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Peeps marshmallow treats move through the manufacturing process at the Just Born factory in Bethlehem, Pa., Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Go inside the factory where Peeps are made
Love them or hate them, marshmallow Peeps are inescapable around the Easter holiday. Millions of the brightly-colored candies are made daily in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by Just Born Quality Confections.
 
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro pauses during a news conference at the governor's official residence discussing the alleged arson that forced him, his family and guests to flee in the middle of the night on the Jewish holiday of Passover, Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Fire set at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home is the latest in a string of political violence
A fire set by a man who broke into Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home over the weekend is just the latest in a string of attacks against political leaders in the United States.
 
Storm damaged homes are seen Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Selmer, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week
Violent storms and tornadoes have torn through cities from Oklahoma to Indiana during what could be a record period of deadly weather and flooding. The storms destroyed homes and sent debris nearly 5 miles into the air in one location.
 
Steve Romero, 23, center, hugs his wife, Hailey Hart, right, and their friend Jessica Soileau, left, after recalling how he, his fiancee and their three dogs rode out Saturday's tornado in their small 1994 Toyota in Tylertown, Miss., on Sunday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Residents pick up the pieces after devastating storms scour the US South and Midwest
Residents and work crews in the South and Midwest are beginning to clean up and survey the destruction from a three-day outbreak of severe weather. The storms started Friday. They kicked up wildfires, tornadoes and dust storms.
 
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference following up on the issuance of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report on the mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the Department of Transportation in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Helicopters permanently restricted on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
The Federal Aviation Administration says helicopters will be permanently banned from flying near Washington, D.C.’s airport on the route where an airliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair.
 
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, accompanied by investigator in charge Brice Banning, left, speaks about the recent mid-air collision of an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, at a news conference in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
The investigation into a January midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C., revealed an alarming number of recent close calls just outside the nation’s capital.
 
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, accompanied by investigator in charge Brice Banning, left, speaks about the recent mid-air collision of an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, at a news conference in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash
Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people are recommending a ban on some helicopter flights.
 
This image released by Adult Swim shows the animated superhero Space Ghost, voiced by George Lowe, in a scene from the series “Space Ghost Coast to Coast." (Adult Swim via AP)
George Lowe, the voice behind Space Ghost on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, dies at 67
The man who was the voice behind the irreverent animated superhero on Adult Swim’s “Space Ghost Coast to Coast,” has died. George Lowe died Sunday in Lakeland, Florida, at age 67.
 
Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Gene Hackman and his wife tested negative for carbon monoxide, sheriff says
Authorities investigating the deaths of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife are waiting for more details from their autopsies to determine why they died.
 
This image taken from video provided by CTV shows an aerial view of the overturned plane at Toronto Pearson Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (CTV via AP)
What to know about the airplane that crashed while landing at Toronto’s airport
The crash of a passenger jet that flipped while landing in Toronto, Canada, is raising questions about not only cause of the accident but also the safety of flying.
 
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts holds up the Lombardi trophy as he speaks during the team's NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia turns green on Valentine’s Day to celebrate Super Bowl champions
Philadelphia Eagles fans climbed trees and atop ladders to get a glimpse of their Super Bowl champion Eagles.
 
Marc Fogel listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)
Things to know about Russia’s release of American Marc Fogel and the impact on ending Ukraine war
President Donald Trump’s announcement that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine followed a prisoner swap between the two nations.
 
Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign rally at Atrium Health Amphitheater for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, Nov. 3, 2024, in Macon, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
Ex-Ohio State coach Jim Tressel joins a long list of sports figures who’ve moved into politics
Former Ohio State University coach Jim Tressel is being nominated to be the state’s next lieutenant governor. The College Football Hall of Fame inductee joins a long list of ex-athletes and coaches who’ve moved into politics. Some served in the U.S.
 
Salvage crews pull up a part of a Black Hawk helicopter near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Lasers aid river search for debris from plane and helicopter collision near DC
A plane equipped with lasers is helping search for debris from the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter near Washington.
 
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) participates during Super Bowl 59 Opening Night, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New Orleans, ahead of the NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday.(AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
Arrests in luxury home burglaries targeting NFL, NBA players are the ‘tip of the iceberg’
Investigators across the U.S. have made a handful of arrests in recent weeks connected to heists involving some of the biggest names in sports.
 
Crosses are seen in a makeshift memorial for the victims of the plane crash in the Potomac River near of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
They died on a flight to Washington. These are some of their stories
Mourners are grasping to make sense of the random circumstances that put their friends and loved ones in harm’s way when an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C.
 
A machine imprints the names of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs onto a football for the upcoming Super Bowl matchup at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory, Monday, January 27, 2025, in Ada, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)
Super Bowl footballs are ready to go within hours of the matchup being set
Workers at a factory in rural Ohio were up all night churning out footballs for this year’s Super Bowl. Wilson Sporting Goods makes the footballs used by every NFL team along with many top college programs and high schools.
 
A banner announcing Dad's Place is displayed on the church's back entrance, in Bryan, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos, File)
Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his mission
A pastor who turned his Ohio church into an around-the-clock shelter for homeless people has been in a legal fight for more than a year over his ministry.
 
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow talks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
4 indicted in break-ins at luxury homes, but link to athlete burglaries unclear
Four men from Chile have been indicted in a string of burglaries targeting multimillion-dollar homes after being arrested in Ohio earlier this month.
 
Former FirstEnergy CEO Charles Jones sits in the courtroom at the Summit County courthouse in Akron, Ohio on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
Former utility executives are indicted in an Ohio bribery scheme
A former CEO and one of his top executives at an Ohio energy company have been indicted on federal racketeering charges. Federal prosecutors announced the charges Friday against former FirstEnergy Corp.
 
A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
Rescuers have sent a cagelike device into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds of miners working illegally in an abandoned shaft who have been trapped for months.
 
Buffalo plays Bowling Green on 7-game road slide
Buffalo enters a matchup against Bowling Green as losers of seven straight road games. Tuesday’s meeting is the first this season between the two squads.
 
East Carolina visits Charlotte after Hagemann’s 21-point performance
East Carolina faces the Charlotte 49ers after Devin Hagemann scored 21 points in the Pirates’ 75-64 victory against the Tulane Green Wave. Wednesday’s matchup is the first this season for the two squads.
 
The devastation of the Palisades Fire is seen at sunset in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Dire fire warning for LA area pushed back as winds ease
Easing winds have delivered a brief but much-needed reprieve to firefighters as they battle two massive blazes in the Los Angeles area. The National Weather Service has pushed back its dire warning of critical fire weather until early Wednesday.
 
Gael Monfils of France plays a forehand return to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard of France during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Monfils outduels fellow Frenchman in an Australian Open 1st-round match for the ages
The 38-year-old Gael Monfils has held off fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets to advance to the second round of the Australian Open.
 
Professor Anthony Blunt, former surveyor of the Queen's pictures, photographed at the Courtauld Institute with Queen Elizabeth II on Nov. 15, 1979. (PA via AP, File)
Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told about Soviet spy in her palace, declassified MI5 files show
Newly declassified British documents show that Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser’s double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials didn’t want to add to her worries.
 
Cars sit at an auto repair shop after they were destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Strong winds forecast to return and threaten Los Angeles area’s fight against fires
A growing force of firefighters and equipment has moved into the Los Angeles area. Another round of powerful winds is threatening to trigger new wildfires and set back recent progress in containing two massive blazes.
 
The Palisades Fire burns in Mandeville Canyon on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
Families in shock begin to visit their charred homes in the Los Angeles area
Some Los Angeles area residents have begun returning to their still smoldering neighborhoods to search for memories even as the threat of new fires persists. For many it has been a first look at the staggering reality of what was lost.
 
A VW van sits among burned out homes, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes
Officials say the two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area this week have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures. Officials urged more people to heed evacuation orders Thursday after a new blaze ignited.
 
Fire crews battle a building fire on the 1200 block of South Hope Street Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
‘Morrison Hotel’ made famous by The Doors goes up in flames in LA
The former Morrison Hotel, which was famously on the cover of a 1970 album by The Doors, has been significantly damaged by a fire in downtown Los Angeles.
 
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