CAROLYN KASTER

A path of destroyed homes is seen, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in London, Ky., after a severe storm passed through the area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
More storms take aim at central US, where many are digging out from tornado damage
More severe storms are expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people.
 
A piano rests atop what is left of the destroyed Sunshine Hill Baptist Church, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in London, Ky., after a severe storm passed through the area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 28 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia
Storm victims in Kentucky and Missouri are digging through tornado-stricken neighborhoods and clearing debris after severe weather swept through parts of the Midwest and South, leaving more than two dozen people dead.
 
World Central Kitchen Chef Corp member Daniel Shemtob smiles as he looks out from the service window of his food truck, The Lime Truck, as he serves burritos to Eaton Fire first responders at the Rose Bowl Stadium, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A chef lost his dream home in the Palisades Fire. He keeps his spirits up by feeding others
Los Angeles-area fire victim Chef Daniel Shemtob is soothing his soul by dishing out foil-wrapped breakfast burritos and tacos to first responders and fellow evacuees. Shemtob is one of tens of thousands of people who lost their homes to the flames.
 
The Young children from left, Gianna, Isaac, and Lucas, attend the Ohio March for Life, with their mom Erin Young, right, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. All three children are adopted. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A Catholic family’s answer to opposing abortion: adopt, foster and vote
For one conservative Catholic family in Ohio, activism begins at home. Erin and Mike Young of Sunbury choose to live their anti-abortion beliefs through adoption, foster-parenting and raising their children to believe in the sanctity of life.
 
An adult periodical cicada waves its legs as it climbs over an iris in the afternoon sun on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Charleston, Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Up close and personal, cicadas display Nature’s artwork. Discerning beholders find beauty in bugs.
It’s a colorful, ever-changing canvas of bugs.
 
Members of the Daniels drag family pose for a photograph during their "Daniels Family Values" drag show at the Heritage Restaurant in Shamokin, Pa., Saturday, April 16, 2022. They are, from left, Xander Valentine, aka Gwen Bobbie; Harpy Daniels, aka Joshua Kelley; Alexus Daniels, Tequila Daniels, aka Tony Nahodil, and Trixy Valentine, aka Jacob Kelley. Lawmakers in many red states are pushing to restrict drag, yet deep in Pennsylvania coal country, performers in the Daniels drag family are firmly woven in the fabric of the larger community. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Drag queens are out, proud and loud in a string of coal towns, from a bingo hall to blue-collar bars
In red communities across America, lawmakers are pushing to restrict drag performances or LGBTQ+ rights.