women pastors
The Southern Baptist Convention says that Saddleback Church is appealing its ouster from the denomination for having women pastors on staff. The Executive Committee of the nation’s largest … more
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Prominent foe of female circumcision wins prestigious $1.4 million Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize — one of the world's largest annual individual awards — is being awarded this year to a nurse-midwife who for decades has strived to improve women’s health care in East … more
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FILE - A volunteer cleans up needles used for drug injection that were found at a homeless encampment in Everett, Wash., Nov. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Washington state lawmakers seek to avoid decriminalizing drugs
Washington state lawmakers are considering a major new drug policy. A special legislative session begins Tuesday, a day after lawmakers reached a compromise that Democratic and Republican leaders say … more
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FILE - Then-Mississippi state Rep. Cory Wilson, R-Madison, discusses a transportation issue during a House Transportation Committee meeting at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Feb. 17, 2016. Three conservative appeals court judges, including Wilson, with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion will hear arguments Wednesday, May 17, 2023, on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
3 judges who chipped away abortion rights to hear federal abortion pill appeal
Three appeals court judges with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion will hear arguments May 17 on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available. The case involves a … more
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FILE - The healthcare.gov website is seen on Dec. 14, 2021, in Fort Washington, Md. A federal judge's ruling striking down a part of the Affordable Care Act requiring most insurers to cover preventive care including vaccines and screenings for cancer, diabetes and HIV was temporarily put on hold Monday, May 15, 2023, by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Court order that could end US health law’s preventative care mandate put on hold
A federal judge’s ruling striking down a key part of the Affordable Care Act has been temporarily put on hold by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued … more
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Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother's Day
A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother’s Day memory. A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours on Sunday before it fell onto a mattress as dozens of people watched in Traverse City. Annette … more
Sheriff: 2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Georgia motorcycle club event
A Georgia sheriff says two people were killed and four others injured when more than 150 shots were fired in a gunfight between rival motorcycle clubs. Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree told … more
President Joe Biden attends his granddaughter Maisy Biden's commencement ceremony with first lady Jill Biden and children Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Monday, May 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden is just 'pop' at granddaughter Maisy Biden's graduation from the University of Pennsylvania
Joe Biden took a break from being president on Monday to focus on just being “pop” at his granddaughter Maisy Biden's graduation from the University of Pennsylvania. The president's grandchildren … more
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Lamar Johnson, pictured at a law office in Clayton, Mo., on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, is now free after spending nearly 28 years in prison for the death of a St. Louis man. St. Louis' elected prosecutor is asking the court to set aside the conviction of a man imprisoned 33 years for a murder he has long claimed he didn't commit. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said Monday, May 15, 2023 that there is “clear and convincing evidence” that Christopher Dunn was not involved in the 1990 shooting death of Ricco Rogers. Gardner was successful in February in setting aside the conviction of Lamar Johnson. (AP Photo/ Jim Salter, file)
St. Louis prosecutor seeks to free man imprisoned 33 years for murder, citing evidence of innocence
St. Louis’ top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of a man who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he says he didn’t commit, after witnesses who testified against him … more
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Book Review: T.C. Boyle’s dark novel 'Blue Skies' explores world severely impacted by climate change
Novelist T.C. Boyle returns this month with “Blue Skies,” which tells one family’s story in a world severely impacted by climate change. It's a darkly comic novel that is somehow more … more
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FILE - Campaign signs for Heather Boyd and Katie Ford are seen, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Aldan, Pa. The two are running in a special election in the Philadelphia suburbs that will determine whether Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will maintain control of the chamber or if Republicans will reclaim the majority control they held for 12 years until this January. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Biden endorses Democrat in special election with Pennsylvania House control at stake
A Democrat running for a vacant seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is getting President Joe Biden’s endorsement. Biden backed Heather Boyd on Monday in a race likely to determine … more
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1 dead, 59 injured in in crash between bus and truck in western Slovakia
Police says a crash between a bus and truck on a major highway in western Slovakia has killed one person and injured dozens. Firefighters say at least 59 people have been injured. Police say the … more
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Campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park to close over flood threat as snowpack melts
Three popular campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Monday because of a forecast of flooding as warming temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s … more
Members of the Nabhan family, including three sisters with special needs, sit in front of the ruins of their home, which was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 14, 2023. The airstrike left 42 members of the extended family homeless. It also left four children with special needs without their wheelchairs, crutches and medical equipment needed to move about. Israel says the building was used as a command center by the Islamic Jihad militant group. The two sides reached a cease-fire Saturday to end five days of fighting. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Family with disabled children among hundreds of Gaza's homeless after latest fighting with Israel
When the Nabhan family learned their home was about to be bombed by Israel, they rushed to get their four children with special needs out of the building. Everyone was safe, but the three-story … more
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Blues Music Awards in Memphis bestows 2 awards each to Guy, Castiglia, Nemeth
Blues mainstays Buddy Guy, Albert Castiglia and John Nemeth each won two awards and Tommy Castro took home the prize of B.B. King Entertainer of the Year at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, … more
Left to right; actors Vin Diesel, Pom Klementieff, director James Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan pose for photographers upon arrival at the gala event for the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 at Disneyland Paris Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Chessy Marne La Vallee, east of Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
'Guardians Vol. 3' and 'Super Mario Bros.' top box office again
Several new movies infiltrated theaters nationwide this weekend, from a lighthearted trip to Italy with Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen to a Ben Affleck-fronted … more
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