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FILE - Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023, after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, saying race cannot be a factor. Days after the Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in college admissions, activists say they will sue Harvard over its use of legacy preferences for children of alumni. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.

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FILE - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at the Old Post Office in Chicago. Biden has long struggled to neatly summarize his sprawling economic vision. On Wednesday, the president gave a speech on “Bidenomics” in the hopes that the term will lodge in voters’ brains ahead of the 2024 elections. But what is Bidenomics? Let’s just say the White House definition is different from the Republican one — evidence that catchphrases can be double-edged. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

What’s ‘Bidenomics’? The president hopes a dubious nation embraces his ideas condensed into the term

Israel targets West Bank militant stronghold with drones and troops, killing 8 Palestinians
Kevin Spacey’s accuser describes the Oscar-winning actor as a ‘slippery, snaky, difficult person’
North Dakota university leaders fear ‘catastrophic implications’ of Minnesota’s new free tuition plan
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, grandson of Robert De Niro, dies at 19

Marni Larsen and her son, Damon Rasmussen of Holladay, Utah, wait their turn in line hoping to snag her son's passport outside the Los Angeles Passport Agency at the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Larsen applied for her son's passport two months earlier and spent weeks checking for updates online or through a frustrating call system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans

A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled summer plans for would-be travelers around the world.

Mayah Zamora, second from left, a survivor of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, poses for a photo with her mom Christina, left, dad Ruben, and brother Zach, right, at their home in San Antonio, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Besides medical bills and the weight of trauma and grief, mass shooting survivors and their family members contend with scores of other changes that show how thoroughly their lives have been upended by violence. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The aftermath of mass shootings infiltrates every corner of survivors’ lives

This image from video provided by Joey Mtnjunkie Puig shows a crack in a support pillar of the Fury 325 ride as a roller coaster passes by at North Carolina's Carowinds amusement park on Friday, June 30, 2023. (Joey Mtnjunkie Puig via AP)

North Carolina amusement park closes ride after discovering crack in support beam

Members of the Daniels drag family pose for a photograph during their "Daniels Family Values" drag show at the Heritage Restaurant in Shamokin, Pa., Saturday, April 16, 2022. They are, from left, Xander Valentine, aka Gwen Bobbie; Harpy Daniels, aka Joshua Kelley; Alexus Daniels, Tequila Daniels, aka Tony Nahodil, and Trixy Valentine, aka Jacob Kelley. Lawmakers in many red states are pushing to restrict drag, yet deep in Pennsylvania coal country, performers in the Daniels drag family are firmly woven in the fabric of the larger community. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Drag queens are out, proud and loud in a string of coal towns, from a bingo hall to blue-collar bars

FILE - Kids play in Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state, Brazil, March 1, 2023. Scores of Indigenous families have left their territory in the Javari Valley, for the impoverished city of Atalaia do Norte, some in pursuit of a better education and drawn by a federal benefit that can ensnare them in the city. (AP Photo/Fabiano Maisonnave, File)

Amazon Indigenous are leaving the rainforest for cities, and finding urban poverty

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Crack discovered in support beam of North Carolina roller coaster

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Deadly shooting at Baltimore block party

A shooting at a block party in Baltimore left at least two people dead and 28 injured with three in critical condition, police said. (July 2)

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Wait for US passports snarls summer plans

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Tornado wrecks homes in Canada’s Alberta Province

A tornado that struck near a town in the Canadian province of Alberta wrecked homes and killed livestock, but caused no serious injuries, authorities said Sunday. (July 3)

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An ailing elephant that Thailand had presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago returned to his native land for medical treatment Sunday, following allegations that the animal was badly abused while living at a Buddhist temple. (July 3)

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Palestinians killed as Israel raids West Bank

The Israeli military has launched a large-scale raid in a stronghold of militants in the Jenin refugee camp. (July 3)

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Transgender model applies for Miss Venezuela contest

Venezuelan’s enthusiasm for beauty pageants is unparalleled, and Miss Venezuela — the crown jewel of them all — may be the only event able to unite the deeply divided country. (July 2) (AP Video/Juan Arraez)

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Former President Donald Trump hosts campaign event in South Carolina

In celebration of the 4th of July weekend, former President Donald Trump hosted a campaign event in front of thousands of people in Pickens, South Carolina on July 1, 2023. (AP video: Erik Verduzco)

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LGBTQ+ celebrate Pride in Latin America

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AP Explains: SCOTUS rejects student loan forgiveness

Associated Press Supreme Court reporter Mark Sherman explains the high court’s decision that killed President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. (June 30)

Fourth of July Weekend

An U.S. flag flies at Patriot Park where a collection of monuments stand in tribute to veterans in Columbia Falls, Maine, Saturday, May 27, 2023. The Worcester family hopes to build a $1 billion world's tallest flagpole theme park nearby. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The world’s tallest flagpole. A tiny Maine town. An idea meant to unite people is dividing them

In the United States, many people view bigger as better. But some residents of a tiny community in Maine are balking at measuring patriotism by the size of a flagpole.

FILE - President Barack Obama poses for a photo during a visit with service members at the White House Independence Day celebration July 4, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

Fanfare, golf and boos have marked July Fourth for US presidents. Zachary Taylor’s was the worst

A recipe for lamb kebabs appears in New York. Kebabs can be made from many types of meat, seafood, fish, poultry or vegetables, or a combination thereof. (Cheyenne Cohen via AP)

How to grill the best kebabs for July 4 and all summer

A sign warns that fire danger is high in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains that border Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, June 30, 2023. U.S. Forest Service managers are urging people to use glow sticks and cans of aerosol party string as alternatives to fireworks, but some environmentalists say the string is difficult to clean up and should not be used out in nature. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

US forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast

FILE - In a May 24, 2012 file photo, bottle rockets are shown at Southgate Fireworks in Southgate, Mich. A year-and-a-half after legalizing louder, more powerful fireworks in Michigan, lawmakers are close to giving local governments the power to restrict their use around holidays after a slew of complaints were lodged by the public. A 2011 law lets cities, townships and villages pass their own rules concerning the ignition, discharge and use of consumer-grade fireworks. But it prohibits the ordinances from applying on or near a national holiday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)

July Fourth fireworks dazzle us, and often injure us. Here’s why they’re a huge part of the holiday.

Photos of the week

A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

The 15 best pictures from around the world this week

A couple watches the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Bal Harbour, Fla. A heat dome is spreading eastward from Texas and by the weekend is expected to be centered over the mid-South, said meteorologist Bryan Jackson with the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

The best photos from North America, from heat waves to Pride

Men dance during the annual Pride march in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, June 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about reproductive rights during an event in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. Months after the Democratic Party approved Biden's plan to overhaul its primary order to better reflect a deeply diverse voter base, implementing the revamped order has proven anything but simple. Party officials now expect the process to continue through the end of the year — even as the 2024 presidential race heats up all around it. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The Democratic Party promised to overhaul its primaries. Doing that has been anything but simple

Nearly six months after the Democratic Party approved Biden’s plan to overhaul which states lead off its presidential primary, implementing the revamped order has proven anything but simple.

Women pass a sticker advertising abortion pills on a sidewalk in Johannesburg, Wednesday June 28, 2023. When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the national right to an abortion a year ago, it shook efforts to legalize and make abortions safer in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest rate of unintended pregnancies, and 77% of abortions are estimated to be unsafe. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

After the fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in Africa

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion a year ago, it shook efforts to legalize and make abortions safer in Africa.

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FILE - Visitors look at the 5,000 year-old remains of Skara Brae village in the Scottish Orkney Islands, July 19, 2005, which was revealed by a huge storm in 1850. Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution. They want to rejoin Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them away as a royal wedding dowry more than 550 years ago. Orkney Islands Council is due to debate options for “alternative models of governance” on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. ( AP Photo/Naomi Koppel, File)

Some in Scotland’s Orkney Islands want to return to Norway after 550 years

Incarcerated graduates, who finished various educational and vocational programs in prison, wait for the start of their graduation ceremony at Folsom State Prison in Folsom, Calif., Thursday, May 25, 2023. Thousands of prisoners throughout the United States get their college degrees behind bars, most of them paid for by the federal Pell Grant program, which offers the neediest undergraduates tuition aid that they don’t have to repay. That program is about to expand exponentially next month, giving about 30,000 more students behind bars some $130 million in financial aid per year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Thousands more prisoners across the US will get free college paid for by the government

Former Facebook content moderator Nathan Nkunzimana speaks to The Associated Press in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, June 9, 2023. Nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook are suing the company and a local contractor in a court case in Kenya that could have implications for the work worldwide. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work ‘torture.’ Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide

Politics

FILE - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the House Financial Services Committee during a hearing regarding the state of the international financial system at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making a long-awaited trip to China this week

Entertainment

FILE - Playwright Arthur Miller poses in front of his farmhouse, where he lives with his actress wife, in Roxbury, Conn., Aug. 7, 1958. Miller's studio, originally built at his former Roxbury home, is where he wrote and revised various plays, his autobiography "Timebends," and screenplays for films "The Misfits" and "The Crucible." The Arthur Miller Writing Studio board, along with Miller's daughter Rebecca Miller, hope to raise $1 million to restore the modest studio structure, relocate it to a nearby local library, and create programming that will inspire other writers. (AP Photo, File)

Playwright Arthur Miller’s old studio is in a Connecticut parking lot, awaiting its next act

SPORTS

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates defeating China's Zhu Lin in the first round women's singles match on day one of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Iga Swiatek wins on Day 1 at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic, Venus Williams and Coco Gauff in action

US News

Members of the Baltimore Housing Authority walk near tables left on their side in the area of a mass shooting incident in the Southern District of Baltimore, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Police say a number of people were killed and dozens were wounded in a mass shooting that took place during a block party just after midnight. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Baltimore block party shooting victims include more than a dozen minors, police say

Baltimore police searching for suspects after 2 killed, 28 wounded at weekend block party shooting

WORLD NEWS

FILE- Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16, 2022. Putin will this week participate in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia. Analysts say his participation at a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Tuesday is an opportunity to show he is in control after a short-lived insurrection by Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. . (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin will speak with leaders of China and India in his first summit since the Wagner insurrection

BUSINESS

FILE - The sun rises over fishing boats in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 8, 2022, off of Kennebunkport, Maine. The United Nations body that regulates the world’s ocean floor is preparing to resume negotiations in July 2023, that could open the international seabed for mining, including for materials vital for the green energy transition. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?

SCIENCE

Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics

LIFESTYLE

An RCA TRK-9, first introduced at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, appears among the collection of televisions at the Early Television Museum in Hilliard, Ohio on June 4, 2023. The museum features a large collection of televisions from the 1920s and 1930s. The RCA TRK-9 cost $450 at the time and included an AM radio and short-wave radio. (Steve Wartenberg via AP)

This Ohio museum shows that TV is older than you might think

United Airlines gets a handle on canceled flights, the CEO outlines how to prevent another meltdown

Air travel is getting a bit easier, thanks to a break in storms that have pummeled the East Coast. By late Monday morning, airlines had canceled fewer than 100 U.S. flights, although 1,000 were late, according to FlightAware.

Russians and Belarusians back at Wimbledon as war in Ukraine continues

Players from Russia and Belarus are back competing at Wimbledon a year after they were barred by the All England Club because of the invasion of Ukraine.

Tesla shares accelerate toward $300 on new CEO, deliveries and charging deal with major automakers

Tesla is roaring back from a dismal 2022 as company shares, which have already doubled this year, were driven higher Monday by a spike in second-quarter deliveries.

Rose Leslie and Kit Harington welcome their second child, a daughter

Actors Rose Leslie and Kit Harington have welcomed their second child. A publicist for Harington confirmed Monday that the couple have added a daughter to their family.

A chase in western Pennsylvania ends with state police fatally shooting driver

Two men were fatally shot by law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania over the weekend. A state police trooper shot and killed a driver following a chase in Indiana County, and a police officer fatally shot a man after responding to a home in Ligonier Township in Westmoreland County.

US measure would ban products containing mineral mined with child labor in Congo

New U.S. legislation would ban imported products containing critical green transition minerals mined by child labor in Congo.

Peter Hellyer, prolific writer who chronicled the UAE’s rise over nearly five decades, dies at 75

Peter Hellyer, a U.K.-born writer who spent nearly five decades chronicling the history, natural beauty and modern transformation of the United Arab Emirates, has died at the age of 75.

Police confirm additional Wichita club shooting victim, bringing total to 10 hurt

Police in Kansas have confirmed an eighth shooting victim at a Wichita nightclub over the weekend, bringing the total number of people hurt to 10.

Wimbledon uses leaf blowers to dry the grass on Centre Court after rain delay

Groundskeepers at Wimbledon brought out the leaf blowers after the rain came down and the Centre Court roof was closed.

Saudi Arabia and Russia are cutting oil supply again in bid to boost prices

Saudi Arabia and Russia are extending cuts to the amount of oil they pump to the world to try to prop up prices.

The UK endured its hottest June since records began in 1884, with climate change a factor

The U.K.'s weather agency says the country sweltered through its hottest June since records began in 1884.

Thai opposition party struggles to take power after stunning election victory

Thailand’s new Parliament has convened nearly two months after a progressive opposition party won a stunning election victory, but there is still no clear sign that its leader will be able to become prime minister and end nine years of military-dominated rule.

Severe storm in Missouri kills 2 people in St. Louis area, leaves thousands powerless

Nearly 75,000 people are still without power Monday morning after a weekend storm that ripped through the St. Louis region, killing two people.

Jordan’s foreign minister calls for investment into war-torn Syria to speed up refugee returns

Jordan’s foreign minister has called for investment into conflict-ravaged Syria’s crippled infrastructure to speed up refugee returns.

Michigan man accused of striking an officer during the US Capitol attack is arrested in Florida

A Michigan man accused of attacking a police officer with a flagpole during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has been arrested in Florida.

Black bear bites homeowner and attacks his dog; both are recovering

A Connecticut man and his dog are recovering from injuries suffered after an encounter with a black bear in the man’s yard.

Rafa Benítez says he had more than 20 offers before taking coaching job with Celta Vigo

Rafa Benítez has been introduced as Celta Vigo coach. He says he accepted the Spanish club’s offer because he wanted to be back in a top league and closer to home.

Police officer and man are killed as Indiana hospital confrontation leads to gunfire

Authorities say a confrontation between police and a man at a hospital in southern Indiana led to gunfire that killed an officer and the man.

Florida takes 1st public step toward a $400M-plus renovation to its aging and iconic Swamp

The Swamp is getting a makeover. It’s a significant overhaul that’s expected to cost at least $400 million and be a “multigeneration solution” for an aging and iconic stadium in the heart of Florida’s campus.

Germany alleges Poland hasn’t stopped pollution that led to fish die-off in Oder River

Germany’s government has accused Poland of failing to stop the dumping of pollutants that contributed to the deaths of hundreds of tons of fish in the Oder River.

Florida police chief says an officer fatally shot a man who made a quick move during a traffic stop

Authorities say a Florida police officer fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in downtown Orlando.

Leon Gautier, last member of French D-Day military commando, dies at 100

The last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the D-Day invasion has died. Leon Gautier was 100 years old.

EU climate chief is concerned over the expansion of the coal industry in China

The European Union’s climate chief has expressed concern over the expansion of China’s coal industry, with the building of new coal-fired plants.

Horst-Dieter Höttges, who won the 1974 World Cup with West Germany, dies at 79

Former West Germany soccer player Horst-Dieter Höttges has died. He was 79. Höttges was a member of the West Germany team that won the 1974 World Cup and lost to England in the 1966 final.

China’s defense minister and Russia’s navy chief meet for 1st military talks since Wagner revolt

China’s defense minister has reaffirmed military relations with Russia during a meeting with the head of the Russian navy.

75-year-old Roy Hodgson signs a 1-year contract to manage Crystal Palace in the Premier League

Roy Hodgson was rewarded for saving Crystal Palace from relegation last season with a one-year contract to manage the Premier League club.

Marathon runner Titus Ekiru, 6th fastest of all-time, charged and faces 10-year ban in doping case

Marathon runner Titus Ekiru faces a 10-year ban in a doping investigation centered on the race that currently ranks him as the sixth-fastest man of all-time.

Sudan’s army calls for young people, others, to enlist in fight against rival paramilitary

Sudan’s army has called on young people and anyone else capable of fighting to enlist in its battle against the country’s rival paramilitary force, known as the Rapid Support Forces.

Kenya’s president lifts 6-year logging ban to create jobs. Environmentalists are concerned

Kenyan President William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging over the concerns of environmentalists.

Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 overseas pro-democracy activists

Hong Kong police have accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of $127,600 each for information leading to their arrests.