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Record 6,542 guns intercepted at US airport security in 2022

ATLANTA (AP) — Last year saw a record number of guns intercepted at airport checkpoints across the country. The numbers have been steadily climbing and hit 6,542. The Transportation Safety Administration head says this is a reflection of what's going…

Michigan State set to resume classes after fatal shootings

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University professor Marco Díaz-Muñoz is still haunted by what he witnessed last Monday night, when a gunman entered his classroom in Berkey Hall, killing two of his…

Fond remembrances for Jimmy Carter after entering hospice

By Jeff Martin and Maysoon Khan - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter's legacy were offered up at his…

Endangered African penguin chicks hatch at Arizona aquarium

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - An Arizona aquarium is celebrating the hatching of three African penguin chicks. Officials at OdySea Aquarium say as an endangered species, any successful hatching for the penguins calls for celebration. Courtesy of…

Meta testing new subscription service for verified accounts

(AP) --Meta is testing a new subscription service that would let Facebook and Instagram users pay for a verified account. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta Verified on his social media accounts Sunday. Testing will begin in New Zealand and…

Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78

NEW YORK (AP) - Richard Belzer, who played one of TV’s most indelible detectives as John Munch in “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died. The long-time stand-up comic was 78. Belzer died Sunday at…

AP source: Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

(AP)---Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the Mercury on a one-year contract according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition…

Man recounts home assault amid 6 fatal Mississippi shootings

By Michael Goldberg and John Hanna - Associated Press ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — A gunman authorities say killed six people in Mississippi busted into his ex-wife's home and smashed her boyfriend in the head with the butt of a gun…

Carter Center: Former President Jimmy Carter in hospice care

ATLANTA (AP) — The Carter Center said Saturday that former President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care. The charity created by the 98-year-old former president said on Twitter that after a series of short hospital stays, Carter "decided to…

Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year

By Josh Funk - AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers' pain at the grocery store after more than 58 million birds were slaughtered…