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FILE - In this image from video provided by the Clark County District Court, Deobra Redden is seen launching over the desk of Judge Mary Kay Holthus during his sentencing in a felony battery case, Jan. 3, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Clark County District Court via AP, File)

A man who attacked a Nevada judge in court pleads guilty but mentally ill

A man whose courtroom leap and attack on a judge in Las Vegas was recorded on video has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder and other charges. Deobra Redden ended his trial Thursday … more

9/6/24

FILE - Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 30, 2024, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shooting

Maine's governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass … more

By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER | 9/6/24

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere

Texas is suing to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to get an abortion where it is legal. The lawsuit was … more

By JIM VERTUNO | 9/6/24

CORRECTS NAME TO BRUNK AUCTIONS - Part of an 1787 copy of the U.S. Constitution that will be put up for auction on Sept. 28, 2024 is shown at Brunk Auctions in Asheville, North Carolina, on Thursday, Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

A rare 1787 copy of the US Constitution is up for auction and it could be worth millions

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution that was signed and sent to states to ratify is up for auction later this month in North Carolina. The document was found inside a filing cabinet at a property … more

By JEFFREY COLLINS | 9/6/24

Mark Gorman holds a candle during a candlelight vigil for the slain students and teachers at Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

What we know so far about the victims of the Apalachee school shooting in Georgia

Authorities in Georgia say a 14-year-old high school student has been charged as an adult with using an assault-style rifle to kill two students and two teachers in the hallway outside his algebra … more

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON | 9/6/24

Georgia Bureau of Investigation staff move through an entrance to Apalachee High School after Wednesday's shooting, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Inside the Georgia high school where a sleepy morning was pierced by gunfire

It was the middle of second period on Wednesday morning at Apalachee High School in near Winder, Georgia, and the boy who few knew slipped out of his algebra class in J Hall again. That didn’t … more

BY JEFF AMY | 9/6/24

FILE - Abortion rights supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Missouri judge says abortion-rights measure summary penned by GOP official is misleading

A judge says an anti-abortion GOP official used misleading language to summarize a ballot question designed to restore abortion rights in the state. Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker on … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 9/5/24

This image released by Disney shows Moana, voiced by Auli'i Cravalho holding Simea, voiced by Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, in a scene from "Moana 2." (Disney via AP)

How 'Moana 2' charted a course back to the big screen

When you look at some of the numbers, it’s hard to believe “Moana 2” was ever going to be anything but a movie. In May, when the trailer for “Moana 2” dropped, it was watched 178 million … more

By JAKE COYLE | 9/5/24

FILE - This undated Yewdall family photo provided by attorney James Pepper shows Cheryl Yewdall, a woman with cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities who died in January 2022. (Yewdall Family/Courtesy of Pepper Law via AP, File)

Investigators will test DNA found on a wipe removed from a care home choking victim's throat

The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office plans to test DNA from a hair found on a wipe that was pulled from the throat of a woman who lived at a care home for people with developmental … more

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM | 9/5/24

Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds during the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russians mock US election allegations as Putin teasingly says he supports Harris

Russian commentators are mocking allegations that Moscow is meddling again in the U.S. presidential election, while President Vladimir Putin appeared to bolster the teasing tone by wryly claiming he … more

By EMMA BURROWS | 9/5/24

FILE - This Dec. 2, 2020, file image taken by panoramic camera aboard the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-5 spacecraft provided by China National Space Administration shows a moon surface after it landed on the moon. (China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP, File)

Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth

New research suggests that volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth. Researchers based their conclusion on an analysis of tiny glass beads brought back from the moon by a … more

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN | 9/5/24

FILE - The United States Coast Guard Academy is seen, Sept. 14, 2020, in New London, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Former cadets accuse the Coast Guard Academy of failing to stop sexual violence

Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are accusing overseers of the Connecticut school of failing to prevent sexual violence on campus and covering it up. The administrative … more

By DAVE COLLINS | 9/5/24

FILE - Olivia Carson, then a 15-year-old sophomore, of Glenburn, Maine, left, stands with her mother Amy outside the Crosspoint Church-affiliated Bangor Christian Schools on August 28, 2018 in Bangor, Maine. (Gabor Degre/The Bangor Daily News via AP, File)

Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit says

A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law. An attorney for … more

By DAVID SHARP | 9/5/24

In this photo released by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC Officer Jeff Hull poses with a Burmese python that was confiscated from a home in New Hartford, N.Y., on Aug. 28, 2024. It is illegal to own a Burmese python in New York state without a permit. (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation via AP)

A 13-foot (and growing) python was seized from a New York home and sent to a zoo

A 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake in a small tank. The state Department of Environmental Conservation got a … more

9/5/24

FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Arlington Heights, Ill., June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Applications for US jobless benefits fall modestly last week as layoffs remain relatively low

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain relatively low despite other signs of labor market cooling. Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 227,000 for the … more

By MATT OTT | 9/5/24

FILE - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures while speaking with reporters on May 1, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Alaska governor vetoes expanded birth control access as a judge strikes down abortion limits

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill to expand birth control access, while a judge struck down decades-old restrictions on who could perform abortions in the state. The competing developments … more

By BECKY BOHRER and GENE JOHNSON | 9/5/24

A small asteroid discovered on Wednesday harmlessly burned up in Earth's atmosphere the same day, NASA said. The asteroid — about 3 feet across — was spotted by astronomers in Arizona and broke apart over the coast of the Philippines hours after the discovery.

Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines

NASA says a small, harmless asteroid has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid dubbed 2024 RW1 was spotted by astronomers in Arizona on Wednesday and disintegrated several hours later over … more

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN | 9/5/24

FILE - State Election Board member Rick Jeffares asks the crowd to settle down during a hastily planned State Election Board meeting at the Capitol in Atlanta, July 12, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)/

Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over how the 2024 election will be run, a series of court disputes that could even run past … more

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI | 9/5/24

Today in History: September 5, Munich Olympics massacre

Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 5, the 249th day of 2024. There are 117 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 5, 1972, Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli … more

By The Associated Press | 9/5/24

FILE - Barron Trump stands on the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Washington, Aug. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump's youngest son has enrolled at New York University

Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has begun his first year of college this week at New York University, his father said Wednesday. Trump revealed the decision in a video … more

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ | 9/4/24