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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Week in Pictures: North America Sept. 29 - Oct. 5
Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is ousted, former President Donald Trump is back in court, and a suspect is charged in the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur … more
A group of Brazilian tourists hold hands standing in a circle at the heart of a stone labyrinth in the Pueblo Encanto spiritual theme park in Capilla del Monte, Argentina, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. In the pope’s homeland of Argentina, Catholics have been renouncing the faith and joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated. Commonly known as the “nones,” they describe themselves as atheists, agnostics, spiritual but not religious, or simply: “nothing in particular.” (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church
In the pope’s homeland of Argentina, Catholics have been renouncing the faith and joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated. They describe themselves as atheists, agnostics, … more
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FILE - Villagers retrieve belongings, which were they kept on the higher ground surrounded floodwaters, at a village in Sohbat Pur, a flood-hit district of Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Oct. 25, 2022. Far more people are in harm's way as they move into high flood zones across the globe, adding to an increase in watery disasters from climate change, a new study said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)
Study finds more people are moving into high flood zones, increasing risk of water disasters
A new study finds that far more people are in harm's way as they move into high flood zones around the world. And that's adding to an increase in watery disasters from climate change. The study … more
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FILE - A researcher holds a Coqui Guajon or Rock Frog (Eleutherodactylus cooki) at a tropical forest in Patillas, Puerto Rico on March 21, 2013. A study published Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in the journal Nature has found that amphibians are the world's most threatened group of vertebrate species. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)
Amphibians are the world's most vulnerable species and threats are increasing
The world’s frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble. A new global assessment has found that 41% of amphibians that scientists have studied are threatened with … more
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, poses for photo with the Ukrainian soldiers in front of a Leopard 2 tank on the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Russia says it has foiled a major Ukrainian drone attack as concerns grow about weapons supplies
Russia says its air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones in a nighttime attack on border regions. The Russian Defense Ministry reported the attack Wednesday. It appears to be Kyiv’s largest … more
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Armenian parishioners attend a national day of prayer for Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) leading by Armenian Catholicos Karekin II at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Etchmiadzin, the seat of the Oriental Orthodox church outside in Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Armenia's government says an ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region's militants to disarm. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)
Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh ebbs as Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm control
The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh has left the region, completing a weeklong grueling exodus in which more than 80% of its residents have fled after Azerbaijan reclaimed … more
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Belgian Malinois puppies rest at the Mexican Army and Air Force Canine Production Center in San Miguel de los Jagueyes, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The puppies will one day become rescue dogs or drugs and explosives’ detectors after get basic training at the center. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Mexico's rescue and drug-sniffing dogs start out at the army's puppy kindergarten
In the middle of a military base outside Mexico City, an army colonel runs what he calls a kindergarten for dogs. Puppies that one day will become rescue dogs, or sniffer dogs for drugs or … more
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The Tiefenbachferner Glacier, part of glacier ski resort Soelden, with Wildspitze mountain is visible near Innsbruck, Austria, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
AP PHOTOS: As Alpine glaciers slowly disappear, new landscapes are appearing in their place
In pockets of Europe's Alpine mountains, glaciers are abundant enough that ski resorts operate above the snow and ice. Ski lifts, resorts, cabins and huts dot the landscape — and have done so … more
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AP Week in Pictures: Global | Sept. 8-14, 2023
A group walked to the Jamtalferner Glacier in Austria. A deadly fire raced through a wedding hall in Iraq. Fencers competed at the Asian Games in China. And an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god … more
An ethnic Armenian boy from Nagorno-Karabakh, looks out from a car window upon his arrival in Goris, Armenia's Syunik region, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)
AP PHOTOS: Tens of thousands of Armenians flee in mass exodus from breakaway region of Azerbaijan
More than half the population of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled the breakaway region recently reclaimed by Azerbaijan, creating a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians. The migration began Sunday. By … more
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In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, a Russian Soyuz MS-23 space capsule descends about 150 km (90 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The Soyuz capsule carrying NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, and Dmitri Petelin, touched down on Wednesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan. (Roscosmos space corporation via AP)
Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA's Frank Rubio sets US space record
A NASA astronaut and two Russians are back on Earth after being stuck in space for just over a year. The trio landed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, descending in a Soyuz capsule that was rushed up as a … more
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FILE - Sweat covers the face of Juan Carlos Biseno after dancing to music from his headphones as afternoon temperatures reach 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46.1 Celsius), July 19, 2023, in Calexico, Calif. More Americans believe they've personally felt the impact of climate change because of recent extreme weather, including a summer that brought dangerous heat for much of the United States, according to new polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
After summer's extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows
More Americans believe they've personally felt the impact of climate change because of recent extreme weather, including a summer that brought dangerous heat for much of the United States. That's … more
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People walk past the faces of human ancestors as they visit the exhibits inside the Smithsonian Hall of Human Origins, Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington. More research is showing that we carry genes from other kinds of ancient humans, and their DNA affects our lives today. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy
More research is showing that we carry genes from other kinds of ancient humans, and their DNA affects our lives today. DNA research has found that our Homo sapiens ancestors mated with Neanderthals … more
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Busts of Neanderthal and hominins line a table at the studio of paleoartist John Gurche in Trumansburg, N.Y., Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Along with more fossils and artifacts, DNA findings are pointing us to a challenging idea: We're not so special. For most of human history we shared the planet with other kinds of early humans — and those now-extinct groups were a lot like us. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans
The science of human evolution has made big leaps in recent years, and it’s painting a new picture of our origins. We’re closer than ever to our extinct cousins like the Neanderthals, thanks to … more
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Palestinians inspect a damaged building following an Israeli army raid in Nour Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2022. Palestinians said at least two people were killed in the raid, which the army said was carried out to destroy a militant command center and bomb-storage facility in the building. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israeli military raid kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank. Israel says its troops came under fire
Palestinian health officials say two Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the northern West Bank. The raid occurred in the Nour Shams refugee camp early Sunday. Israel … more
India-Canada tensions shine light on complexities of Sikh activism in the diaspora
The shocking allegation that India may have been behind the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada is shining the light on various layers of activism as well as diverse views on a … more
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A man straightens a flag of the Wagner private military contractor at the grave of Yevgeny Prigozhin at Porokhovskoye Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Prigozhin, the head of Wagner, was killed on Aug. 23 when a private jet carrying him and his top lieutenants crashed while flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg, killing all 10 people aboard. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy
A month after Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a suspicious plane crash, the Kremlin seems to be succeeding in keeping the demise of the profane and outspoken Wagner chief as low-key as possible. What … more
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A group walks to the Jamtalferner Glacier near Galtuer, Austria, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
AP PHOTOS: In the warming Alps, Austria's melting glaciers are in their final decades
JAMTALFERNER GLACIER, Austria (AP) — High up on an Alpine ridge beneath a ceiling of ice, water drips from above into a cave formed by the slowly shrinking Jamtalferner glacier. In just a few … more
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AP Week in Pictures: Global | Sept-15-21, 2023
A street dog walks in front of the presidential escort regiment during a military parade in Chile. Migrants rush to the U.S.-Mexico border and overwhelm border services. Formula One driver Sergio … more
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, Russian peacekeepers guard a gate into a camp near Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh. Thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents flocked to a camp operated by Russian peacekeepers to avoid the fighting, while many others gathered at the airport of the regional capital, Stepanakert, hoping to flee the region. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Talks have opened on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan claims full control of the region
Talks have opened between representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijan government after Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway region. The Azerbaijan State News agency says a … more
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