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A statue of a hot dog is shown at the Dairy Winkle restaurant, April 14, 2022, in the Campbells Creek ssection of Charleston, W.Va. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office says the statue, which was stolen from the business during a break-in sometime after a Jan. 11, 2023, fire, has been returned. (Lori Kersey/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Stolen hot dog statue returned to WVa restaurant owner

The owner of a West Virginia restaurant that was heavily damaged by fire has his coveted hot dog statue back. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office says the short statue was stolen from the Dairy … more

1/19/23

Law enforcement personnel stand outside at a home in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. U.S. agents in southern Arizona said Thursday they seized up to 440 pounds (about 200 kilograms) of what they suspect is a precursor chemical often used to manufacture the dangerous drug fentanyl, a chilling sign that producers may be moving to manufacture the deadly synthetic opioid on American soil. (Tim Steller/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Chemicals for possible fentanyl production seized in Arizona

U.S. agents in southern Arizona say they seized up to 440 pounds of what they suspect is a precursor chemical often used to manufacture the dangerous drug fentanyl. Law enforcement experts say it's a … more

By ANITA SNOW | 1/19/23

Scott Verti sits for an interview in downtown Denver on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Verti has filed a lawsuit alleging about 100 instances of abuse at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Fort Collins, Colo., from 1998 to 2003. The lawsuit is allowed under a 2021 state law that opened up a three-year window for people to pursue litigation for sexual abuse that happened to them as children dating as far back as 1960. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Man sues Denver archdiocese over abuse by convicted priest

A man who says he was repeatedly sexually abused as a teen by his Catholic priest more than two decades ago is suing the now-defrocked priest and the Archdiocese of Denver. Scott Verti's lawsuit, … more

By COLLEEN SLEVIN | 1/19/23

The Marion County Superior Court building in Indianapolis, is shown, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, where an Indiana man whose neighbors saw his 4-year-old child point a loaded handgun at them outside their apartment appeared in court. The man, whom the Associated Press is not naming to protect the privacy of the child, had bond set at $60,000 and a judge entered not-guilty pleas to three felony charges. (AP Photo/Arleigh Rodgers)

Indiana judge sets bond for man after child seen waving gun

An Indiana man whose neighbors last weekend saw his child point a loaded handgun at them outside their apartment appeared in court Thursday, where a judge entered not-guilty pleas to felony charges … more

By ARLEIGH RODGERS | 1/19/23

This combination of photos provided by the Sangamon County Sheriff's Dept. shows Peter J. Cadigan, left, and Peggy Jill Finley on Jan. 9, 2023, in Springfield, Ill. The two paramedics face first-degree murder charges, accused of strapping a patient facedown on a stretcher while taking him to a hospital in response to police concerns. Illinois authorities announced the charges on Jan. 10, 2023, nearly a month after Earl L. Moore died on Dec. 18. (Sangamon County Sheriff's Dept. via AP)

Illinois paramedics, ambulance company sued for man's death

Attorneys say the family of an Illinois man whose death prompted murder charges against two paramedics who strapped him facedown on a stretcher has filed a lawsuit against them and their employer. … more

By KATHLEEN FOODY | 1/19/23

This image released by ABC shows chief White House correspondent Cecilia Vega who is joining the CBS TV newsmagazine “60 Minute"' as a correspondent. (Danny Weiss/ABC via AP)

ABC News' Cecilia Vega appointed '60 Minutes' correspondent

Cecilia Vega is joining the CBS TV newsmagazine “60 Minutes"' as a correspondent. Vega was most recently ABC's chief White House correspondent. Bill Owens, executive producer of “60 Minutes," … more

By The Associated Press | 1/19/23

FILE - Composer Terence Blanchard appears at the premiere of the film "The Woman King" during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022, in Toronto. Blanchard, the first Black composer whose work has been heard at the Metropolitan Opera, will be given a yearlong celebration at Lincoln Center starting in March. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Terence Blanchard gets yearlong Lincoln Center celebration

Terence Blanchard will be given a yearlong celebration at Lincoln Center starting in March. He is the first Black composer whose work has been heard at the Metropolitan Opera. The Met, New York … more

By RONALD BLUM | 1/19/23

FILE - Human Rights Watch's executive director Kenneth Roth speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 29, 2015. Harvard University announced Thursday, Jan. 19, 2022, it plans to offer a fellowship to Roth, a leading human rights activist after its initial denial sparked widespread criticism. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Harvard changes course, offers fellowship to rights activist

Harvard University has announced it plans to offer a fellowship to a leading human rights activist after its initial denial sparked widespread criticism. Kenneth Roth was the executive director of … more

By MICHAEL CASEY | 1/19/23

This image made available by the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab in January 2023 shows the galactic plane of the Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers have captured more than 3 billion stars and galaxies in one of the biggest sky surveys ever, focusing on the Southern Hemisphere sky. (DECaPS2/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, M. Zamani & D. de Martin via AP)

Say cheese! Galactic photo shoot captures 3 billion stars

A galactic photo shoot has captured more than 3 billion stars and galaxies in one of the biggest sky surveys ever. A dark-energy camera on a telescope in Chile made the observations over two years, … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 1/19/23

FILE - A pedestrian carries an umbrella while walking past a painting of an American flag in San Francisco, Jan. 11, 2023. A new study says the drenching that California has been getting since Christmas will only get wetter and nastier with climate change. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Warming to make California downpours even wetter, study says

A new study says drenchings like those California has been getting since Christmas will only get wetter and nastier with climate change. Already more than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow have … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 1/19/23

Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6 year old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Monday Jan. 9, 2023. The Virginia teacher who authorities say was shot by a 6-year-old student is known as a hard-working educator who’s devoted to her students and enthusiastic about the profession that runs in her family. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

Lawyer: Gun used by child who shot teacher was 'secured'

The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia says the gun he used had been secured. The family’s statement was released Thursday by an attorney and did not elaborate … more

1/19/23

This photo provided by Chronicle of Philanthropy shows co-founder of Baltimore Beat Lisa Snowden-McCray, left, and Adam Holofcener of the Lillian Holofcener Charitable Foundation, photographed in Baltimore, in October 2022. Holofcener and his family foundation gave $1 million to revive the newspaper, which focuses on the city’s Black community. (Michael Theis/Chronicle of Philanthropy via AP)

Foundation empties coffers to fund Black paper in Baltimore

In a rare move for philanthropy, Adam Holofcener and his family emptied their foundation’s coffers and gave $1 million — nearly all the money it had left to give — to support Lisa … more

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy | 1/19/23

FILE - Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. Ardern, who was praised around the world for her handling of the nation’s worst mass shooting and the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, said Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, she was leaving office. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Reaction to Jacinda Ardern resigning as New Zealand leader

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shocked many with her announcement she will leave office next month. She said every moment leading her country was a privilege, but she didn’t have enough … more

By The Associated Press | 1/19/23

Governor Kay Ivey is sworn in as the 54th Governor of Alabama during a ceremony on the steps of the Alabama State Capital Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Alabama extends time for executions, ends automatic review

Alabama has changed death penalty procedures to give the prison system longer to carry out executions — a move that comes after a string of troubled lethal injections in the state — and also … more

By KIM CHANDLER | 1/18/23

DeKalb, Ga., and Atlanta SWAT members are pictured leaving the Gresham Park command post in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Georgia state troopers helping conduct a "clearing operation" at the site of Atlanta's planned public safety training center exchanged gunfire with a protester Wednesday morning, leaving the protester dead and one trooper wounded, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Man killed, trooper shot while ‘Cop City’ protesters cleared

Authorities say they killed a man who shot and injured a Georgia state trooper as law enforcement officers tried to clear protesters from the site of a planned public safety training center just … more

1/18/23

A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

Justice Department investigating Memphis man's arrest, death

The U.S. Justice Department says it has opened a civil rights investigation into the arrest of Tyre Nichols, who died days after a confrontation with Memphis Police Department officers during a … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ | 1/18/23

This aerial photo shows the Northwest Academy, a private boarding school in Amargosa Valley, Nye County, Nev., on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Never Give Up Youth Healing Center is located on the former campus of the now-shuttered Northwest Academy. A yearlong inspection of child care centers across Nevada in 2022 uncovered a pattern of lax oversight and weak policies at five facilities, according to a report released this month. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Auditors wary of child health, safety in Nevada care centers

A new report released this month in Nevada says state auditors in 2022 found a troubling pattern of lax oversight at five child care facilities. Unsecured chemicals and knives, clogged toilets and … more

By RIO YAMAT | 1/18/23

This image released by Lionsgate shows Anna Kendrick in a scene from "Alice, Darling." (Lionsgate via AP)

Review: Anna Kendrick in the chilling 'Alice, Darling'

Emotional abuse rarely gets the subtle, sensitive treatment on screen as it does in Mary Nighy’s thoughtful if uneven drama “Alice, Darling,” starring Anna Kendrick. Kendrick gives one of her … more

By JAKE COYLE | 1/18/23

FILE - In this June 15, 2014, file photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, a polar bear dries off after taking a swim in the Chukchi Sea in Alaska. A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers who said they received the report of the attack on Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023, in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula. (Brian Battaile/U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

Rare attack: 2 dead in polar bear mauling in Alaska village

A polar bear chased several residents around a small Alaska Native village, killing two people before a community resident shot and killed the bear. Authorities say the fatal mauling of a woman and a … more

By MARK THIESSEN and PATRICK WHITTLE | 1/18/23

Brian Walshe, center, listens during his arraignment Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at Quincy District Court, in Quincy, Mass., on a charge of murdering his wife Ana Walshe. Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of Walshe, 47. Ana Walshe was reported missing Jan. 4, 2023 by her employer in Washington, where the couple has a home. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)

Husband of missing woman looked up ways to dispose of body

A prosecutor says the husband of a Massachusetts woman who's been missing since New Year’s Day went online to look up ways to dismember and dispose of a body, and clothes and other items belonging … more

By MARK PRATT | 1/18/23