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An American flag, left, and French flag lay at headstones in the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Monday June 5, 2023. Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy this week to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors WWII veterans

World War II veterans, officials and visitors are commemorating D-Day on Normandy beaches to honor those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history. Many … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 6/6/23

Officials in California are raising questions after more migrants were flown to Sacramento, California. The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is providing help to the new arrivals as officials look into who is behind the flights. (June 5)

California investigating whether DeSantis involved in flying asylum-seekers from Texas to Sacramento

Officials are investigating whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and flew them — apparently without their knowledge — to … more

By TRÂN NGUYỄN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | 6/6/23

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center, poses for a selfie after a town hall style meeting at New England College, April 20, 2023, in Henniker, N.H. Christie is set to launch his campaign for the White House at a town hall in New Hampshire on June 6. He's cast himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie set to launch 2024 presidential bid at New Hampshire town hall

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to launch his campaign for the White House at a town hall in New Hampshire on Tuesday evening. He's cast himself as the only candidate willing to directly … more

By JILL COLVIN | 6/6/23

In this frame grab from video broadcast by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Billy Woods speaks at a news conference, in Ocala, Fla., Monday, June 5, 2023. Officials say a neighborhood feud over playing children has ended in a Florida mother’s fatal shooting. (Courtesy of Marion County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Mother fatally shot by neighbor after dispute over playing children, sheriff says

A Florida mother was fatally shot through a door outside a neighbor's home after what officials characterized as a 2 1/2-year feud over playing children. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says … more

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FILE - Posters of Fox News Channel personalities are displayed at the News Corp. headquarters in New York, April 19, 2017. Oregon's attorney general announced Monday, June 5, 2023, she has begun investigating the board of directors of Fox Corp., for breaching its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims about the 2020 presidential election, claims that cost the broadcaster almost $800 million in a lawsuit. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Oregon is invested in Fox Corp. and is investigating its board over bogus election fraud claims

Oregon’s attorney general has announced she has begun investigating the board of directors of Fox Corp. for breaching its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims about the … more

By ANDREW SELSKY | 6/5/23

FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters outside the Capitol, as his top political aide Vish Burra, second from right, listens, after an effort to expel Santos from the House, in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. A man who briefly worked as an aide to Santos told House investigators Wednesday, May 31, that he got his job after sending a series of payments to Burra, Santos' director of operations. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Lawyer says Rep. George Santos would go to jail to keep identities of bond cosigners secret

Rep. George Santos’ lawyer says the indicted Republican would risk going to jail to protect the identities of the people who cosigned the $500,000 bond enabling his pretrial release. The lawyer, … more

By MICHAEL R. SISAK | 6/5/23

FILE - Florida Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentences Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 2, 2022. Cruz was formally sentenced to life in prison for murdering 17 people at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018. A state commission concluded Monday, June 5, 2023, that Scherer, should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution, failing to curtail “vitriolic statements” directed at his attorneys by the victims' families and sometimes “allowed her emotions to overcome her judgement.” (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

Commission: Florida judge should be reprimanded for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

A Florida commission says the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution. The Judicial … more

By TERRY SPENCER | 6/5/23

FILE - A home burns as the Dixie fire jumps Highway 395 south of Janesville, Calif., Aug. 16, 2021. Two insurance industry giants have pulled out of the California marketplace, saying that wildfire risk and the soaring cost of construction prompted them to stop writing new policies in the nation's most populous state. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

California insurance market rattled by withdrawal of major companies

Two insurance industry giants have stepped back from the California marketplace. They say that wildfire risk and soaring construction costs have prompted them to stop writing new policies. State Farm … more

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | 6/5/23

FILE - Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond speaks during an interview, Feb. 1, 2023, in Oklahoma City. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, a state school board in Oklahoma, voted Monday, June 5, to approve what would be the first publicly funded religious school in the nation, despite a warning from the state's attorney general that the decision was unconstitutional. Drummond had previously warned the board that such a decision clearly violated the Oklahoma Constitution. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Oklahoma school board approves what would be the 1st taxpayer-funded religious school in US

An Oklahoma school board has voted to approve what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2 to approve an application by the … more

By SEAN MURPHY | 6/5/23

In this photo provided by National Geographic, researchers lay out fossils of Homo naledi at the University of the Witwatersrand's Evolutionary Studies Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2014. The new species of human relative was discovered by a team led by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Lee Berger of the University of the Witwatersrand deep inside a cave located outside Johannesburg. In research released on Monday, June 5, 2023, scientists say they've found evidence that the ancient human cousin buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, actions previously tied only to bigger-brained species. (Robert Clark/National Geographic via AP)

Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, according to a surprising study

Scientists say they've found evidence an ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain. Fossil remains of the … more

By MADDIE BURAKOFF | 6/5/23

FILE - Inmate Michael Tisius, sentenced to death in the killing of two jail officers, shows his tattoos during an interview at Potosi Correctional Center, Missouri's maximum security prison where condemned men live in the general prison population in Mineral Point, Mo., on Jan. 11, 2007. A federal judge on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, halted next week's scheduled execution of Tisius, a man convicted of killing two Missouri jailers, amid questions about the literacy of a juror in the case. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Missouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution on Tuesday

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has declined a clemency request on behalf of a man who faces execution Tuesday evening for killing two jailers in an ill-fated effort to free someone else from a county … more

By JIM SALTER | 6/5/23

FILE - In this artist depiction, U.S. Attorney Randy Bellows, right, addresses the court during the sentencing of convicted spy Robert Hanssen, center, seen with his attorney Plato Cacheris, left, at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., May 10, 2002. Hanssen was given a life sentence. The former FBI agent who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Russia and the former Soviet Union in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history has died in prison.(William Hennessy, Jr. via AP)

Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of spying for Russia, dies in prison

A former FBI agent convicted in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history has died in prison. Robert Hanssen took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with … more

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST | 6/5/23

FILE - Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant Niederaussem, Germany, on Nov. 2, 2022. The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak, jumping at one of the fastest rates on record, officials announced Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Amount of warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate

The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak, jumping at one of the fastest … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 6/5/23

A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble a fighter jet before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jet caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region. (June 5)

Plane destroyed after flying over DC, crashing in rural Virginia, leaving 4 dead

Federal investigators say it will take days to gather highly fragmented debris from a small plane that flew over the nation’s capital and crashed in Virginia, killing four people. The Federal … more

By SARAH BRUMFIELD and MICHAEL BALSAMO | 6/5/23

This photo provided by the National Physical Laboratory in June 2023 shows air sampling filters stationed outside the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, England. In a study published Monday, May 5, 2023, in the journal Current Biology, researchers found that air quality monitoring stations — which pull in air to test for pollution — also pick up lots of DNA that can identify local wildlife. The method could help solve the tricky challenge of keeping tabs on biodiversity. (James Allerton/National Physical Laboratory via AP)

DNA sucked into air filters can reveal what plants and animals are nearby

Scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area.. Researchers reported Monday that air monitoring stations … more

By MADDIE BURAKOFF | 6/5/23

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House for Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, Sept. 30, 2022. Biden's past missteps when courting Hispanic voters have some activists worried that his reelection campaign won't get crucial details right before the 2024 election. Biden's supporters counter that Democrats maintain an advantage on policies that matter to Hispanic voters. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden, looking to shore up Hispanic support, faces pressure to get 2024 outreach details right

President Joe Biden’s small but notable past missteps when courting Hispanic voters have some activists worried that his reelection campaign won’t get crucial details right ahead of the 2024 … more

By WILL WEISSERT and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON | 6/5/23

U.S. veterans arrive for the commemoration organized by the Best Defense Foundation at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Sunday, June 4, 2023, ahead of the D-Day Anniversary. The landings on the coast of Normandy 79 year ago by U.S. and British troops took place on June 6, 1944. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

'It was tough': WWII veterans return to Utah Beach to commemorate D-Day

Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy this week to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from … more

By SYLVIE CORBET and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER | 6/5/23

People stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, June 5, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Monday after strong U.S. hiring data coupled with scant wage gains suggested a possible recession might be further away, but also that inflationary pressures are weakening. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Stock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall St up after strong US jobs report

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher after strong U.S. hiring data suggested a possible recession might be further away, while smaller wage gains stoked hopes inflationary pressures are … more

By JOE McDONALD | 6/5/23

Myla Martinez, 6-year-old, enthusiastically greets her mother Crystal Martinez as she and her four younger siblings spend time her with her during a special visit at Logan Correctional Center, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Lincoln, Illinois. Rare programs like the Reunification Ride, a donation-dependent initiative that buses prisoners' family members from Chicago to Illinois' largest women's prison every month so they can spend time with their mothers and grandmothers, are a crucial lifeline for families, prisoners say. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Sharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on incarcerated moms and their kids

Tens of thousands fewer women were incarcerated in the U.S. between 2019 and 2020 due to COVID-19, but as prison populations creep back to pre-pandemic norms, more children are being separated from … more

By CLAIRE SAVAGE | 6/5/23

Stock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall St up after strong US jobs report

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher after U.S. jobs data suggested a possible recession, so that more interest rate hikes might be further away. Tokyo’s benchmark gained almost 2%. … more

By JOE McDONALD | 6/5/23