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College Board revises AP Black history class set …

FILE - Emmitt Glynn teaches to a group of Baton Rouge Magnet High School students, Jan. 30, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. On Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, the College Board released an updated framework for its new Advanced Placement African American Studies course, months after the non-profit testing company came under intense scrutiny for engaging with conservative critics. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

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Biden to press Congress to pass Ukraine aid package in …

President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Pueblo memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colo., Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, to travel back to Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Norman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘All in the Family’ and …

FILE - Actors Jean Stapleton, seated, left, and Carroll O'Connor, seated, right, from "All in the Family" hold their Emmys for outstanding lead actress and actor in a comedy series, as they pose with co-star Rob Reiner, who won for supporting actor in a comedy series, standing left, producer Norman Lear, and executive producer Mort Lachman, standing right, in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 1978. Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, at age 101. (AP Photo, File)

Decades after Europe, turning blades send first commercial …

A generator and its blades are prepared at State Pier in New London, Conn., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, to head to the ocean for the South Fork Wind farm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Oklahoma man at the center of a tribal sovereignty ruling …

FILE - This Jan. 8, 2019, photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Jimcy McGirt in Helena, Okla. The Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal sovereignty has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors less than a week before he was to go to trial, according to court documents. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP, File)

DeSantis appointees accuse Disney district predecessors …

FILE - Minnie and Mickey Mouse perform for guests during a musical show in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Friday, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney on Tuesday, Nov. 14, released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at more than $40 billion, as it battles in courts with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees over their takeover of the district that governs the entertainment company's massive resort in central Florida.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Hanukkah message of light in darkness feels uniquely relevant …

Rabbi Gayle Pomerantz speaks during an empty Shabbat table event honoring those kidnapped by Hamas in Israel, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at Temple Beth Sholom in Miami Beach, Fla. “As Jews, we’re oriented toward hope. No matter how dark things seem, we can find light,” says the senior rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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A pregnant Texas woman is asking a court to let her …

FILE - Abortion rights demonstrators attend a rally at the Texas state Capitol in Austin, Texas, May 14, 2022. A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, to let her terminate the pregnancy, bringing what her attorneys say is the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Atmospheric river soaks Pacific Northwest with record-breaking …

In this photo provided by Kira Mascorella, cars drive through flood waters in Granite Falls, Wash., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. An atmospheric river has brought heavy rain, flooding and warm winter temperatures to the Pacific Northwest, closing rail links, schools and roads as it shattered daily rainfall and temperature records in Washington state. (Kira Mascorella via AP)

From Barbie’s unexpected wisdom to dissent among …

FILE —Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson after her formal investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court, in Washington, Sept. 30, 2022. In Quotes of the Year, a Yale Law School librarian's list of the most notable quotes of 2023, she is quoted: "Deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life," in her dissenting opinion in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut …

FILE - Joseph Emerson, left, is arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oct. 24, 2023, in Portland, Ore. The former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight has been indicted on 83 charges of recklessly endangering another person and one charge of endangering an aircraft. However, Emerson is no longer charged with attempted murder. The district attorney in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, announced the grand jury's indictment Tuesday, Dec. 5 Emerson is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool, File)

Man believed to have fired shots before a Virginia …

A home is seen exploding from a distance, Monday night, Dec. 4, 2023 in Arlington, Va. Arlington County Police in a Virginia suburb of the nation’s capital are investigating an explosion at a residence where officers were trying to serve a search warrant Monday. The Arlington County Police Department said in a statement that the suspect fired several shots inside the home and that an explosion happened. Arlington is located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. (AP Photo)

Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter …

Yimara Pajaro of Venezuela carries cots into the Chicago City Life Center, Nov. 29, 2023, in Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Tuesday, Dec. 5 announced it is scrapping construction of the temporary winter camp for migrants, citing the risk of contaminants at the former industrial site. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

North Carolina Rep. McHenry, who led House through …

FILE - Temporary House speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., talks with Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., before Republicans try to elect Johnson to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 25, 2023. McHenry, who presided temporarily over the U.S. House for three intense weeks while Republicans struggled to elect a permanent speaker after Kevin McCarthy's ouster, announced on Tuesday, Dec. 5, that he won't seek reelection to his seat next year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)