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Patients waits to be seen at the Mountain Park Health Center, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Phoenix. As heat waves fueled by climate change arrive earlier, grow more intense and last longer, people over 60 who are more vulnerable to high temperatures are increasingly at risk of dying from heat-related causes. Heat related deaths are challenging community health systems, utility companies, apartment managers and local governments to better protect older people when temperatures soar.(AP Photo/Matt York)

Takeaways about heat deaths and vulnerable older people

Heat waves fueled by climate change are starting earlier, growing more intense and lasting longer. It creates a higher risk of illness and death for older people who are especially vulnerable to hot … more

By ANITA SNOW | 4/30/23

A group of people leave a welcome center for migrants in Brownsville, Texas, Friday, April 28, 2023. The city of Brownsville signed a disaster declaration after nearly 15,000 migrants crossed through the area, with many of them screened and released from federal custody and into the city. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez)

Texas border city struggles with large arrival of migrants

Shelters in a Texas city are struggling to find space for migrants who authorities say have abruptly begun crossing by the thousands from Mexico. The uptick in the border city of Brownsville is … more

By VALERIE GONZALEZ | 4/29/23

A look down River Drive as the Mississippi River flows through downtown Davenport, Iowa, Saturday, April 29, 2023. The Upper Mississippi River will rise to near record-high levels as it flows through Wisconsin and Iowa. (Nikos Frazier/Quad City Times via AP)

Flood concerns rise as Mississippi River crests in Iowa city

The National Weather Service says the Mississippi River is cresting in Iowa as areas along the river continue to brace for flooding. The weather service said Saturday the crest in Dubuque is expected … more

4/29/23

Law enforcement gather at the scene of a fatal shooting in Philadelphia, Friday, April 28, 2023. Two teenagers have been charged with firearms and related offenses following the slaying of three people and the wounding of a fourth person at a northeast Philadelphia home, authorities said.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

3 killed, 1 wounded in Philadelphia shooting; 2 in custody

Authorities say two teenagers have been charged with firearms and related offenses following the slaying of three people and the wounding of a fourth person at a northeast Philadelphia home. Lt. John … more

4/29/23

This image provided by KTRK shows the scene of a shooting early Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Cleveland, Texas. A man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing several including an 8-year-old inside the house, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday. (KTRK via AP)

Police: 5 people killed in shooting at home north of Houston

Authorities say an 8-year-old child was among five people killed in a shooting at a home in southeast Texas late Friday night. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office said early Saturday that four … more

By PAUL J. WEBER | 4/29/23

FILE - In a Tuesday, June 2, 2009 photo, Dr. LeRoy Carhart wears a black arm band during a news conference in his office in Bellevue, Neb. The outspoken abortion provider Carhart has died. Clinics for Abortions & Reproductive Excellence in Nebraska says Carhart, who was the medical director, died Friday, April 28, 2023. He was 81. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy 'Lee' Carhart dies at 81

Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy “Lee” Carhart has died. Clinics for Abortions & Reproductive Excellence in Nebraska says Carhart, who was the medical director, died Friday. He was 81. A cause … more

By LISA BAUMANN | 4/28/23

FILE - An officer with the California Highway Patrol's (CHP) Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) investigates the scene of a deadly crash in the Temescal Valley, south of Corona, Calif., Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. A jury found a Southern California man guilty Friday, April 28, 2023, in the killings of three teenage boys after they played a doorbell-ringing prank on him in 2020. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

California man guilty of killing 3 after 'ding dong' prank

A Southern California man accused of killing three 16-year-old boys by intentionally ramming their car after they played a doorbell-ringing prank on him has been found guilty of murder. Anurag … more

4/28/23

Massive flock of sheep crossing highway draws crowd

Greener pastures? 2,500 hopeful sheep cross Idaho highway

It's not unusual in Idaho to see a herd of sheep bleating as ranchers move them to higher elevation. But 2,500 of the wooly animals crossing a highway drew a crowd about 300 people earlier this week. … more

4/28/23

Seventh-grader Dillon Reeves grabbed the steering wheel on his school bus and hit the brakes after the driver passed out. (April 28)

'Little hero:' Boy stops Michigan school bus with ill driver

A seventh-grader in suburban Detroit is being hailed as a hero. Dillon Reeves grabbed the steering wheel on his school bus and hit the brakes after the driver passed out Wednesday. Warren … more

4/28/23

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives at the Foreign Office to visit Britain's Foreign Secretary in London, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Bill allows DeSantis to run for president while governor

Republican Ron DeSantis would not have to resign as Florida governor in order to run for president if he chooses under a bill given final approval in by the GOP-dominated state Legislature. The … more

By CURT ANDERSON | 4/28/23

FILE - This Aug. 26, 2003, image made available by NASA shows Mars as it lines up with the Sun and the Earth. A new study suggests water on Mars may be more widespread and recent than previously thought. Scientists reported the finding from China's Mars rover in Science Advances on Friday, April 28, 2023. (NASA/J. Bell - Cornell U./M. Wolff - SSI via AP, File)

China's Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes

A new study suggests water on Mars may be more widespread and recent than previously thought. Scientists reported the finding from China's Mars rover in Science Advances on Friday. The rover spotted … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 4/28/23

In this undated photo provided by the European Space Agency, a 1:18 scale model of the Juice mission's RIME antenna – Radar for Icy Moons Exploration, mounted on top of a simplified spacecraft model during tests in the Hertz facility at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The European Space Agency said Friday, April 28, 2023, that the 52-foot radar antenna on its Juice spacecraft unfolded only one-third of the way following liftoff. (European Space Agency via AP)

Key radar antenna stuck on Europe's Jupiter-bound spacecraft

A critical antenna is jammed on a Jupiter-bound spacecraft launched two weeks ago. The European Space Agency said Friday that the 52-foot radar antenna on its Juice spacecraft unfolded only one-third … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 4/28/23

FILE - Hundreds of people crowded the Nebraska State Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Lincoln. Neb., to protest a so-called heartbeat bill that would outlaw abortion at a point before many women even know they're pregnant. North Dakota adopted a new abortion ban, while South Carolina and Nebraska lawmakers failed to and Washington and Minnesota protected abortion access. (AP Photo/Margery A. Beck, File)

State lawmakers across US pass 1 abortion ban but 2 defeated

With measures to protect abortion access becoming law in two states, a ban in a third state and court action elsewhere, the status of abortion law in the U.S. remains unsettled. The issue has been a … more

By GEOFF MULVIHILL | 4/28/23

Recovery work is shown at the scene of a train derailment along Hwy 35 Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Crawford County just south of DeSoto, Wis. A freight train derailed along the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin Thursday, possibly injuring one crew member and sending two cars into the water, officials said. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Derailed train cars removed from river in Wisconsin

Authorities say crews have removed two rail cars from the Mississippi River after a freight train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin, leaving four railway employees with minor injuries. BNSF Railway … more

4/28/23

A southern California landslide has closed a cultural center, shut down some rail service and forced the evacuation of nearby residences. (April 28)

California landslide halts rail service, homes evacuated

Officials in Southern California say a landslide closed a historic cultural center, shut down rail service in the area and forced the evacuation of nearby residences. San Clemente city officials say … more

4/28/23

FILE - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives to meet with Indigenous leaders at Caracarana Lake Regional Center in Normandia, on the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous reserve in Roraima state, Brazil, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

Brazil's Lula resumes recognition of Indigenous land areas

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has approved the creation of six Indigenous territories, the first such move after a five-year hiatus in Indigenous demarcation. Lula’s action delivers … more

By CARLA BRIDI and FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 4/28/23

Activists protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Friday, April 21, 2023. Extinction Rebellion and other environmental groups are protesting for four days from Friday to Monday, with an event they are calling "The Big One". (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

April 21-27, 2023 A week in which climate activists demonstrated in various cities across Europe, while victims of a religious cult were exhumed in Kenya. Anzac Day was commemorated, the national … more

By The Associated Press | 4/28/23

A person walks to Tokyo Stock Exchange building Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Tokyo. Shares advanced in Asia on Friday after Wall Street rallied to its best day since January. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Stock market today: Asia shares gain as BOJ stands pat

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after Wall Street rallied to its best day since January and the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged. In its first policy meeting under its new … more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | 4/28/23

This mage released by Warner Bros. Pictures showsRyan Gosling, left, and Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

Summer Movies: Indy, Barbie, 'Fast X' zooming to theaters

Hollywood's summer movie season kicks off on May 5 with the release of Disney and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and runs through Labor Day. Since “Jaws,” the summer season has … more

By LINDSEY BAHR | 4/28/23

This combination of photos shows promotional art for films, top row from left, "Barbie," "Blue Beetle," "Book Club: The Next Chapter," "Every Body," "The Flash," second row from left, "Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 3," "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," "The Little Mermaid," "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part I," "Oppenheimer," bottom row from left, "Past Lives," "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken," "Talk To Me," "White Men Can't Jump," and "You Hurt My Feelings." (Warner Bros., Warner Bros., Focus Features, Focus Features, Warner Bros., Marvel Studios, LucasFilms, Disney, Paramount, Universal, A24, Universal, A24, 20th Century Studios and A24 via AP)

Summer Movie Guide: What to watch from May through Labor Day

There is something for everyone at the movies this summer, both in theaters and streaming at home. In May, audiences can bid farewell to the Guardians of the Galaxy, go to Italy with Jane Fonda, … more

4/28/23