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A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. U.S. regulators are requiring immediate inspections and possible repairs to Pratt & Whitney engines on some Airbus passenger jets because of a risk that parts could fail and damage the planes during flight. The FAA said Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, that it acted after further analysis of an engine shutdown last December that required pilots of an Airbus A320neo to abort a takeoff. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Pilot crashes seaplane in Maryland field, with no injuries reported

Deft flying helped the pilot of a seaplane make an emergency crash landing in a cornfield in Clements, Maryland, Thursday. No injuries were reported, Maryland State Police said.

August 25, 2023

Carlos Santana performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on May 26, 2019, in Napa, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Carlos Santana apologizes for gender comment made at concert

Grammy winner Carlos Santana apologized Thursday for saying that "a woman is a woman and a man is a man" in a viral video from a concert this summer, comments made defending comedian Dave Chappelle who has previously drawn the ire of the trangender community. The longer apology was then deleted Friday morning and replaced with a shorter message about "energy" and "love."

August 25, 2023

This photo provided by the Osage County, Kan., Sheriff's Office shows the BTK Killer Dennis Rader’s former Kansas property near Park City, Kan., being searched on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, for clues pertaining to two new potential cases. (Eddie Virden/Osage County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Oklahoma police say imprisoned BTK serial killer now prime suspect in cold case slayings

The BTK serial killer, locked up on 10 straight life sentences for his 10 confirmed murders, is now the prime suspect in more slayings, the Osage County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

August 24, 2023

Former NFL football player and current sports analyst Shannon Sharpe poses at a special screening of the Netflix documentary film "The Redeem Team," Sept. 22, 2022, at Netflix Tudum Theater in Los Angeles. Retired NFL player Brett Favre filed a lawsuit against Sharpe on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. The lawsuit accuses Sharpe of defaming Favre in public discussions over the misspending of welfare money in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe set to join ESPN’s ‘First Take’ in September

Shannon Sharpe will be joining ESPN's "First Take" talk show as a contributor starting Sept. 4, the cable sports network announced Thursday.

August 24, 2023

Large chunks of the sand dune on a beach in North Wildwood, N.J. are missing in this Jan. 5, 2023 photo. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) **FILE**

New Jersey family finds message in a bottle purportedly sent from Ireland in 2019

A family cleaning up a beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, found a message in a bottle that contended it left Ireland in 2019.

August 24, 2023

In this Sept. 17, 2013, file photo female rhesus macaques nurse their young along the Silver River in Silver Springs State Park in Florida. (Lisa Crigar/Star-Banner via AP, File)

Cheeky monkey: Wild rhesus macaque on the loose near Orlando

A wild rhesus macaque was spotted swinging around town in Orange City, Florida, a suburb of Orlando over the past week.

August 24, 2023

Kevin Hart arrives at the premiere of &quot;Me Time&quot; on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. Hart, who rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of the country's most recognizable performers, will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a gala performance Sunday at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Comedian Kevin Hart wheelchair-bound after ill-fated 40-yard race against former NFL running back

Comedian Kevin Hart, 44, has been wheelchair-bound after tearing multiple muscles in an ill-fated 40-yard dash against former NFL running back Stevan Ridley, 34.

August 24, 2023

Richard Torres places his fishing pole into a holder in Knights Landing, Calif., but his chances of success are questionable as the West Coast's largest estuary suffers drastic decline. (Associated Press)

Minnesota teen fishes out wallet containing $2,000, returns it to Iowa farmer who lost it a year ago

A 14-year-old Minnesota boy was out fishing for walleye on the state's Lake of the Woods when he dredged up something else -- a wallet containing $2,000 in wet, mossy cash.

August 23, 2023

A black bear sits in a tree while police attempt to keep it in place until wildlife authorities can arrive on scene in the residential Brookland neighborhood in Northeast Washington, in Washington, Friday, June 9, 2023. The bear was eventually tranquilized by the Humane Rescue Alliance and taken away in a cage by the Smithsonian's National Zoo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Child in Westchester County, New York injured in bear attack

A black bear was shot dead Tuesday in North Castle, New York, after it injured a seven-year-old boy in an attack in the backyard of the boy's house.

August 23, 2023

Washington Metropolitan Police vehicles hold on the perimeter of the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Climate activists block traffic in D.C. for second time this week

Eastbound traffic was disrupted for less than an hour Wednesday on U.S. Interstate 395 near Maine Avenue Southwest heading into the District of Columbia as climate activists sat in traffic.

August 23, 2023

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers talks to reporters after a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Jets' training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

It’s the end of a ‘discount double-check’ era: No more Aaron Rodgers in State Farm ads this season

After 12 years with the former Green Bay Packers quarterback, State Farm has not renewed its endorsement deal with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is now with the New York Jets.

August 23, 2023

Debris is piled up at the end of a cove following heavy winds and storm surge caused by Hurricane Ian, Sept. 29, 2022, in Barefoot Beach, Fla. Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian. The state Department of Health reports that as of Friday there have been 65 cases of vibrio vulnificus infections and 11 deaths in Florida this year. That compares to 34 cases and 10 deaths reported during all of 2021. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Five have died from flesh-eating bacteria in Florida this year, new data shows

Flesh-eating bacteria continues to be a fatal problem in Florida, causing 26 cases of necrotizing fasciitis and five deaths so far this year, according to updated data from state health officials.

August 23, 2023

Clark County Sheriff's Lt. Kris Schultz walks past a Northwestern School District bus that was involved in a crash in Lawrenceville, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (Bill Lackey/The Springfield News-Sun via AP)

School bus crash in Ohio kills one elementary school student, injures 23 others

A school bus carrying pupils to their first day of school Tuesday at Northwestern Elementary School in Clark County, Ohio, was involved in a crash, killing one student and injuring 23.

August 22, 2023

Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley gets ready for a play against the Baltimore Ravens during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Multimillion-dollar home owned by Tennessee Titans’ Caleb Farley explodes, killing his father

A residence in Mooresville, North Carolina, owned by Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley blew up around midnight Monday, killing his father, Robert, 61.

August 22, 2023

The Batman signal is projected onto a building to celebrate Batman Day in Montreal, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The night sky all over the world is lighting up Saturday with an illumination of the famed bat insignia to mark a special anniversary for Batman. DC Comics is carrying off a celebration of Batman Day to mark the 80th anniversary of the appearance of crimefighter Bruce Wayne and his masked hidden identity. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Georgian’s Bat Cave with 8,000-plus souvenirs sets world record

A Batman fan's Bat Cave has set a mark recognized in the Guinness World Records for largest collection of Caped Crusader memorabilia with at least 8,226 pieces.

August 22, 2023

This Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, 1:10 p.m. EDT satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Hilary, right, off Mexico's Pacific coast. Scientists figure a natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada. (NOAA via AP)

White Memorial Hospital evacuates several patients after generator fails, causing blackout in storm

Several critical patients in a building at Los Angeles' White Memorial Hospital complex were evacuated Tuesday after an emergency generator, running because of Tropical Storm Hilary, lost power.

August 22, 2023

Washington Metropolitan Police vehicles are stationed on the perimeter of the Capitol in Washington on Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

12-year-old boy arrested, accused of armed carjacking in Southeast D.C.

A 12-year-old boy suspected of an armed carjacking in Southeast D.C. Sunday was arrested by officers responding to the incident, police said Monday.

August 22, 2023

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit demonstrates to a group of recruits how to exit a safety net after failing an obstacle during training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Parris Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Marine trainee dies during live-fire infantry training at Camp Pendleton in California

A Marine trainee was shot and killed in a nighttime live-fire training exercise held Thursday by the Corps' School of Infantry-West at the Camp Pendleton base in California.

August 19, 2023

San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., right, celebrates with teammates relief pitcher Josh Hader, center, and catcher Luis Campusano after the Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 in a baseball game Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

MLB reschedules games for all three southern California teams in advance of Hurricane Hilary

With Hurricane Hilary expected to make landfall in southern California Sunday night, Major League Baseball moved up games for all three teams in the region to Saturday to create split doubleheaders.

August 19, 2023

This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles gambiae mosquito. The species is a known vector for the parasitic disease malaria. The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months...the first time there's been local spread in 20 years. There were four cases detected in Florida and one in Texas, according to a health alert issued Monday, June 26, 2023, by the CDC. (James Gathany/CDC via AP, File)

First locally acquired case of malaria in over 40 years confirmed in Maryland

The Maryland Department of Health confirmed Friday the first locally transmitted case of malaria in the state in over 40 years.

August 19, 2023