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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)

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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. 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)

After racist shooting that killed 3, family sues Dollar …

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)

Heavy snowfall drops tree branches onto power lines, causing …

A worker prepares a pathway on Parliament Hill following a snow fall, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023., in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

California faculty at largest US university system launch …

FILE - Students walk past the Harriet and Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex at the California State University, Los Angeles campus, April 25, 2019. Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., will hold a series of four one-day strikes starting Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, across four campuses to demand higher pay and more parental leave for thousands of professors, librarians, coaches and other workers. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

US Navy plane removed from Hawaii bay after it overshot …

In this photo provided by the Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, the Division of Aquatic Resources and federal partners conduct coral assessment and begin mapping the impact zone of the U.S. Navy jet that ended up in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. The jet has been moved from a coral reef in an environmentally sensitive Hawaii bay where it got stuck after overshooting a runway nearly two weeks ago, officials said Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources via AP)

Man suspected of shoplifting stabs 2 security guards at …

Police tape is seen inside of a the Macy's retail location after reports of an alleged stabbing at the department store, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia police say a man stabbed two security guards, killing one and injuring the other. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey …

The members of Japanese Coast Guard carry the debris which are believed to be from the crashed U.S. military Osprey aircraft, at a port in Yakushima, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Japanese and American military divers have spotted what could be the remains of a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan and several of the six crewmembers who are still missing, local media reported Monday.(Kyodo News via AP)

Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused …

FILE - An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Man kills 4 relatives in Queens knife rampage, injures …

This photo provided by New York City Police Dept. shows a knife recovered at a crime scene in the far Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. A man killed four relatives, including two children, in a knife attack at their New York City home early Sunday, then set the building on fire and stabbed two police officers before one of them fatally shot him, officials said. (NYPD via AP)

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Search for military personnel continues after Osprey …

A Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force minesweeper searches in the waters where a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed, off Yakushima, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Japan suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft Thursday, officials said, the day after the U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission. (Kyodo News via AP)

In US, some Muslim-Jewish interfaith initiatives …

Muslim and Jewish women listen to a speaker as they gather at an interfaith workshop on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Rutgers University on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in New Brunswick, N.J. The latest violence, triggered by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, is prompting some to question such dialogue, its role, impact -- or how to even have it-- while steeling the resolve of others to connect and wrestle together with the challenges. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming …

Pins free for students to take sit on a table as the Miami Arts Studio mental health club raises awareness on World Mental Health Day, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at the public 6th-12th grade magnet school in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)