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Biden creates Native American boarding school national monument to mark era of forced assimilation

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school in Pennsylvania on Monday to honor the resilience …

FILE - A building that formed part of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School campus is seen at U.S. Army's Carlisle Barracks, Friday, June 10, 2022, in Carlisle, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say

An NYPD police officer and K-9 dog search around a lake in Central Park, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death

CORRECTS NAME SPELLING Attorney Donte Mills, left, comforts an emotional Andre Zachery, father of Jordan Neely, outside the criminal court, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

FILE - From left, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, on Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

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Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment

FILE - The Supreme Court is pictured, June 30, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy at the Princeton Public Library on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, signs legislation aimed at barring public libraries and schools from banning books. AP photo/Mike Catalini Get Outlook for iOS

TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review

A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with Ten Commandments to be auctioned

Sharon Liberman Mintz, Sotheby's Judaica Specialist, Books & Manuscripts, discusses the oldest complete tablet of the Ten Commandments, weighing 115-pounds and approximately 1,500 years old, that is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, where it is to be offered for auction in a single lot sale, Dec, 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour ends by shattering own record, grossing an estimated $2.2B, Pollstar says

Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Polygamist to be sentenced for sex acts with children

The alleged practice of sect members sexually abusing girls who they claim as spiritual “wives” has long plagued the FLDS

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Coconino County, Ariz., Sheriff's Office shows Samuel Bateman, the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border. (Coconino County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

‘Swarm’ of moderate to strong earthquakes hit Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands without damage

Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise US prices

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Notre Dame Cathedral as France's iconic cathedral is formally reopening its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019, Saturday Dec.7, 2024 in Paris ( Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

Giant statue of the Buddha in New Jersey becomes interfaith hub and spiritual home for many

Monks chant sutras in Pāli language next to a flowered-decorated altar overlooking a giant Buddha statue in the yard of the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center in Franklin Township, N.J. on Sunday Nov. 30, 2024. (AP photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Biden adds to the nation’s list of national monuments during his term. There’s an appetite for more

FILE - The San Gabriel Mountain range is covered in snow, Thursday Oct. 10, 2013, in Walnut, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer yields evidence, but few answers

Commuters wait for buses at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in New York, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, where the gunman fleeing Wednesday's shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson took a taxi to, according to surveillance video. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million

FILE - Sequin-covered ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" appear at the offices of Profiles in History in Calabasas, Calif. on Nov. 9, 2001. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Florida man accused of hate crime in deadly shooting of gay man claims self-defense

Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s

Broward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor stands in the back of the gallery during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (Amy Beth Bennett /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward

Members of the media line a sidewalk outside the HI New York City hostel, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in New York, where police say the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson may have stayed. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Police find bag carried by gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, say he likely fled NYC on bus

This image provided by the New York City Police Department shows a man wanted for questioning in connection to the investigation of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (New York City Police Department via AP)

What to know about the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Traffic rolls past the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in New York, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, near where the gunman fleeing Wednesday's shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson took a taxi to, according to surveillance video. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Man on trial in the killing of an Ole Miss student gave conflicting information, police say

Dana Hood, manager of Family Time Cleaners in Grenada, Miss., testifies during the capital murder trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is charged in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, in Oxford, Miss., Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (Antonella Rescigno/The Daily Mississippian via AP, Pool)

What to know about Northern California’s rare tsunami warning

A motorist drives along a road damaged by a 7.0 earthquake Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Humboldt County, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Connecticut court upholds $965 million verdict against Alex Jones

FILE - Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks outside the federal courthouse after a bankruptcy hearing Friday, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)