Florida State coach Mike Norvell watches during the second half of the team's Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game against Louisville on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Erik Verduzco/AP hide caption
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An Hawaiian Airlines plane taxis for position at Kahalui, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, March 24, 2005. Alaska Air Group said Sunday that it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines. Lucy Pemoni/AP hide caption
Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ali Ahmed, three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington on Nov. 25, 2023, are seen in this undated photo. Awartani family/via REUTERS hide caption
Sa'ed Atshan says his commitment to pacifism and Quakerism is a spiritual anchoring in his life. Swarthmore College hide caption
This Palestinian American professor leans on his Quaker faith during conflict
Major flooding has hit Kenya in November. The disasters are likely intensified by climate change, and are causing ongoing health issues across the region. World leaders are discussing the health impacts of climate change at the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai this month. AFP via Getty Images/LUIS TATO hide caption
Health is on the agenda at UN climate negotiations. Here's why that's a big deal
Beverly Hills Police Chief Mark Stainbrook, left, Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announce the arrest of a suspect in three recent killings of homeless men, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Voters in almost 50 American cities and states have switched to a ranked choice voting system. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pa., on Nov. 25. Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP hide caption
This December 2018 photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows the breeding male of the Chesnimnus Pack caught on camera during the winter survey on U.S. Forest Service land in northern Wallowa County, Oregon. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File) AP hide caption
Wolves are returning to Colorado. But is it too crowded for them to thrive?
Migrant families arriving in Massachusetts face uncertainty as they're put on waitlists
Vice President Harris announces new policies at COP28, hoping to attract young voters
Friday
In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. AP hide caption