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Hunter Biden departs from federal court, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s gun trial: His family turns out as his own words are used against him

Hunter Biden’s trial on gun charges brought by his father’s Justice Department has spotlighted embarrassing details about the president’s son in full view while first lady Jill Biden has sat in a Delaware courtroom.

Sunlight filters through a colorful tube as a swimmer chills out in the 72-degree Fahrenheit water at the top of Rock Springs Run at Kelly Park, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Apopka, Fla. Central Floridians will be seeking more relief from the heat as temperatures are forecast to be near record-breaking —with highs in the upper 90s— through the weekend. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest but forecasters still urge caution

This photo provided by Wyoming Highway Patrol shows a damaged section of Teton Pass near Jackson, Wyo., on Saturday, June 8, 2024, that officials said had “catastrophically failed.” (Wyoming Highway Patrol via AP)

Large chunk of Wyoming’s Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt

Joel Penton, founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy, poses at LifeWise Academy offices Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Hilliard, Ohio. The Ohio-based Christian nonprofit that organizes off-campus Bible classes for public school students has taken off in Indiana since the state passed legislation forcing school districts to comply. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

A Christian group teaches public school students during the school day. Their footprint is growing

FILE - This Dec. 24, 1968, file photo made available by NASA shows the Earth behind the surface of the moon during the Apollo 8 mission. Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday, June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. (William Anders/NASA via AP, File)

Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash

Chicago Police Department receiving special training for Democratic National Convention

Chicago police are getting special training for the Democratic National Convention when large protests are expected. They also plan to protect neighborhoods including the Michigan Avenue shopping area to prevent vandalism.

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Bag of cash doesn’t stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme

Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testifies at his federal gun trial

Abortion

FILE - A Southwest Airlines jetliner waits on a runway for departure from Denver International Airport Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in Denver. A judge’s order that three attorneys for Southwest Airlines get religious liberty training from a conservative advocacy group was put on hold Friday, June 7, 2024 by a federal appeals court that said the judge likely exceeded his authority with the requirement. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Airline lawyers spared religious liberty training in case about flight attendant’s abortion views

LGBTQ+

Members of the United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe hold placards while holding a protest at the church premises in Harare, Thursday, May 30, 2024. The protests denouncing homosexuality and the departure of the church from the scriptures and doctrine, come barely a month after the United Methodist Church Worldwide General Conference held in North Carolina, US repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy, removing a rule forbidding "self-avowed practising homosexuals" from being ordained or appointed as ministers. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Methodist church regrets Ivory Coast’s split from the union as lifting of LGBTQ ban roils Africa

Shootings

FILE - Smiley Martin makes his first appearance in Sacramento County Superior Court, in Sacramento, Calif., April 22, 2022. Martin, who was being held in a California jail on charges connected to a 2022 mass shooting in the state capital, died in his cell on Saturday, June 8, 2024, according to police and his attorney. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Sacramento mass shooting suspect dies in jail cell, police and attorney say

Immigration

FILE - Haitian migrants camp out at Giordano Bruno plaza in the Juarez neighborhood of Mexico City, May 18, 2023. Federal immigration authorities said Thursday, June 6, 2024, they cleared the tent encampment, one of the largest in the city's downtown. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Mexican authorities clear one of Mexico City’s largest downtown migrant tent encampments

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FILE - An Attendee holds up a ballot during the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Thousands will gather in Indianapolis, June 11-12, 2024, for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

From women pastors to sexual abuse to Trump, Southern Baptists have a busy few days ahead of them

Thousands will gather in Indianapolis June 11-12 for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.

FILE - First lady Jill Biden departs from federal court, June 7, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. The Biden family has gone to great lengths to support Hunter Biden as he stands trial for lying on a federal gun-purchase form when he said he didn't have a drug problem. Jill Biden, Hunter Biden's mother, has been a regular presence in court, buttressed by a rotating cast of other family members. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Hunter Biden’s family weathers a public and expansive airing in federal court of his drug addiction

Hunter Biden’s family has gone to great lengths to support him as he stands trials for lying on a federal gun purchase form when he said he didn’t have a drug problem.

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic celebrates the team's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals in the NBA basketball playoffs Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Minneapolis. The Mavericks won 124-103, taking the series 4-1 and moving on to the NBA Finals. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

For the Slovenian school where Mavericks star Luka Doncic got his start, he’s still a hometown hero

At the primary school in Slovenia’s capital where Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic got his start, he’s still the hometown hero.

A volunteer instructs migrants released with notices to appear in immigration court to board a train to the San Diego International Airport in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, June 6, 2024. President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border under a new policy unveiled this week. But the proclamation has an exception for “operational considerations.” The Homeland Security Department said in a detailed document outlining the ban that “demographics and nationalities encountered at the border significantly impact” its ability to deport people. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)

Some nationalities escape Biden’s sweeping asylum ban because deportation flights are scarce

President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border. But the proclamation for the new policy unveiled this week has an exception for “operational considerations.”

In the doghouse: A member of Santa Fe’s K-9 unit is the focus of an internal affairs investigation

As a puppy, there were high hopes for Ayke to help revive the Santa Fe Police Department’s K-9 program. Now, four years later, the German shepherd is in the doghouse.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce runs during the NFL football team's organized team activities Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Pop and power: Travis Kelce wins home run hitting contest as girlfriend Taylor Swift tours in Europe

Travis Kelce’s power extends beyond the football field or dating one of the world’s most famous women.

FILE - Entertainer and entrepreneur Sean Combs poses next to his honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities during the graduation ceremony at Howard University in Washington, Saturday, May 10, 2014. In a decision, Friday, June 7, 2024, Howard University is cutting ties to Combs, rescinding the honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Howard University cuts ties with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after video of attack on Cassie

Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name.

Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum (0) holds the ball near midcourt during the second half of Game 1 of the basketball team's NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Boston.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Mavericks’ plan to stop Celtics in NBA Finals: Get them to fight among themselves

Jason Kidd couldn’t figure out how to stop the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Now he’s hoping they will get in their own way.

Disneyland employee dies after falling from moving golf cart in theme park backstage

A Disneyland employee has died after falling from a moving golf cart in the backstage area of the Southern California theme park. Anaheim police Sgt.

Motorcyclist gets 1 to 4 years in October attack on woman’s car near Philadelphia’s City Hall

A motorcyclist accused of smashing in the back of a woman’s car near Philadelphia’s City Hall while her young children were inside and then waving a gun at her has been sentenced to one to four years in prison.

A freighter ship in Lake Superior collided with something underwater, Coast Guards says

The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter in Lake Superior has hit something underwater and started taking on water.

US Coast Guard joint operation seizes $63 million worth of cocaine at Florida port

A joint operation of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Netherlands Navy recovered 4,800 pounds of cocaine worth more than $63 million this week from a vessel at a Florida port.

FILE - Elon Musk appears at an event in London, on Nov. 2, 2023. Norway's sovereign wealth fund managed by Norges Bank Investment Management said Saturday, Jan. 8, 2024, it will vote against Elon Musk's hefty CEO compensation package during Tesla's annual meeting on Thursday. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)

Norwegian wealth fund to vote against Elon Musk’s Tesla pay package

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund managed by Norges Bank Investment Management said Saturday it will vote against Elon Musk’s hefty CEO compensation package during Tesla’s annual meeting on Thursday.

FILE - People walk along the shoreline in Navarre Beach, Fla., on Wednesday March 27, 2013. Authorities are warning of shark dangers this weekend along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where three people were hurt in two separate shark attacks Friday, June 7, 2024. (Nick Tomecek/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP)

Florida authorities warn of shark dangers along Gulf Coast beaches after 3 people are attacked

Authorities are warning of shark dangers this weekend along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where three people were hurt in two separate shark attacks.

A men's competitor David Colturi takes a practice dive in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

They’re on the edge of glory, and the edge of an art museum, as cliff divers come to Boston

Cliff diving’s marquee event thrilled spectators in Boston as the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series made the 100th stop in its history.

FILE - Investigators and firefighters remain on the scene after an explosion destroyed a home in unincorporated Lake Zurich, Ill., Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified the man found in the house explosion as Timothy Toczylowski Friday, Jan 7. He was a resident of the home, authorities said. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP, File)

Authorities identify 77-year-old man killed in suburban Chicago home explosion

Authorities have released the name of a 77-year-old man that was found dead after a house exploded in suburban Chicago Tuesday.

FILE - Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket against New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (44) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

Clark left off USA Basketball national team roster, AP Source says; Taurasi makes sixth Olympic team

Caitlin Clark won’t be headed to the Paris Olympics, according to a person familiar with the decision.

FILE - James Parker listens to the parole board decision during his parole hearing, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Concord, N.H. Parker convicted for his role in the stabbing deaths of two Dartmouth College professors has been released from prison, Friday, June 7. He was 16 at the time of his conviction stemming from 2001 deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was granted parole in April.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Man convicted for role in 2001 stabbing deaths of Dartmouth College professors released from prison

A man convicted for his role in the stabbing deaths of two Dartmouth College professors has been released from prison.

Clara Andriola, Washoe County Commissioner District 4, speaks during a county commission meeting in Reno, Nev. on Tuesday June 4, 2024. The county commission meetings in Washoe County have become a hotbed for election conspiracies since 2020 as wealthy far-right activist Robert Beadles has attempted to wield his power to replace lawmakers who don't parrot his talking points, including election conspiracies. If Andriola is unseated, then it is possible that three of the five commissioners in the swing county will be backed by the election fraud crusader. (AP Photo/Andy Barron)

A local race in Nevada’s primary could have implications for national elections in a key swing state

Election conspiracy theorists are trying to remake a local commission that oversees a major swing county in one of the nation’s most important presidential battleground states.

Reverend Matthew L. Watley delivers his sermon during Sunday service at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church, Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Calverton, Md. The suburban Maryland congregation, led by Rev. Watley, has landed at the top of a list of the fastest-growing churches in America. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

How this Maryland pastor ended up leading one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation

The Rev. Matthew L. Watley says it’s not happenstance his suburban Maryland congregation landed at the top of a list of the fastest-growing churches in America.

Shooting near a Los Angeles County college kills 1 and wounds 4, police say

Police in Los Angeles say a shooting near a college killed a man and wounded four other people. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says authorities responded to a call shortly before 8 p.m.

A delivery driver on a scooter rides the pedestrian crosswalk through traffic on a delivery in the Seaport District, Friday, June 7, 2024, in Boston. A soaring demand for food delivered fast has spawned small armies of couriers in a growing number of cities where delivery scooters, motorcycles and mopeds zip in and out of traffic and hop onto sidewalks alongside startled pedestrians racing to drop off salads and sandwiches. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Demand for food delivery has skyrocketed. So have complaints about some drivers

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for food delivered fast has skyrocketed. But not everyone is happy about it.

FILE - Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 14, 2024. Scott says his decision to vote against a proposed amendment to legalize marijuana in Florida is deeply personal due to his family's long history of addiction. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he’ll vote against recreational pot after brother’s death

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll vote in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state.

Prince Bhojwani sits on Charlies Bunion mountain along the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee on April 17, 2022. (Nita Bhojwani via AP)

Optimism is just what the doctor ordered. But what if I’m already too negative?

Do you tend to see things as glass half full or glass half empty? Numerous studies over the years have demonstrated a link between a positive outlook and good health outcomes.

FILE - Hunter Biden departs from federal court, June 7, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. The judge presiding over Hunter Biden's federal gun trial in Delaware is a former corporate civil lawyer with a background in biology who was nominated to the bench by former President Donald Trump. But even while that might raise partisan eyebrows and questions of political pressure in the highly watched case, U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika was recommended for the bench by the two Democratic senators from one of the country's smallest states. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Appointed by Trump, Hunter Biden trial judge spent most of her career in civil law

The judge presiding over Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial in Delaware is a former corporate civil lawyer with a background in biology who was nominated to the bench by former President Donald Trump.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the media after a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Manhattan district attorney agrees to testify in Congress, but likely not until Trump is sentenced

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has agreed to testify before a Republican-controlled congressional subcommittee, but likely not until after former President Donald Trump is sentenced in July.

Woman seriously hurt in apparent shark attack in Hawaii

Officials in Hawaii say a woman has been seriously injured in an apparent shark attack in the waters off the island of Oahu.

FILE - Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in New York. Harvey Weinstein's lawyers argue that he didn't get a fair trial in Los Angeles when he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in 2022. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Harvey Weinstein lawyers argue he was denied fair trial in appeal of LA rape conviction

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers argue he didn’t get a fair trial in Los Angeles when he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in 2022.

FILE - Pedestrians cross Delancey Street as congested traffic from Brooklyn enters Manhattan over the Williamsburg Bridge, March 28, 2019, in New York. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to raise taxes on businesses in the city to close a big budget gap that emerged after she halted a plan to charge drivers a toll to enter the center of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

New York governor defends blocking plan that would toll Manhattan drivers to pay for subway repairs

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending her decision to block a plan to reduce New York City traffic and raise billions for its ailing subway system through a new toll on Manhattan drivers.

FILE - University of California, Santa Cruz graduate students and other academic workers begin a strike and are joined by UCSC students for Justice in Palestine, on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. A state judge has ordered academic workers at the University of California to temporarily halt their weekslong strike over the war in Gaza. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP, file)

Judge orders temporary halt to UC academic workers’ strike over war in Gaza

A state judge has ordered academic workers at the University of California to temporarily halt their weekslong strike over the war in Gaza.