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After racist shooting that killed 3, families sue …

FILE - Law enforcement officials continue their investigation at a Dollar General Store that was the scene of a mass shooting, Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. Family members of three Black people who were fatally shot this summer inside the Dollar General store by a shooter who had posted racist writings sued the store's owner, operator and security contractor on Monday, Dec. 4, for negligence, claiming lax security led to their loved ones' deaths. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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An explosion leveled a home in Arlington, Virginia, as …

Fire and police officials walk around the scene of a house explosion as an Arlington County Fire Department ladder truck sprays water down on the remains of the building on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools …

A Wicomico County police car appears on display during National Night Out, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in Salisbury, Md. Data from the sheriff’s office shows that over the past eight years, children have been taken from Wicomico County schools to the emergency room for psychiatric evaluations at least 750 times. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

The fourth GOP debate will be a key moment for the young …

FILE - Megyn Kelly poses at The Hollywood Reporter's 25th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast, Dec. 7, 2016, in Los Angeles. With the fourth Republican presidential primary debate scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, the young NewsNation television network will almost certainly reach the largest audience in its history. Yet with two of the three debate moderators associated with conservative media and not NewsNation, including podcast star Megyn Kelly, the event threatens to be at odds with the centrist image the network is trying to cultivate. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Governor rebukes Philadelphia protesters for chanting …

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Yardley, Pa., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. A protest in Philadelphia calling for the end of the siege in Gaza drew criticism from Shapiro as being a “blatant act of antisemitism” after protesters gathered at a Jewish restaurant. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Photographs capture humpback whale’s Seattle visit, breaching …

In this photo provided by the Soundwatch Boater Education Program a young humpback whale dives in front of Seattle on Nov. 30, 2023. (Jeff Hogan/Soundwatch Boater Education Program via AP)

Man charged in killings of 3 homeless people and a suburban …

Jerrid Joseph Powell appears at an arraignment at Los Angeles superior court on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times, Pool)

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Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying …

This image provided by the Justice Department and contained in the affidavit in support of a criminal complaint, shows Manuel Rocha during a meeting with a FBI undercover employee. The Justice Department says Rocha, a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, has been charged with serving as a covert agent for Cuba's intelligence services since at least 1981. Newly unsealed court papers allege that Manuel Rocha engaged in "clandestine activity" on Cuba's behalf for decades, including by meeting with Cuban intelligence operatives. (Justice Department via AP)

California faculty at largest US university system …

Members of the California Faculty Association rally and picket during a strike at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Pomona, Calif. The strike follows seven months of contract bargaining for increased wages. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Fossil fuels influence and other takeaways from Monday’s …

Inger Anderson, Executive Director UNEP, speaks to The Associated Press at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

US Navy plane removed from Hawaii bay after it overshot …

Contractors place inflatable bags under a U.S. Navy P-8A in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, so they can float the aircraft over the water and onto land. The Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift the jet off a coral reef and then roll it over to a runway to remove the plane from the ocean where it crashed the week before. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Man who posed as agent and offered gifts to Secret …

FILE - The affidavit to support the arrest of Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali is photographed on April 6, 2022. Taherzadeh, accused of pretending to be a federal agent and offering gifts and free apartments to Secret Service officers, has been sentenced Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, to nearly three years in prison. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Man suspected of shoplifting stabs 2 security guards …

People walk past a closed Macy's retail location after reports of an alleged stabbing at the department store, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in view of City Hall in Philadelphia. Philadelphia police say a man stabbed two security guards, killing one and injuring the other. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new …

FILE- This April 16, 2008 file photo shows a plume containing sulfur dioxide gas and ash particles as it rises from the floor of Halemaumau at the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the nation's most beloved natural areas. (AP Photo/David Jordan, File)