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FILE - Hundreds of demonstrators rally and march in opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade in downtown Raleigh, N.C., on June, 24, 2022. Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 eroding protections in one of the South's few remaining safe havens for reproductive freedom. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, File)

Judge reinstates North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban

Judge reinstates North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban

Amazon testing TikTok-style feed on its app, AI firm says
Probe opened into Denver police shooting that injured 6
Ex-Indiana top lawyer brushes off groping case in House bid
Parole granted to last 1976 California school bus hijacker
S.C. court blocks abortion law as Senate considers new one
State Sen. Richard Cash, center, a leading supporter of South Carolina's recently implemented Fetal Heartbeat law banning abortion around six weeks, sits during a Senate Medical Affairs Committee meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/James Pollard)
Ruling clears Biden's 2021 pause on new oil, gas leases
Man indicted for homicide after Georgia boat crash kills 5
North Carolina attorney general fights campaign ad probe
FILE - North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein speaks in favor of protecting abortion access during a news conference at the North Carolina Department of Justice in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The campaign committee for Stein, desperate to dodge possible criminal prosecution in a libel investigation into its political ads, asked a federal appeals court Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, to immediately block enforcement of a seldom used libel law before the Wake County district attorney impanels a grand jury. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)
Fire hits vacant Grossinger's hotel, once a Catskills jewel
FILE - Singer Eddie Fisher feeds a piece of wedding cake to his bride, actress Debbie Reynolds following their marriage at Grossinger's in Liberty, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 1955. A raging fire broke out in a vacant building at the site of the storied Grossinger's hotel in the Catskills, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, requiring the vacant structure to be demolished. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Kansas City mayor sues Missouri over police funding law
FILE - Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on May 13, 2022. Lucas sued the state of Missouri Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 over a new law that requires the city to increase funding for its police department. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
FILE - This undated combination of file photos show the signs of CVS, Walmart and Walgreens. A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in in damages on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, claiming the way they distributed opioids to customers caused severe harm to communities. (AP Photo/File)
Concerns over segregation display led to post office closure
The Montpelier Station railroad depot, built in 1910 by William duPont, is seen from the entrance overpass into the James Madison's Montpelier historic site in Montpelier Station, Va. The United States Postal Service has closed the small Virginia post office over agency management's concerns about its location inside a historic train depot that also serves as a museum about racial segregation. (Clint Schemmer/The Star-Exponent via AP)
Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
A student at Lakewood Elementary School in Cecilia, Ky., uses her laptop to participate in an emotional check-in at the start of the school day, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. The rural Kentucky school is one of thousands across the country using the technology to screen students' state of mind and alert teachers to anyone struggling. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
A federal judge has reinstated a North Carolina law that bans most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy
Ex-Indiana lawmaker sentenced in casino money scheme
FILE - Then-Sen. Brent Waltz, R-Indianapolis, speaks during a joint committee hearing at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Jan. 6, 2012. The former Indiana state senator was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, to 10 months in prison for his role in a scheme that illegally funneled money from a casino company to his unsuccessful 2016 congressional campaign. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Entergy chairman and CEO to retire; successor as CEO chosen
Judge: Suit by group critical of immigration can proceed
FILE - Construction crews install new border wall sections seen from Tijuana, Mexico., Jan. 9, 2019. An anti-immigration group scored a legal victory on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in its federal lawsuit arguing the Biden administration violated environmental law when it halted construction of the U.S. southern border wall and sought to undo other immigration policies by former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Witnesses say duo was eager to kidnap Michigan governor
This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., Jail. shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox. Jury selection started Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the second trial of the two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a jury in April couldn't reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier. (Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests 1st in 75 years in Louisiana
This undated photo provided by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in August 2022 shows a newly hatched Kemp's ridley sea turtle making its way out to the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana's Chandeleur Islands. The world's smallest and most endangered sea turtle is nesting in barrier islands east of New Orleans, La., for the first time in 75 years, officials said Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority via AP)
Fed saw evidence of a slowing economy at its last meeting
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Attorney: Don't accept portrayal of R. Kelly as `monster'
FILE - Musician R. Kelly leaves the Leighton Criminal Court building in Chicago on June 6, 2019. Kelly's federal trial starts Monday in Chicago. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)
Appeals rulings at odds over Confederate-themed jury room
How new Colorado River cuts will impact states, residents
FILE - A dead fish that used to be underwater sits on cracked earth above the water level on Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on May 9, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev. Federal officials on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, are expected to announce water cuts that would further reduce how much Colorado River water some users in the seven U.S. states reliant on the river and Mexico receive. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Medical groups, 20 states weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit
FILE - Idaho State Police form a line between those attending an anti-abortion celebration and protesters who came to support abortion rights at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, on June 28, 2022. A legal battle over abortion rights pitting Idaho against the U.S. government has dozens of states and major medical associations seeking to weigh in. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)

Health

FILE - Hundreds of demonstrators rally and march in opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade in downtown Raleigh, N.C., on June, 24, 2022. Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 eroding protections in one of the South's few remaining safe havens for reproductive freedom. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, File)

Judge reinstates North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban

S.C. court blocks abortion law as Senate considers new one
Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
Medical groups, 20 states weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit
CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes
Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections

Technology

FILE - This combination of photos shows logos for social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. Social media companies are sharing their plans for safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections, although they are offering few specifics. Tech platforms like Facebook and Twitter are generally staying the course they were on in the 2020 voting season - which was marred by conspiracies and culminated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo, File)

U.S. midterms bring few changes from social media companies

Musk tweet joking about buying Manchester United causes stir
Amazon workers in upstate New York file for union election
Amazon: FTC probe hounding Bezos, execs; subpoenas too broad
Which EVs qualify for new US tax credit? Websites offer help
Airbnb is rolling out new screening tools to stop parties
Amazon to raise seller fees for holidays amid rising costs

Business

Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, is photographed at the Bank of America Tower, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Moynihan, said that recent quibbling over whether the U.S. economy is technically in a recession or not is missing the point. What matters is that current economic conditions are negatively impacting those who are most vulnerable.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

BofA CEO: Struggling Americans feel they are in a recession

Blasts in Crimea underscore Russian forces' vulnerability
Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
Stocks slip on Wall Street, erasing weekly gains for S&P 500
Ex-Indiana lawmaker sentenced in casino money scheme
Fed saw evidence of a slowing economy at its last meeting

NFL

Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) catches a fly ball from New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Braves' new contracts set them up for long-term success

Carl Nassib happily back with Bucs after being selective
NBA schedule has less miles, and LeBron chasing more history
Burrow working on regaining strength after appendix surgery
Buchner leads way in Freeman's first season with No. 5 Irish
AP sources: Talks on possible Watson settlement progress
Chargers sign Derwin James to 4-year, $76.5M extension

MLB

New York Yankees closing pitcher Clay Holmes works against the Seattle Mariners during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Seattle. The Yankees won 9-4. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Yankees place RHP Holmes on injured list with back soreness

Jays RHP Stripling loses perfect game on Mullins hit in 7th
Mike Trout plans to return for Angels on Friday in Detroit
Braves' new contracts set them up for long-term success
Daniels out as Rangers president after 17 years leading club
Rangers seek momentum, new manager to contend again in '23
Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi to join Cubs TV booth

NBA

FILE- Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) goes up high to dunk the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, on May 15, 2021. James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)

LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers

NBA schedule has less miles, and LeBron chasing more history
NFL looks like old self entering 3rd season in COVID-19 era
US invites 29 players to women's hoops World Cup camp
Breanna Stewart earns AP WNBA Player of the Year honors
NBA schedule won't have games on Election Day this year
Pete Carril, old-school Princeton coaching maestro, dies
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