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The U.S Supreme Court is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The U.S Supreme Court is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Courts are supposed to be above politics.
Why are they weighing in on elections?

Dozens of lawsuits have already been filed over the 2024 elections, an unusually high number this far before Election Day. Some have especially high stakes.

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AP-NORC poll: About half of US adults approve of Trump’s conviction, but views of him remain stable

Republicans stick to attacking criminal justice system, echoing Trump, after Hunter Biden conviction

An Israeli military armored personnel carrier maneuvers near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Blinken says some of Hamas’ proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not

FILE - The Oklahoma Supreme Court is pictured in the state Capitol building in Oklahoma City, May 19, 2014. The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make amends for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations

FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland answers a question from Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, while testifying during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House is expected to vote on a resolution holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case. The contempt action represents House Republicans’ latest and strongest rebuke of the Justice Department and of Garland’s leadership.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

House moves to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio

Federal Reserve sees some progress on inflation but envisions just one rate cut this year

Kite surfer rescued from remote California beach after making ‘HELP’ sign with rocks

A kite surfer was rescued after using rocks to spell out the word “HELP” when he became stranded on a Northern California beach.

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Russian warships approach Cuba ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean

Faking an honest woman: why Russia, China and Big Tech all use faux females to get clicks

98-year-old Missouri man’s liver is donated

FILE - Sir Ernest Shackleton, a noted explorer and writer, is shown as he arrived in New York on the Aquitania, on a hurried business trip to Canada, Jan. 30, 1921. The wreck of the last ship belonging to the famed explorer of Antarctica has been found off the coast of Canada by an international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. The Quest was found using sonar scans on Sunday evening, June 9, 2024, sitting on its keel under 390 meters of churning, frigid water. (AP Photo, File)

Wreck of the last ship of famed Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton found off the coast of Canada

The wreck of the last ship belonging to a famous Irish-born British explorer of Antarctica has been found off the coast of Canada by an international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

This photo provided by Linda Mitchelle shows Orville Allen of Poplar Bluff, Mo., hugging his great-grandson in March 2024. Allen died Wednesday, May 29, 2024, and his liver was successfully donated and transplanted to a 72-year-old woman. Transplant organizations say Allen is the oldest American ever to donate an organ upon death. (Linda Mitchelle via AP)

A 98-year-old man’s liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever

FILE - Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the dine-in movie theater chain

Red paint covers portions of the entrance to the German consulate building, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in New York. Pro-Palestinian protesters have vandalized locations associated with the Brooklyn Museum and United Nations in New York City, throwing red paint across their entrances in opposition to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. (AP Photo/Sophie Rosenbaum)

Palestinian supporters vandalize homes of Brooklyn Museum officials and other locations in NYC

Mass State Police Trooper Michael Proctor listens on the witness stand during the Karen Read murder trial, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Norfolk Super Court in Dedham, Mass. Read is facing charges, including second degree murder, in the 2022 death of her boyfriend Boston Officer John O’Keefe. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Top investigator in Karen Read murder case questioned over inappropriate texts

TODAY IN HISTORY

June

12

Police join hands to hold back demonstrators outside court in Pretoria, South Africa, June 12, 1964 after eight of the accused in the Rivonia Sabotage trial, including Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, were sentenced to life imprisonment. (AP Photo)

1964: Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment

1987

Reagan to Gorbachev: “Tear down this wall"

1994

Nicole Brown Simpson, Ronald Goldman killed

2016

49 killed in Pulse nightclub shooting

Stories Under 60 Seconds

Sandy Hook survivors discuss graduating school without 20 of their classmates

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Usher shares the secret behind his continued success

Griffin Dunne recalls Carrie Fisher calling ‘Star Wars’ a ‘disaster’

King Charles III painting vandalized by animal rights activists

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African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows

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What to know about Italy’s Sacra Corona Unita mafia

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Why are U.S. political parties red and blue?

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Hunter Biden convicted on all charges in gun trial

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Tony Hale describes working with Beyoncé on a commercial

Former tennis champ Roger Federer says he’s happy with how his career ended

Malawian vice president, nine others killed in plane crash

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Hundreds protest in Paris as far right projected to make big gains in EU elections

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UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

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What to know about the far-right surge in Europe’s elections

0:58

Bull hops fence at Oregon rodeo, injuring three crowd members

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Quinta Brunson on Hollywood studios green-lighting more diverse storytelling

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Eurovision winner Nemo performs in inflatable dress by HARRI

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Jon Cryer says he embraces being part of the ‘Brat Pack’ now

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AP Fact Check: Did Biden try to sit where there wasn’t a chair?

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Inside the world’s deepest swimming pool

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One Life Hack: How to do the “no-buy year” challenge

0:56

Biden pushes for democracy in speech honoring D-Day

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Young adults on advice to kids using social media for the first time

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‘Baby Reindeer’ star Richard Gadd offers fans advice during Gotham award speech

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Giraffe’s nibble turns into airborne safari adventure for Texas toddler

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Why PM Modi’s third term will be different for India

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Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect charged in the deaths of two more women

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Scenes from the 80th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies

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‘Rumours’ star Cate Blanchett says she has no regrets about her career

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Republicans block bill to protect contraception access

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Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets

0:57

What to know about the Amanda Knox slander case in Italy

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‘The Acolyte’ star Amandla Stenberg says she had doubts taking on the ’Star Wars’ project

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Boeing launches NASA astronauts for the first time after years of delays

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Meghan Trainor on her album title ‘Timeless: ‘I want to live forever’

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Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italy for accusing innocent man in roommate’s 2007 murder

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Why this family chose to ban social media for their teens

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This cow is the most expensive ever sold at auction

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Who is Mexico’s soon-to-be president, Claudia Sheinbaum?

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Congressman’s son steals show on the House floor

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Biden unveils plan to enact restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the border

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Masters champion Scottie Scheffler reflects on arrest

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

In this undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, the ruins of a 4,000-year-old hilltop building newly discovered on the island of Crete are seen from above. The wheel-shaped structure is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the tourism-reliant island. Greece's Culture Ministry said Tuesday that it's a "unique and extremely interesting find" from Crete's Minoan civilisation, famous for its sumptuous palaces, flamboyant art and enigmatic writing system. (Greek Culture Ministry via AP)

4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport

FILE - Martin Shkreli is interviewed on the Fox Business Network in New York, Aug. 15, 2017. Shkreli is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly retaining and sharing recordings from a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction on securities fraud charges. The lawsuit was brought Monday, June 10, 2024, by a cryptocurrency collective, PleasrDAO, which purchased the only known copy of the album from Shkreli for $4.75 million. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Martin Shkreli accused of copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album

Yeneska Garcia, a Venezuelan migrant, cries into her hands as she eats at the Peace Oasis of the Holy Spirit Amparito shelter in Villahermosa, Mexico, Friday, June 7, 2024. Since the 23-year-old fled Venezuela in January, she trekked days through the jungles of The Darien Gap, narrowly survived being kidnapped by Mexican cartels and waited months for an asylum appointment with the U.S. that never came through. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants

A Gwinnett County, Ga. commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lengthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

1 fatally shot on Atlanta area transit bus that led officers on wild rush hour chase, police say

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, March 11, 2024, in Washington. Eight individuals from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State have been arrested in the United States in recent days. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

AP sources: 8 people with possible Islamic State ties arrested in US on immigration violations

With Princess Tiana, Walt Disney World president Jeff Vahle cheers during a "Thank You Fête" honoring cast members at a preview event for Tiana's Bayou Adventure at the Magic Kingdom in Bay Lake, Fla., Monday, June 10, 2024. The ride —redeveloped from the park's original Splash Mountain— officially opens to Disney guests on June 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Attraction starring Disney’s first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist

FILE - Grasses and yearling oysters, growing on the large "mother" shells planted throughout the bed, are barely covered by a thin layer of water at low tide on May 1, 2015, in Willapa Bay near Tokeland, Wash. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. The warning says to avoid shellfish harvested from areas around Willapa Bay in southern Washington since May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Things to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in Pacific Northwest

FILE - Associate Justice Samuel Alito joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, Oct. 7, 2022, at the Supreme Court building in Washington. Alito rejects calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording

Messengers raise their ballots in support of a motion put up for vote during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

Southern Baptists expel Virginia church for believing women can serve as pastors

In this May 2024 image provided by Garry Kozak, remains of what experts believe to be is a 10-seat Jet Commander aircraft, rest on the floor of Lake Champlain off Juniper Island, Vt. Fifty-three years after a private plane carrying five men disappeared on a snowy Vermont night, experts believe they have found the wreckage of the long lost jet in Lake Champlain. The corporate jet disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington, Vt., airport for Providence, R.I., on Jan. 27, 1971. (Garry Kozak via AP)

A jet missing since 1971 was found submerged in Vermont’s Lake Champlain

Kristen Eichamer holds a Project 2025 fan in the group's tent at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump. The Project 2025 effort is being led by the Heritage Foundation think tank. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision

Election 2024

FILE - Michael Rulli, center, Ohio Senate Republican from the 33rd District, speaks with colleagues at the Ohio State House Senate Chambers in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)

FILE - Michael Rulli, center, Ohio Senate Republican from the 33rd District, speaks with colleagues at the Ohio State House Senate Chambers in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)

Rulli’s win in Ohio will grow GOP’s razor-thin majority in the US House

Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli has won a special election in eastern Ohio for a U.S. House seat that has sat vacant for months, expanding the GOP’s narrow majority in the congressional chamber.

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House Democrats step up to try to stop Project 2025 plans for a Trump White House

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race

In North Dakota GOP primaries, US Rep. Armstrong wins for governor and Fedorchak for House

GLOBAL ELECTIONS

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron is addressing French voters on Wednesday for the first times since he has called snap national election following a crushing defeat of his party by the far-right in the European vote. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France’s Macron defends decision on snap legislative elections, urges voters to defeat far-right

BE WELL

Prince Bhojwani sits on Charlies Bunion mountain along the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee on April 17, 2022. (Nita Bhojwani via AP)

Here’s how you can improve your health by stopping negativity and embracing optimism

FILE - A woman meditates on the beach in Miami Beach, Fla., on April 28, 2010. Research shows a daily meditation practice can reduce anxiety, improve overall health and increase social connections, among other benefits. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

If you’ve tried meditating, here’s how — and why — to try again

What to know about pink noise for sleep

Racers competing outside for the title of "King and Queen" of The Alpine Training Center Gym in Boulder, Colo., July 26, 2023. (Scott Griesser via AP)

How to get started on an outdoor exercise routine

Mosquitoes cling to the inside of a jar loaded with repellent during a test as part of a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

What to look for in mosquito repellents

FILE - A patient sits in the living room of her apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York during a telemedicine video conference with a physician on Jan. 14, 2019. Patients can now see an array of doctors without leaving their recliner thanks to telemedicine. But that doesn’t mean trips to the office should end. Finding the right balance between virtual and in-person visits can be a key to getting good care. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

How to find the right balance between telemedicine and in-person care

FILE - A dish with roast turkey breast is photographed in Concord, N.H., on Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead, File)

Eat whatever you want, just not whenever you want. This is how intermittent fasting works

Various vegetables are displayed for sale at a farmer's market in Waitsfield, Vt., on Aug. 28, 2021. Signing up for a Community-Supported Agriculture program means getting a box of produce from local farms every week or two. It's a great way to take advantage of summer's bounty, discover new fruits and vegetables, and support the folks who grow food in your area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Lessard)

Why I love my CSA (it’s more than the weekly box of fresh produce)

PRIDE MONTH

FILE - Rainwater seeps down into the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway station, March 30, 2010, in New York. The New York City subway station would be renamed to commemorate the Stonewall Inn protests that galvanized the modern LGBTQ rights movement, under legislation approved by state lawmakers as they wrapped up their session in June 2024. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)

Bill would rename NYC subway stop after Stonewall, a landmark in LGBTQ+ rights movement

New South Wales State Premier Chris Minns formally apologizes to the LGBTQI+ community at state parliament in Sydney, Thursday, June 6, 2024, for discriminatory laws. The leader of Australia's most populous state apologized Thursday for the “unforgivable pain” caused by previous laws criminalizing homosexuality, 40 years after gay sex was decriminalized in New South Wales. (Louise Kennerley/AAP Image/Pool via AP)

New South Wales becomes last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexuality

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, left, joins with lawmakers and members of the LGBTQ community Wednesday, June 5, 2024, to mark Pride Month in front of the State House in Boston. Healey, one of America's first two openly lesbian elected governors, took the opportunity to oversee the raising of the Pride flag on the Statehouse lawn. The ceremony marked the 20th anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, the first state to allow the unions. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

Maura Healey, America’s first lesbian governor, oversees raising of Pride flag at Statehouse

Revelers take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Gay pride revelers in Sao Paulo reclaim Brazil’s national symbols

Participants hold a rainbow flag during the Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Thailand is kicking off its celebration for the LGBTQ+ community's Pride Month with a parade on Saturday, as the country is on the course to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

After a quarter century, Thailand’s LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success

FILE - A Grand Haven Pride Fest attendee is seen cheering during a drag show at the Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium in Grand Haven, Mich., on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Pride Month starts Saturday, June 1, 2024, across the U.S. and the globe, an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ people and culture. The main events are parades and festivals held in cities large and small. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman, File)

LGBTQ+ Pride Month is starting to show its colors around the world. What to know

This photo provided by Visit Philadelphia shows people attending drag queen story time reading at the National Constitution Center on Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Philadelphia. The event, hosted by the Philadelphia Gay News and sponsored by Visit Philadelphia, saw Philadelphia drag performers reading children’s stories to 263 people. (Stephanie Ramones/Visit Philadelphia via AP)

Organizers say record-setting drag queen story time reading kicks off Philadelphia Pride Month

FILE - Chicago drag performer Jo Mama joins several black drag queens to lead the "Drag March for Change" in the Boystown neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, June 14, 2020. About 10 drag artists from around the United States are banding together to protect and promote their art form. Qommittee announced its formation Wednesday, May 29, 2024 ahead of June’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, file)

The art of drag is a target. With Pride Month near, performers are organizing to fight back

A man, his face painted in the likeness of a spirit, participates in the He Neak Ta rituals in Phum Boeung village, northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Cambodian villagers on Tuesday took part in a rare traditional guardian spirit ceremony praying for good fortune, rain and prosperity, as they aimed to preserve this ancient tradition. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian village prays for good fortune, prosperity, and rain in ‘He Neak Ta’ ritual

People attend a multinational parachute drop as some 400 British, Belgian, Canadian and U.S. paratroopers jump to commemorate the contribution of airborne forces on D-Day, as part of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, in Sannerville, Normandy, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

A look at the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy

Real Madrid's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Champions League final soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at Wembley stadium in London, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

AP Sports Week in Pictures: Real Madrid’s victory toss, rainy French Open and U.S. Women’s Open

Judge Maria Francesca Mariano is escorted by plain clothes police as she arrives at the Apollo Theatre in Lecce, Italy, before the performance of her latest play "Your Honor, on the side of the guilty", Monday, May 20, 2024. Mariano is living under 24 hour police escort after receiving death threats. In July 2023 Mariano issued the arrest warrants for 22 members of the Lamendola Clan accused of mafia association, drug trafficking, attempted homicide, possession of illegal weapons. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Judge Maria Francesca Mariano is escorted by plain clothes police as she arrives at the Apollo Theatre in Lecce, Italy, before the performance of her latest play “Your Honor, on the side of the guilty”, Monday, May 20, 2024. Mariano is living under 24 hour police escort after receiving death threats. In July 2023 Mariano issued the arrest warrants for 22 members of the Lamendola Clan accused of mafia association, drug trafficking, attempted homicide, possession of illegal weapons. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

In Italy’s Puglia region, women take the lead in challenging the local mafia at great personal risk

Puglia is known for its olive groves, white-washed houses and spectacular coastlines that will provide the backdrop when Premier Giorgia Meloni hosts Group of Seven leaders for their annual summit this week.

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Life as a teen without social media isn’t easy. These families are navigating adolescence offline

How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza

AI is imitating the dead and dying, raising new questions about grieving

Politics

President Joe Biden is escorted by Air Force Col. Angela Ochoa, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Biden is headed to Italy for the G7 summit. Biden's granddaughter, Finnegan Biden, walks right. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden and Zelenskyy will sign a security agreement between the US and Ukraine when they meet at G7

Entertainment

FILE - A view of the stage appears before the start of the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

At the Tony Awards, a veteran host with plenty of stars and songs on tap

SPORTS

Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86

US News

A Tesla supercharging location is seen on Kipling Street, June 3, 2024 in Houston. Charging stations have been hit particularly hard by thieves who likely want to sell the highly conductive copper wiring inside the cables at near-record prices. But authorities and charging company officials say similar thefts are increasing across the U.S. as more charging stations are built. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles

WORLD NEWS

FILE - Israeli soldiers operate inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on Feb. 13, 2024. The latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has the support of the United States and most of the international community, but Hamas has not fully embraced it, and neither, it seems, has Israel.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?

BUSINESS

A shopper pauses at a display in a furniture store Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the Labor Department issues its report on prices at the consumer level in May. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

US inflation cooled in May in a sign that price pressures may be easing

SCIENCE

In this photo released by Mongolian Red Cross Society, a Mongolian herdsman prepares wood to provide heating for the family ger past near a member of the Mongolian Red Cross Society in Ulaangom Soum, Uvs province of Mongolia, on March 1, 2024. An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia this year, more than a tenth of the country’s entire livestock holdings, threatening herders’ livelihoods and way of life. (Mongolian Red Cross Society via AP)

Heavy snows and drought of deadly ‘dzud’ kill more than 7 million head of livestock in Mongolia

LIFESTYLE

Hikers make their way along Mam Tor, a 517 meters high (1,696 feet) hill in England’s Peak District National Park on May 8, 2024. (Steve Wartenberg via AP)

Vistas, history and a slice of rural England await hikers to the Peak District’s Mam Tor

Election 2024

Mayoral candidate Shelley Berkley speaks during a forum for the candidates at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, May 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. A former Nevada congresswoman and a current Las Vegas City Council members have emerged from a primary field of 14 candidates to become the first mayor not named Goodman in 25 years in Nevada's largest city. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

2 to vie in November to become Las Vegas mayor and succeed Goodman duo dating to 1999

Be Well

Bao Le, 18, sits for a photo on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Associated Press spoke with teenagers and young adults about their experiences on social media and what they wish they had known when they first got online. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

In their own words: What young people wish they’d known about social media

Climate

FILE - Sun shines on the Rhode Island Statehouse Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004, in Providence, R.I. Rhode Island lawmakers have approved legislation Tuesday, June 11, 2024, that would let it join more than half of states with a full or partial ban on “captive hunting” — a hunt that occurs within a structure designed to restrict the free movement of animals and prevent them from escaping. (AP Photo/Victoria Arocho, File)

Rhode Island lawmakers approve bill to ban “captive hunting” operations

Fact Check

The Brooklyn Bridge is seen in New York on Monday, June 10, 2024. Social media users are sharing videos showing banners from the HBO series "House of the Dragon" hanging from the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, falsely claiming that the banners are real. (Melissa Goldin via AP)

Banners from HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ are not flying on New York bridges as videos online suggest

LATEST NEWS

Planned Parenthood Oregon leaders plan to dissolve political arm, sparking concerns about advocacy

The new leaders of Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates want to dissolve the political arm of their organization to focus more on providing health care.

Movie Review: Peace (and pieces) of mind ‘Inside Out 2'

Tempting as it is to consider any revisiting of “Inside Out” as sacrilegious, its sequel is deftly sensitive to one of the most complicated and awkward chapters of life, AP Film Writer Jake Coyle writes in his review.

Young bear spotted relaxing on a hammock in a Vermont yard

Noah and Kristen Dweck have seen a number of black bears around their home in Vermont but this was a first. It was a bear relaxing on their hammock.

‘Generational talent’ Kennedy Blades, 20, seeks Olympic gold in women’s wrestling

Kennedy Blades defeated Tokyo silver medalist Adeline Gray at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials to qualify for the Paris Games in the 76-kilogram class.

Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday after its latest policy meeting ended:

Modest needs? Charity founder accused of embezzling $2.5 million to fund lavish lifestyle

The charity was called Modest Needs but federal prosecutors who filed charges against its founder say his weren’t.

Dogs search for missing Kentucky baby whose parents and grandfather face drug, abandonment charges

Police say cadaver dogs have been used to search for a missing western Kentucky baby whose parents and grandfather face child abandonment and drug charges.

Rising stars in men’s soccer to feature at the Paris Olympics

The men’s Olympic soccer tournament will be a showcase for some of soccer’s rising talents. An age restriction of under 23 plus three overage players means the participating nations will call on some of their best young prospects and those pushing to force their way into their senior teams.

The University of Cambridge returns 39 traditional artifacts to Uganda in a major act of restitution

The University of Cambridge has repatriated more than three dozen traditional artifacts to Uganda in a major act of restitution welcomed by the local officials who sought them.

Jersey Shore cops, pols want to hold parents responsible for kids’ rowdy actions after melees

A group of New Jersey police chiefs and Republican lawmakers says parents should be held civilly or criminally responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places.

Copa America: How to watch, schedule, betting favorites and more

The biggest soccer tournament in the Americas is about to land stateside. The 48th edition of the Copa America will showcase the top talents from two continents in 14 venues across the U.S.

Dodgers acquire Cavan Biggio from Blue Jays for minor league pitcher Braydon Fisher

The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired infielder-outfielder Cavan Biggio from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league pitcher Braydon Fisher.

Florida’s 2024 hurricane season arrives with a rainy deluge

The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida, where a disorganized disturbance of tropical weather from the Gulf of Mexico has caused street flooding and triggered tornado watches but so far has not caused major damage or injuries.

1 of 12 full-time female NFL coaches, Jill Costanza is an asset for the Lions and Dan Campbell

Jill Costanza’s interest in studying ACL injuries and passion for learning new ways to improve performance led the former high school basketball coach and PE teacher on a journey from college sports to the Army to the Air Force to the NFL.

Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects state education board’s authority over public school libraries

The Oklahoma State Supreme Court has rejected the state Board of Education’s attempt to determine what books are available in public school libraries.

Possible 2026 World Cup training camps include sites in non-tournament cities

Possible team training camps for the 2026 World Cup include sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Cincinnati; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Louisville, Kentucky; St.

Macron suspends controversial voting reform in New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron has suspended plans for the controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia following a spate of unrest in the French Pacific territory.

Federal court dismisses appeal of lawsuit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority

A federal court has dismissed the appeal of a lawsuit challenging a transgender woman’s acceptance into a sorority at the University of Wyoming.

South Africa’s IFP party says it will join a unity government, a step toward ending deadlock

The leader of South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party says it will join a proposed government of national unity.

Thiago Motta signs 3-year deal to coach Juventus. He replaces the fired Massimiliano Allegri

Thiago Motta has been announced as Juventus’ new coach to replace the fired Massimiliano Allegri. Juventus says Motta signed a three-year contract with the Bianconeri.

UEFA promises more clarity for fans and players on refereeing decisions at Euro 2024

Clarity for players and spectators and zero tolerance for serious foul play and dissent. That’s what referees have been tasked with at the European Championship.

Bob Harris, former radio play-by-play voice of Duke athletics, dies at 81

Retired Duke sports radio play-by-play announcer Bob Harris died Wednesday. He was 81. Former radio analyst Wes Chesson announced Harris’ death in an update on a GoFundMe page that had been created to raise money for Harris’ care.

High school president writes notes thanking fellow seniors — 180 of them

A high school class president in Massachusetts who gave a commencement speech wanted to recognize all of his fellow graduates.

Classes at a West Virginia school will relocate over toxic groundwater fears

Classes at a small northern West Virginia school will be relocated starting this fall, two years after the town’s contaminated groundwater was added to a national cleanup priority list.

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women’s races

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has failed in her challenge against World Aquatics rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races.

Pakistan’s new government presents its first budget as it seeks a new long-term IMF bailout

Pakistan’s new coalition government presented its first budget in parliament. It is promising an increase of up to 25% in the salaries of government employees and setting an ambitious tax collection target.

Oracle, Casey’s General Stores rise; Vera Bradley, PetMed fall, Wednesday, 6/12/2024

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Wednesday: Oracle, Casey’s General Stores rise; Vera Bradley, PetMed fall.

Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court kept a lower court’s ruling banning the use of mobile voting sites in the upcoming presidential election in place for now, a win for Republicans.

Russia, largely excluded from international sports, hosts athletes at BRICS Games

Thousands of athletes in major and obscure sports are vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia’s exclusion from major sports events.

Some things to know about NBA great Jerry West’s life and Hall of Fame career

Hall of Famer Jerry West, who died at 86, was nicknamed “Mr. Clutch” because of his late-game heroics and his silhouette is believed to be the basis of the NBA logo.