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New recruiting programs put Army, Air Force on track …

FILE - Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville left, gestures to a student in the new Army prep course at Fort Jackson, S.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, as McConville visited to see the new course, an effort to better prepare recruits for the demands of basic training. The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals in 2024, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes. But the Navy, while improving, expects once again to fall short. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down airport highways …

A passenger walks on the highway as he carries his luggage to at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Monday, April 15, 2024. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked a freeway leading to three Chicago O'Hare International Airport terminals Monday morning, temporarily stopping vehicle traffic into one of the nation's busiest airports and causing headaches for travelers. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Trump trial: Why can’t Americans see or hear what is going …

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the first day of jury selection during his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (Michael Nagle/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Israel says it will respond to Iran attack

Protesters oppose to the war in Gaza block southbound Interstate 880 in Oakland, Calif., Monday, April 15, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and …

FILE - Lightning strikes in the distance as a thunderstorm passes over downtown Kansas City, Mo., July 30, 2023. Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Neb., to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms Monday night, April 15, 2024, through Wednesday, April 17, with tornadoes possible in some states. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof …

This undated photo provided by NASA shows a recovered chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station. The cylindrical object that tore through a home in Naples, Fla., March 8, 2024, was subsequently taken to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for analysis. (NASA via AP)

UT couple arrested, defrauded customers out of $600K

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Owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying …

FILE - A hearse and debris can be seen at the rear of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, Oct. 5, 2023, in Penrose, Colo. The couple who owned the Colorado funeral home — where 190 decaying bodies were discovered last year — have been indicted on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds from the U.S. government, according to court documents unsealed Monday, April 15, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP, File)

Hochul announces budget outline as lawmakers continue …

FILE - The New York Capitol is seen, Dec. 14, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, on Monday, April 15, 2024, announced the framework of a $237 billion budget that includes broad plans to to drive new housing construction, address the influx of migrants and crack down on illegal marijuana shops. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge

The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge lays on top of the container ship Dali, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Baltimore. The FBI confirmed that agents were aboard the Dali conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Asbestos victim’s dying words aired in wrongful death …

FILE - Environmental cleanup specialists work at an asbestos cleanup site in Libby, Montana, on Sept. 13, 2018. A lawsuit being tried in federal court alleges BNSF Railway knew the vermiculite it was hauling through Libby from a nearby mine was tainted with asbestos. The railroad denies the allegations. (Kurt Wilson/The Missoulian via AP, File)

Endangered Bornean orangutan born at Busch Gardens …

This photo provided by Busch Gardens Tampa Bay shows a newborn female endangered Bornean orangutan that was delivered by cesarean section on Saturday, April 13, 2024, drinking from a bottle in Tampa, Fla. The mother, Luna, is recuperating from surgery and will be reunited with the baby once she is stabilized. (Jesse Adair/Busch Gardens Tampa Bay via AP)

Decades after a US butterfly species vanished, a …

People take a closeup view of silvery blue butterflies, the closest relative to the extinct Xerces blue butterfly, after their release in the Presidio's restored dune habitat in San Francisco, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

It’s Tax Day. And your refund may be big this year

FILE - The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen in Washington, on March 22, 2013. The IRS is promoting the improvements its made to its customer service since its received tens of billions in new funds through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act. Agency leadership is trying to bring attention to what's been done to repair the agency's image as an outdated and maligned tax collector. Monday, April 15, 2024, is the last day to submit tax returns or to file an extension. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)