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FILE - Students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 30, 2023. The mother a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, seven months after her son used her handgun in the classroom shooting. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Mom guilty of child neglect after 6-year-old used her gun to shoot teacher

Prosecutors will not seek seek sentence that is longer than 6 months in jail or prison

FILE - Students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 30, 2023. The mother a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, seven months after her son used her handgun in the classroom shooting. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
A supporter of Taliban shows off portraits of Taliban leader and flags he placed on his clothing during a celebration marking the second anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)

Taliban say their rule of Afghanistan open-ended, as year 3 begins

Zabihullah Mujahid says status quo on restrictions on girls and women will remain

A supporter of Taliban shows off portraits of Taliban leader and flags he placed on his clothing during a celebration marking the second anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)
The indictment in Georgia against former President Donald Trump is photographed Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. The criminal case announced Monday is the fourth brought against the ex-president in a matter of months. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

How the Georgia indictment against Donald Trump may be the biggest yet

Former president indicted for the fourth time, case includes a number of his allies

The indictment in Georgia against former President Donald Trump is photographed Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. The criminal case announced Monday is the fourth brought against the ex-president in a matter of months. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
This image provided by Michelle Quezada a jet crashing during an air show on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. A pilot and crew member escaped serious injury when they ejected from a vintage jet that crashed officials said. (Michelle Quezada via AP)

2 hurt as former Soviet MiG-23 fighter plane crashes at US air show

Pilot noticed loss of power before crash of Cold War plane in Michigan

This image provided by Michelle Quezada a jet crashing during an air show on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. A pilot and crew member escaped serious injury when they ejected from a vintage jet that crashed officials said. (Michelle Quezada via AP)
The offices of the Marion County Record sit across from the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Kan., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Marion, Kansas. Law enforcement officers raided the newspaper office and seized computers and employee cell phones in what Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer believes is an attempt to intimidate the newspaper as it examines local issues, including the police chief’s background. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Small town police, newspaper press freedom fight swirls after newsroom raid

Kansas police searches reportedly prompted by complaint from local restaurant owner

The offices of the Marion County Record sit across from the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Kan., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Marion, Kansas. Law enforcement officers raided the newspaper office and seized computers and employee cell phones in what Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer believes is an attempt to intimidate the newspaper as it examines local issues, including the police chief’s background. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
The mother of Mohammed Hassan, a Pakistani porter who died on July 27 during a summit of K2, weeps while she holds a portrait of him at their home in Tasar, a village in the Shigar district in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. An investigation has been launched into the death of a Hassan near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain, a Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, following allegations that dozens of climbers eager to reach the summit had walked past the man after he was gravely injured in a fall. (AP Photo/M.H. Balti)

Climber: impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down snowy K2

Some say life could have been saved if climb was aborted and focus turned to getting him down safely

The mother of Mohammed Hassan, a Pakistani porter who died on July 27 during a summit of K2, weeps while she holds a portrait of him at their home in Tasar, a village in the Shigar district in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. An investigation has been launched into the death of a Hassan near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain, a Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, following allegations that dozens of climbers eager to reach the summit had walked past the man after he was gravely injured in a fall. (AP Photo/M.H. Balti)
The marquee of the Los Feliz Theatre features the films “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Barbie’ has legs, tops box office again and gives industry a midsummer surge

Movie poised to become 2023’s top film with $526.3 million US total and $1.18 billion globally

The marquee of the Los Feliz Theatre features the films “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
A portion of the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track that got washed away following heavy rainfall on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Monday, Aug.14, 2023. Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/ Pradeep Kumar)

Floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region leave at least 33 dead

Heavy rains trigger flooded roads and washed away homes in the mountainous Himachal Pradesh state

A portion of the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track that got washed away following heavy rainfall on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Monday, Aug.14, 2023. Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/ Pradeep Kumar)
A group of volunteers who sailed from Maalaea Bay, Maui, form an assembly line on Kaanapali Beach on Saturday Aug. 12, 2023, to unload donations from a boat. Maui residents have come together to donate water, food and other essential supplies to people on the western side of the island after a deadly fire destroyed hundreds of homes and left scores of people homeless. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Maui wildfires: Governor warns scores more people could be found dead

Search and rescue crews scouring Lahaina neighborhoods street by street as death toll reaches 96

A group of volunteers who sailed from Maalaea Bay, Maui, form an assembly line on Kaanapali Beach on Saturday Aug. 12, 2023, to unload donations from a boat. Maui residents have come together to donate water, food and other essential supplies to people on the western side of the island after a deadly fire destroyed hundreds of homes and left scores of people homeless. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Journalists work in Toronto on Monday, July 18, 2016. The Native American Journalists Association announced Friday it is <a href="https://apnews.com/article/native-american-journalists-association-indigenous-a011a451ba06f479ad6766b0eccf9a6e">changing its name</a> to the Indigenous Journalists Association in an effort to become more inclusive and strengthen ties with Indigenous journalists worldwide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Indigenous journalist association renamed for inclusivity

The group that was founded in 1983 and now includes more than 950 members

Journalists work in Toronto on Monday, July 18, 2016. The Native American Journalists Association announced Friday it is <a href="https://apnews.com/article/native-american-journalists-association-indigenous-a011a451ba06f479ad6766b0eccf9a6e">changing its name</a> to the Indigenous Journalists Association in an effort to become more inclusive and strengthen ties with Indigenous journalists worldwide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Jordan’s King Abdullah II speaks during a meeting with tribal leader in Al-Qasta, south of Amman, Jordan, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. The King of Jordan approved a bill Saturday (Aug. 12) to punish online speech deemed harmful to national unity, according to the Jordanian state news agency, legislation that has drawn accusations from human rights groups of a crackdown on free expression in a country where censorship is on the rise. (Yousef Allan/The Royal Hashemite Court via AP)

King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech

Human rights groups call it draconian

Jordan’s King Abdullah II speaks during a meeting with tribal leader in Al-Qasta, south of Amman, Jordan, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. The King of Jordan approved a bill Saturday (Aug. 12) to punish online speech deemed harmful to national unity, according to the Jordanian state news agency, legislation that has drawn accusations from human rights groups of a crackdown on free expression in a country where censorship is on the rise. (Yousef Allan/The Royal Hashemite Court via AP)
A general view of a deserted migrants’ camp near the checkpoint “Kuznitsa” at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Poland’s defense minister said Saturday (Aug. 12) that the country has increased the number of troops protecting its border with Belarus as a deterrent amid “destabilizing” actions by its pro-Russian neighbor. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA via AP)

Polish minister says Belarus border reinforcement is due to hostile rhetoric and actions

He insisted that the increased military presence is purely a deterrent move

A general view of a deserted migrants’ camp near the checkpoint “Kuznitsa” at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Poland’s defense minister said Saturday (Aug. 12) that the country has increased the number of troops protecting its border with Belarus as a deterrent amid “destabilizing” actions by its pro-Russian neighbor. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA via AP)
Wildfire wreckage is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Canadians returning from Maui have told of harrowing scenes before their escape from the fire-devastated Hawaiian island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Rick Bowmer

Canadian evacuees tell of chaotic scenes in Maui wildfire ‘war zone’

Among the evacuees was B.C. Supreme Court Justice Matthew Taylor who drove through the ruined town of Lahaina

Wildfire wreckage is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Canadians returning from Maui have told of harrowing scenes before their escape from the fire-devastated Hawaiian island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Rick Bowmer
FILE - French police officers patrol on the beach in the searcher migrants in Wimereux, northern France, Wednesday, Nov.17, 2021. Six people died and more than 50 were rescued when a boat carrying migrants capsized Saturday (Aug. 12, 2023) in the English Channel, according to French authorities.. (AP Photo/Louis Witter, File)

6 dead, 50+ rescued from capsized migrant boat in the English Channel

The search-and-rescue operation involved both British and French vessels

FILE - French police officers patrol on the beach in the searcher migrants in Wimereux, northern France, Wednesday, Nov.17, 2021. Six people died and more than 50 were rescued when a boat carrying migrants capsized Saturday (Aug. 12, 2023) in the English Channel, according to French authorities.. (AP Photo/Louis Witter, File)
FILE - Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, left, and her Nepali sherpa guide Tenjen Sherpa, right, who climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains in record time, arrive in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. A Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, that an investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter during Harila’s record quest. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

Pakistan investigates claims that porter was left to die during climber’s K2 record quest

Mohammed Hassan, a 27-year-old father of 3, slipped and fell off a narrow trail

FILE - Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, left, and her Nepali sherpa guide Tenjen Sherpa, right, who climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains in record time, arrive in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. A Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, that an investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter during Harila’s record quest. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
Burnt out cars line the sea walk after the wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that killed multiple people and wiped out a historic town. Instead, officials sent alerts to mobile phones, televisions and radio stations — but widespread power and cellular outages may have limited their reach. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Maui death toll rises to 80; wildfire survivors returning to communities in ruins

Gov. Josh Green had warned the death toll would likely rise as search and rescue operations continue

Burnt out cars line the sea walk after the wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that killed multiple people and wiped out a historic town. Instead, officials sent alerts to mobile phones, televisions and radio stations — but widespread power and cellular outages may have limited their reach. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
FILE - Vehicles are caught in a congestion during a rush hour in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Indonesian authorities are blaming the dry season and and motorized vehicles as the main causes of air pollution in Jakarta, after a Swiss air quality technology company named the city as the most polluted in the world. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Jakarta declared the world’s most polluted city

Indonesian authorities blame the dry season and vehicles for gray skies and unwelcome title

FILE - Vehicles are caught in a congestion during a rush hour in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Indonesian authorities are blaming the dry season and and motorized vehicles as the main causes of air pollution in Jakarta, after a Swiss air quality technology company named the city as the most polluted in the world. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
This image released by Netflix shows Rapsody in the series “Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop.” Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary will be celebrated by Netflix with the four-part docuseries. It starts Aug. 9. (Netflix via AP)

What to stream: Gal Gadot, and ‘Only Murders in the Building’

What’s on line for your entertainment pleasure this weekend?

This image released by Netflix shows Rapsody in the series “Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop.” Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary will be celebrated by Netflix with the four-part docuseries. It starts Aug. 9. (Netflix via AP)
This image provided by Andrea Pezzillo shows Pezzillo, a hair stylist and men’s groomer, on Aug. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles. She is among hundreds of ancillary workers in the entertainment industry impacted by the Hollywood strikes. (Andrea Pezzillo via AP).

How the Hollywood strikes have affected celebrity glam squads

Hair, makeup and nail stylists idled by entertainment labour wars on heels of pandemic struggle

This image provided by Andrea Pezzillo shows Pezzillo, a hair stylist and men’s groomer, on Aug. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles. She is among hundreds of ancillary workers in the entertainment industry impacted by the Hollywood strikes. (Andrea Pezzillo via AP).
FILE - Matty Healy of the 1975 performs at the Reading Music Festival, England, on Aug. 28, 2022. The organizer of a Malaysian music festival is seeking 12.3 million ringgit ($2.7 million) in losses from British band The 1975, after its lead singer’s on-stage protest of the country’s anti-gay laws prompted authorities to shut down the festival, the company’s lawyer said Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

Suit seeks $2.7 million from band whose gay kiss got music festival canceled

The 1975 singer criticized Malaysian government stance on homosexuality

FILE - Matty Healy of the 1975 performs at the Reading Music Festival, England, on Aug. 28, 2022. The organizer of a Malaysian music festival is seeking 12.3 million ringgit ($2.7 million) in losses from British band The 1975, after its lead singer’s on-stage protest of the country’s anti-gay laws prompted authorities to shut down the festival, the company’s lawyer said Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)