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2 climbers missing in Alaska's Denali national park are presumed dead, officials say 05/11/2023 06:16pm • Two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead, the park said Thursday. Leaders of the search efforts “have concluded that survival is outside the window of possibility,” citing the rocky terrain, the climbe George Santos inks deal to avoid prosecution in Brazil over bad checks 05/11/2023 06:12pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A day after New York Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to charges in the U.S., he signed an agreement Thursday with public prosecutors in Brazil to avoid prosecution for forging two stolen checks in 2008. “What would have been the start of a case was ended today,” San Rays' Glasnow cleared to resume minor league rehab outings 05/11/2023 06:02pm • Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Tyler Glasnow was cleared to make his next minor league injury rehabilitation appearance in his return from an oblique injury, a day after a start was cut short by left side tightness. Glasnow was hurt while throwing batting practice at spring training on Feb. 27. He threw Woman's death by stray bullet authorities say Texas neighbor fired called 'senseless crime' 05/11/2023 05:56pm • HOUSTON (AP) — The death of a woman, who authorities say was sleeping in her suburban Houston apartment when she was killed by a stray bullet fired by a neighbor shooting at people breaking into vehicles, was called a “senseless crime” by her family Thursday. Authorities said Bethany Mefford� Kentucky Derby winner Mage is on track to run in the Preakness, pursue Triple Crown 05/11/2023 05:33pm • Kentucky Derby winner Mage remains on track to run in the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore next week and resume the chase for horse racing’s first Triple Crown since Justify in 2018, with a final decision expected Friday. Ramiro Restrepo, part of the ownership group, said Thursday those in charge of Despite cracks in Republican gun-rights wall, differences between states widen 05/11/2023 04:58pm • There have been a few cracks in the predictable pattern of Republican-controlled states loosening gun laws while Democratic states tighten them. But it's far too soon to say the GOP is changing direction even amid a record-setting pace for mass killings in the United States. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, 'Money, power, sex': Idaho jury deliberates case against slain kids' mom in alleged doomsday plot 05/11/2023 04:43pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho jury is weighing the fate of a woman charged in the slayings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in what prosecutors say was a strange doomsday-focused plot. Lori Vallow Daybell wanted the victims' money, so she used sex and power to manipulate her broth Mid Atlantic Daybook 05/11/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Thursday, May. 11. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 A look at who's who in the murder trial of slain kids' mom 05/11/2023 03:51pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho jurors will soon begin deciding the guilt or innocence of a mother charged in a bizarre triple murder case. Prosecutors say Lori Vallow Daybell took part in a complex conspiracy that included doomsday-focused spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the wa What your nails may be telling you about other health conditions 05/11/2023 03:32pm • A lurking health condition may be at your fingertips – literally. Your nails can provide clues to other health conditions, and specialists at MedStar Washington Hospital Center can help with treating and diagnosing fingernail and toenail conditions. Nail bumps, discoloration or pain can be sign Experts: Metallic object that crashed into New Jersey home was a meteorite 05/11/2023 03:19pm • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A metallic object that punched a hole in the roof of a central New Jersey home this week, smashing into a hardwood floor and bouncing around a bedroom, was a meteorite, experts announced Thursday. Scientists with The College of New Jersey determined the 6-by-4-inch o Prince George's Co. students built their 46th house. It sold in a day 05/11/2023 01:13pm • For 46 years, Prince George's County high school students learning different trades have teamed together to build a house. Think of it as a class project on a massive scale. On Thursday, the students came to the end of a cul-de-sac in Brandywine to celebrate the completion of this year's version — How to help prevent wildfires when camping 05/11/2023 11:16am • Some of you may be planning a camping or hiking trip as the weather gets warmer. You're being asked to keep wildfire safety top of mind. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, nearly 9 out of 10 wildfires nationwide are caused by people. The government agency's data fr Figuring out Texas: From guns to immigration, here's how one state's challenges echo the country's 05/11/2023 10:25am • HOUSTON (AP) — Thirteen people dead in two mass shootings. Eight immigrants killed when an SUV slams into a crowded bus stop. The likely approval of legislation that would let the Republican governor overturn elections in the most populous county, a Democratic stronghold. All in the past two weeks Shopping rules to slash impulse spending 05/11/2023 09:34am • Whether you're shopping for small things like groceries or big things like a new car, it's easy to get carried away and end up spending more than you intended. That's especially true when stores and websites are designed to encourage you to spend as much as possible, even as inflation is pushing