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Police are seen during the night of July 25–26, 1967, at the three-story annex of the Algiers Motel in Detroit. The site of a transient motel in Detroit where three young Black men were killed — allegedly by white police officers — during the city's bloody 1967 race riot is receiving a historic marker. (Detroit News via AP)

Site of 3 killings during pivotal, bloody 1967 Detroit riot receives historic marker

The site of a transient motel in Detroit where three young Black men were killed, allegedly by white police officers, during the city’s bloody July 1967 race riot has received a historic marker. A … more

By COREY WILLIAMS | 7/26/24

This undated photo provided by the family's lawyers in July 2024 shows Sonya Massey of Springfield, Ill. Prosecutors have charged Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson with murdering Massey while responding to an emergency call at her home July 6, 2024, saying in court records that he shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home. (Courtesy Ben Crump Law via AP)

Autopsy findings confirm Sonya Massey, Black woman shot by deputy, died from gunshot wound to head

Autopsy findings on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff’s deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the … more

7/26/24

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato appears on April 8, 2024 at Ancient Olympia, Greece, during the recording of "Eden in Olympia." The film, directed by Olivier Simonnet, will be released on ARTE, ERT2 and Carnegie Hall+. (Cate Pisaroni via AP)

Joyce DiDonato stars in `Eden in Olympia' coinciding with Paris Games, a call to climate action

While much of the globe is focused on the Paris Olympics, a movie filmed in ancient Olympia starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato premiered this week that uses music to spark contemplation of … more

By RONALD BLUM | 7/26/24

Coach Beverly Priestman of Canada takes photos on the pitch at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Saint-Etienne, France. Canada is scheduled to play New Zealand on Thursday, July 25. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Canada women's soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of 'systemic' issues

Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has been suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a drone-spying scandal. And the head of Canada Soccer says he is … more

By ANNE M. PETERSON | 7/26/24

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, hosts an event for Mahmoud al-Aloul, left, vice chairman of Fatah, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, a senior member of Hamas, to meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Pedro Pardo/Pool Photo via AP)

With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister's visit, China shows its rising influence

In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister at a key moment in the grinding war there. While it’s unclear if the … more

By HUIZHONG WU and DIDI TANG | 7/26/24

In this image provided by the Alaska SeaLife Center, Alaska SeaLife Center Animal Care Specialist Maddie Welch, left, and Veterinary Technician Jessica Davis feed an orphaned female Pacific walrus calf on Monday, July 22, 2024, in Seward, Alaska. The rescued calf arrived at the center from Utqiagvik, Alaska. Activities permitted by USFWS LOA-PER0051451. (Kaiti Grant/Alaska SeaLife Center, USFWS LOA-PER0051451 via AP)

Rescued walrus calf 'sassy' and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska

A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is receiving treatment at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away. Alaska SeaLife Center … more

By BECKY BOHRER | 7/25/24

FILE - Martin S. Indyk speaks at the State Department, July 29, 2013, in Washington. Veteran diplomat Indyk, an author and leader at prominent U.S. think tanks who devoted years to finding a path toward peace in the Middle East, died Thursday, July 25, 2024. He was 73. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Martin Indyk, former U.S. diplomat and author who devoted career to Middle East peace, dies at 73

Veteran diplomat Martin S. Indyk, an author and leader at U.S. prominent think tanks who devoted years to finding a path toward peace in the Middle East, has died. He was 73. His wife, Gahl Hodges … more

By SUSAN HAIGH | 7/25/24

In this image provided by Judith Monarrez, her pet dog Gizmo is seen cradled in her arms, Sunday, July 21, 2024. Monarrez was reunited with the dog on July 17, 2024, more than nine years after it went missing in Las Vegas. (Judith Monarrez via AP)

Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He's been found alive after 9 years

A dog that went missing in 2015 in Las Vegas has been found. The owners of the now 11-year-old Gizmo the Chihuahua call it a miracle that they’re reunited with their pet. The reunion comes nine … more

By RIO YAMAT | 7/25/24

FILE - Boxes containing signatures supporting a proposed ballot measure to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban are delivered to a room in the state Capitol, July 5, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark. The signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for ballot if those are the only ones counted, according to an initial tally from election officials filed with the state Supreme Court on Thursday, July 25. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Arkansas abortion measure's signatures from volunteers alone would fall short, filing shows

A court filing shows that the signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for the ballot if they're the only ones … more

By ANDREW DeMILLO | 7/25/24

FILE - Christopher Dunn, right, listens to his attorney Justin Bonus from New York City during the first day of his hearing to decide whether to vacate his murder conviction, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the Carnahan Courthouse in St. Louis. A Missouri judge on Monday, July 24, 2024, overturned the conviction of Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool, File)

Missouri judges have overturned 2 murder convictions in recent weeks. Why did the AG fight freedom?

A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of his “actual innocence” and overturned his murder conviction now faces a fresh legal hurdle. The … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JIM SALTER | 7/25/24

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan sits on a panel at the 2024 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, July 25, 2024. Kagan became the first member of the Supreme Court to call publicly for beefing up the court’s new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce the US Supreme Court's new ethics code

Justice Elena Kagan says the U.S. Supreme Court should bolster its new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it. She is the first justice to publicly call for a way to enforce the rules. Kagan made … more

By SOPHIE AUSTIN | 7/25/24

FILE - Utility crews work to restore electricity in Houston, Thursday, July 11, 2024. As of Thursday, July 18, most Houston residents finally had electricity after more than a week of widespread outages. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi, File)

Texas deaths from Hurricane Beryl climb to at least 36 people, including more who lost power in heat

A rising number of heat-related deaths in Texas among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl has pushed the number of storm fatalities to at least 36. Officials in suburban Fort Bend County … more

By JUAN A. LOZANO and JAMIE STENGLE | 7/25/24

Norma Bibiano, center, holds a news conference with her attorney, left, in Decatur, Ga., on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Norma Bibiano son, Juan Ramirez Bibiano, an inmate at Telfair State Prison in Georgia, died of heart and lung failure after officers left him in an outdoor cell in the summer heat for five hours without water or ice, despite instructions from a warden to limit the amount of time inmates spend outdoors, a lawsuit filed by his family says (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

Man dies at 27 from heat exposure at a Georgia prison, lawsuit says

Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano, an inmate at Telfair State Prison in Georgia, died of heart and lung failure after officers left him in an outdoor cell in the summer heat for five hours without water or … more

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON | 7/25/24

FILE - A "boneless chicken wing" is displayed in Glenside, Pa., on Feb. 8, 2023. On Thursday, July 25, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that consumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a bone stuck in his throat. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides

The Ohio Supreme Court says consumers can't expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones. By a 4-3 vote, the court on Thursday has rejected claims by a restaurant patron who suffered … more

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM | 7/25/24

FILE -- DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston speaks during a news conference in Decatur, Ga., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Boston, a Democrat, is one of three district attorneys challenging a Georgia law creating a commission to discipline prosecutors. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Judge won't block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis

A Georgia judge has denied a preliminary request to block a commission created to discipline and remove prosecutors. Prosecutors argue that it violates the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. Fulton … more

By JEFF AMY | 7/25/24

FILE - This photo provided by NASA shows the Starliner spacecraft docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station, orbiting 262 miles above Egypt's Mediterranean coast, on June 13, 2024. (NASA via AP, File)

NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and Boeing capsule at space station

Officials say two NASA astronauts will remain at the International Space Station until engineers finish working on problems plaguing their Boeing capsule. Test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 7/25/24

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom greets people, July 8, 2024, near the Common Man Roadside Market and Deli, in Hooksett, N.H. Newsom issued an executive order Thursday, July 25, for the removal of homeless encampments in his state. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order for the removal of homeless encampments in his state. Newsom’s order directs state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and … more

By TRÂN NGUYỄN | 7/25/24

FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Mount Prospect, Ill., Feb. 1, 2024. On Thursday, July 25, 2024, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as applications remain at elevated, but not troubling levels

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but applications remained at recently elevated, though not troubling levels. Jobless claims for the week ending July 20 fell by 10,000 to … more

By MATT OTT | 7/25/24

Stewards catch pitch invaders during the men's Group B soccer match between Argentina and Morocco at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Saint-Etienne, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Argentina coach slams chaotic 'scandal' at Olympic soccer match vs Morocco

The head of Argentina’s soccer federation said the chaotic ending to its Olympic soccer match against Morocco on Wednesday “makes no sense,” and Argentina’s coach called the scene “a … more

By JAMES ROBSON | 7/25/24

Michael Boris, with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), shows off thousands of Oyster shells that will eventually be used to fight coastal erosion along the southern most parts of the state, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Violet, La. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith)

AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.

A volunteer-heavy effort to restore some of Louisiana’s eroding coast with recycled oyster shells was part of the scenic backdrop for a visit from the head of AmeriCorps, the federal agency that … more

By STEPHEN SMITH and JACK BROOK | 7/24/24