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California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers a question concerning three gun control measures he signed during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023. An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia into housing and medical care starts in San Francisco and six other California counties. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California’s mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty

Program will fast-track people with psychotic disorders into housing and medical care

California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers a question concerning three gun control measures he signed during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023. An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia into housing and medical care starts in San Francisco and six other California counties. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Protesters shout before a speaking engagement by Ben Shapiro on the campus of the University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., Sept. 14, 2017. New polling finds that America’s college campuses are seen as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes free speech. Polling from the University of Chicago and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 47% of adult Americans say liberals are free to express their views on college campuses, while 20% said the same of conservatives. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson, File)

Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses: poll

Both Republicans and Democrats say liberals can speak more freely than conservatives

Protesters shout before a speaking engagement by Ben Shapiro on the campus of the University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., Sept. 14, 2017. New polling finds that America’s college campuses are seen as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes free speech. Polling from the University of Chicago and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 47% of adult Americans say liberals are free to express their views on college campuses, while 20% said the same of conservatives. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson, File)
A worker operates a truck as molten slag is poured into a container at PT Vale Indonesia’s nickel processing plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Demand for critical minerals like nickel and cobalt is surging as climate change hastens a transition to renewable energy, boosting carbon emissions by miners and processors of such materials. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Mounting pressure from customers making some miners switch to renewable energy

Mining operations account for some 4%-7% of global greenhouse gas emissions

A worker operates a truck as molten slag is poured into a container at PT Vale Indonesia’s nickel processing plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Demand for critical minerals like nickel and cobalt is surging as climate change hastens a transition to renewable energy, boosting carbon emissions by miners and processors of such materials. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Fencer Kirsten Hawkes poses for a portrait at a fencing studio Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in San Diego. The former elite fencer feels let down by the U.S. Center for SafeSport after filing a complaint to the agency formed six years ago to combat sexual misconduct in Olympic sports. Hawkes’ former coach, who she accused of forcing an unwanted kiss on her and other abuse, never went on a list of the agency’s disciplinary database — not after SafeSport handed him a three-month probation, nor after the probation was overturned by an arbitrator. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Forced kiss claim reveals shortfalls of Olympics abuse-fighting agency

Former elite fencer Kirsten Hawkes says complaints process left her with ‘sense of helplessness’

Fencer Kirsten Hawkes poses for a portrait at a fencing studio Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in San Diego. The former elite fencer feels let down by the U.S. Center for SafeSport after filing a complaint to the agency formed six years ago to combat sexual misconduct in Olympic sports. Hawkes’ former coach, who she accused of forcing an unwanted kiss on her and other abuse, never went on a list of the agency’s disciplinary database — not after SafeSport handed him a three-month probation, nor after the probation was overturned by an arbitrator. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Maria Lia Zervino one of the first women chosen by Pope Francis to be on the Dicastery for Bishops poses for a picture during an interview with the Associated Press in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. For Zervino, who worked alongside the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when both held positions in the Argentine bishops conference, the upcoming synod of bishops is a watershed moment for the church and quite possibly the most consequential thing Francis will have undertaken as pope. This edition is different because Francis has allowed women and other laypeople to vote alongside bishops. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope opens meeting on church’s future

Male hierarchy still runs the Vatican

Maria Lia Zervino one of the first women chosen by Pope Francis to be on the Dicastery for Bishops poses for a picture during an interview with the Associated Press in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. For Zervino, who worked alongside the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when both held positions in the Argentine bishops conference, the upcoming synod of bishops is a watershed moment for the church and quite possibly the most consequential thing Francis will have undertaken as pope. This edition is different because Francis has allowed women and other laypeople to vote alongside bishops. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
A veterinarian inspects a Belgian Malinois puppy’s paw after a training session, to become rescue or detector dog, at the Mexican Army and Air Force Canine Production Center in San Miguel de los Jagueyes, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Precautions here are strict because of a recent canine parvovirus outbreak that sickened some of the puppies. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Mexico’s rescue and drug-sniffing dogs start out at army puppy kindergarten

Facility turns out about 300 expert Belgian Malinois a year

A veterinarian inspects a Belgian Malinois puppy’s paw after a training session, to become rescue or detector dog, at the Mexican Army and Air Force Canine Production Center in San Miguel de los Jagueyes, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Precautions here are strict because of a recent canine parvovirus outbreak that sickened some of the puppies. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Taylor Swift, left, watches play between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Taylor Swift watches Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets at MetLife Stadium

Swift attended with Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Hugh Jackman

Taylor Swift, left, watches play between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
FILE - Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham gives the thumbs up before a Leagues Cup soccer match Adam Grinwis, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A four-part Netflix series, “Beckham” explores Beckham’s upbringing and his triumphs on the field. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

David Beckham reflects on highs and lows in new documentary

Series explores former pro-soccer player’s upbringing and career

FILE - Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham gives the thumbs up before a Leagues Cup soccer match Adam Grinwis, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A four-part Netflix series, “Beckham” explores Beckham’s upbringing and his triumphs on the field. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
A sign calling for the boycott of carrots stands outside the Cuyama Buckhorn restaurant and hotel, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in New Cuyama, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Fight over precious groundwater in rural California town is rooted in carrots

Property owners taking their right to water to court

A sign calling for the boycott of carrots stands outside the Cuyama Buckhorn restaurant and hotel, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in New Cuyama, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
FILE - Former Boston Red Sox player Tim Wakefield looks on before the start of a baseball game between the Red Sox and Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Boston. The Boston Red Sox say announcer and former knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is undergoing treatment for a disease they did not specify and asked for fans to respect his privacy after his illness was outed without his consent by ex-teammate Curt Schilling. The team issued a statement on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, after Schilling said on a podcast that Wakefield had brain cancer. The news led to an outpouring of support for Wakefield – and criticism of Schilling. Wakefield is 57. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

Tim Wakefield, who revived the Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, dead at 57

Wakefield had brain cancer, according to an ex-teammate

FILE - Former Boston Red Sox player Tim Wakefield looks on before the start of a baseball game between the Red Sox and Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Boston. The Boston Red Sox say announcer and former knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is undergoing treatment for a disease they did not specify and asked for fans to respect his privacy after his illness was outed without his consent by ex-teammate Curt Schilling. The team issued a statement on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, after Schilling said on a podcast that Wakefield had brain cancer. The news led to an outpouring of support for Wakefield – and criticism of Schilling. Wakefield is 57. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
FILE = Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Maquoketa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Trump aims to lock down supporters in counties he flipped from Dems in 2016

Former president campaigning in Iowa Sunday

FILE = Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Maquoketa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows John David Washington in a scene from “The Creator.” (20th Century Studios via AP)

‘PAW Patrol’ shows bark at box office while others disappoint

“The Creator” and “Dumb Money” didn’t fare as well

This image released by 20th Century Studios shows John David Washington in a scene from “The Creator.” (20th Century Studios via AP)
A family spends time on the beach as scuba divers, Tanasia Swift, second right, and Sarah Sears first right, prepares to enter the water during an underwater cleanup in the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. A diving group takes part in a monthly cleanup at a cove in the community of Far Rockaway, about 4 miles south of John F. Kennedy Airport, to help the global effort to undo ocean pollution. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Scuba divers on mission to collect undersea litter in New York City

Cleanups have retrieved about 400 million pounds since they started

A family spends time on the beach as scuba divers, Tanasia Swift, second right, and Sarah Sears first right, prepares to enter the water during an underwater cleanup in the Queens borough of New York on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. A diving group takes part in a monthly cleanup at a cove in the community of Far Rockaway, about 4 miles south of John F. Kennedy Airport, to help the global effort to undo ocean pollution. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Turkish policemen and security forces cordon off an area next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. (Yavuz Ozden/Dia Images via AP)

Suicide bomber detonates device in Turkey hours before presidential speech

Two police officers were slightly wounded

Turkish policemen and security forces cordon off an area next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. (Yavuz Ozden/Dia Images via AP)
This image released by Anthropology shows and Francesca Kaye’s Halloween Magic Owl Lantern. (Anthropologie via AP)

How to balance the gory and the family-friendly in your Halloween fun

Tips and trends as you prepare to get into the sppoky season spirit

This image released by Anthropology shows and Francesca Kaye’s Halloween Magic Owl Lantern. (Anthropologie via AP)
Ed Sheeran performs at Z100’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Dec. 10, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

What’s streaming now: new Ed Sheeran album, ‘The Voice,’ Wes Anderson returns

New for your entertainment pleasure this week

Ed Sheeran performs at Z100’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Dec. 10, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday, July 18, 2023, that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of the late rapper Shakur. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Tupac breakthrough? Vegas police make arrest in star’s fatal 1996 shooting

Hip-hop icon was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago

FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday, July 18, 2023, that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of the late rapper Shakur. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Guillaume Brisebois (55) and Seattle Kraken left wing Andre Burakovsky (95) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey preseason game, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken beat Vancouver Canucks 3-1

Seattle snaps deadlock in third period

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Guillaume Brisebois (55) and Seattle Kraken left wing Andre Burakovsky (95) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey preseason game, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
File - Netflix’s first CEO, Marc Randolph, poses outside the Santa Cruz, California, post office in May, 2022, where he had mailed a Patsy Cline CD to the company’s co-founder Reed Hastings, to test whether a disc could make it through the mail. The Netflix DVD-by-service will mail out its final discs Friday from its five remaining distribution centers, ending its 25-year history. (AP Photo/Mike Liedtke, File)

Netflix kills operations for original DVD by mail service

5 remaining American distribution centres will mail out their final discs Friday

File - Netflix’s first CEO, Marc Randolph, poses outside the Santa Cruz, California, post office in May, 2022, where he had mailed a Patsy Cline CD to the company’s co-founder Reed Hastings, to test whether a disc could make it through the mail. The Netflix DVD-by-service will mail out its final discs Friday from its five remaining distribution centers, ending its 25-year history. (AP Photo/Mike Liedtke, File)
FILE - Elton John, left, and Bernie Taupin, winners of the award for best original song for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”, pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Los Angeles. Taupin’s memoir, “Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me” releases this week. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Elton John tops marquee as Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony goes live

Inductees include Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and the late George Michael

FILE - Elton John, left, and Bernie Taupin, winners of the award for best original song for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”, pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Los Angeles. Taupin’s memoir, “Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me” releases this week. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)