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Rhode Island Judge Frank Caprio, whose empathy in …

FILE - Providence Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio sits on the bench in Providence, R.I., Aug. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith, File)

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Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds, floods part of main …

This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Erin on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (NOAA via AP)

Menendez brothers face parole hearings after decades in …

FILE - This combination of two booking photos provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez. (California Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Black Cowboy joy is spread by ‘Boots on the Ground’ viral …

FILE - Beyoncé performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, file)

Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the …

Waves from Hurricane Erin crash against the sandbagged pilings of a building in Buxton, N.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Top White House officials turn to public appearances with …

Vice President JD Vance eats a Shake Shack hamburger as e meet with members of the National Guard at Union Station in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Alexander Drago/Pool via AP)

Jury deliberations begin in trial of man accused of organizing …

Judge Jennifer Johnson Mitchell, left, looks on as Manny Arora, the defense attorney for Hernandez Govan, the man accused of orchestrating the killing of rapper Young Dolph, asks a question to a witness during trial at in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via Pool)

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Near-term chances of an eruption at Alaska’s Mount …

FILE - This image provided by Alaska Volcano Observatory shows the summit of Mount Spurr, on Oct. 24, 2024, in Alaska. (Wyatt Mayo/Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

9/11 victims’ fund architect slams changes to New …

John Broderick, former New Hampshire Supreme Court chief justice and former administrator of the YDC Settlement Fund, is sworn in to testify Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Concord, N.H., in a lawsuit seeking to block changes to the state’s process for compensating those who were abused as children in state custody. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

Oregon man pleads guilty following fatal crash with …

FILE - A flower is posted on a direction sign to Umpqua Community College, Oct. 2, 2015, in Roseburg, Ore. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers …

ADDS NAME OF FATHER Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, right, comforts Lars Hollis, left, father of Virginia who was lost to the recent flooding in Kerr County, following a Texas Senate hearing at the Texas Capitol, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane …

Maggie Ford takes a photo of a teetering stilt house being pummeled by waves from Hurricane Erin in Rodanthe, N.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

What to know about the Menendez brothers’ parole …

FILE - Lyle, left, and Erik Galen Menendez sit in a Beverly Hills, Calif., courtroom, May 14, 1990. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting …

FILE - Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum, Dec. 5, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)