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Art and agriculture meet in collaborative Colorado exhibition

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin

In Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, an innovative art exhibit uses multimedia collaborations between artists and farmers to explore the similarities between the two fields. More than 15 local and national artists and collectives teamed up with Boulder County farmers to create…

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Bronny James’ cardiac arrest caused by congenital heart defect, spokesperson says

By Beth Harris, Associated Press

The 18-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California last month because of a congenital heart defect, according to a family spokeswoman.

After Maui officials named 388 people missing after wildfires, many called to say they’re OK

By Rebecca Boone, Beatrice Dupuy, Gene Johnson, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

Within a day of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, more than 100 of them or their relatives came forward to say they're safe, the FBI said Friday.

7 tornadoes confirmed in severe Michigan storms that killed 5 people

By Corey Williams, Mike Householder, Associated Press

At least seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by strong winds that killed five people, while downing trees, tearing roofs off buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power, officials said.

Native Hawaiians worry they will be forgotten as Maui recovers from devastating wildfires

By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart, Shoshana Dubnow, Courtney Norris

The grim and grueling search operation across Maui's fire-ravaged communities has now entered a new phase. The confirmed death toll stands at 115 people, but hundreds more are still missing. Stephanie Sy reports on the search and Geoff Bennett discusses…

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News Wrap: Kremlin denies involvement in Prigozhin plane crash

In our news wrap Friday, the Kremlin denied involvement in the plane crash that likely killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, all 19 people charged in Georgia's election interference case have now turned themselves in, storms in Michigan killed five people and left…

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South Carolina abortion ban with ‘fetal heartbeat’ definition creates confusion, doctors say

By James Pollard, Associated Press

Up for debate is whether the law's definition of "fetal heartbeat" as "cardiac activity" or the "rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart" refers to the same or two separate points in a pregnancy.

Backers blast revised ballot language for Ohio’s fall abortion amendment as misleading

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

The new language changes the word "fetus" to "unborn child," and suggests that the amendment would prohibit citizens from limiting abortion access when it would actually limit the government from doing so.

Activists furious Democratic leaders haven’t denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City’ signature

By R.J. Rico, Associated Press

The Georgia Republican Party praised the plan while voting rights groups have spoken against it. But the state's Democratic senators have been silent, enraging activists.

In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on widely discredited ‘conversion therapy’ become a conservative target

By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

One of Iowa's largest cities is the latest municipality to repeal its ban on so-called LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. That's the discredited practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling.