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Prince Charles (L) speaks with Antigua & Barbuda's President, Gaston Browne before the start of the Special session on climate change at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta on November 27, 2015. François Hollande, as president of the COP21 conference's host country, is expected to make an impassioned plea at the Commonwealth summit, before diplomatic toils continue on the sidelines of a banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth. While France is not formally taking part in the Valletta talks, Hollande is seeking to send out a message "on the vision of the French presidency for an ambitious, equitable, durable and dynamic (climate) deal", the presidency said. AFP PHOTO / MATTHEW MIRABELLI --- MALTA OUT / AFP / Matthew Mirabelli (Photo credit should read MATTHEW MIRABELLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Antigua and Barbuda may try to remove King Charles III as its head of state

Prime Minister Gaston Browne told ITV News he plans to hold a referendum within the next three years to decide whether to remove the king as head of state and become a republic.

Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters put out the fire after a Russian rocket attack hit an electric power station in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. The Kharkiv and Donetsk regions have been completely de-energised in the rocket attack.(AP Photo/Kostiantyn Liberov)

Russian troops leaving behind weapons and munitions in Ukraine counteroffensive

Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive.

FILE - This 2019 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the Hance Rapid located where Red Canyon intersects with the Colorado River at River Mile 77. A 67-year-old man has died after a motorboat flipped over on a Colorado River trip inside Grand Canyon National Park, officials said Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (Carl Bowman/National Park Service via AP, File)

A motorboat flips at Grand Canyon National Park and leaves 1 dead

A 67-year-old man died after a motorboat flipped over during a Colorado River trip inside Grand Canyon National Park, officials said Sunday.

MIAMI BEACH, Florida - AUGUST 23: Voters cast their ballots at a polling station setup in a fire station on August 23, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida. Voters across the state cast their ballots during the Florida Primary Elections. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok are bringing back familiar strategies from 2020 to fight the spread of disinformation in the 2022 midterm elections.

Karen Douthitt (left) and her older sister June Ward (right) share an intimate moment in the backyard of their childhood home in Swannanoa, NC, on Septmber 6, 2022. Juan Diego Reyes for NPR

With early Alzheimer's in the family, these sisters decided to test for the gene

For some people, a rare genetic mutation makes dementia inescapable. Three sisters have decided to confront fate with a genetic test and have joined a research project on possible treatments.

This March 26, 1972 file photo shows the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaking to reporters at the Operation PUSH Soul Picnic in New York as Tom Todd, vice president of PUSH, from second left, Aretha Franklin and Louis Stokes. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at her home in Detroit. She was 76. (AP Photo/Jim Wells, File)

The FBI monitored Aretha Franklin's role in the civil rights movement for years

The agency surveilled Franklin and those around her to gauge how deeply she was involved in organizations tied to Communism, the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.

FILE - Students walk to and from classes on the Indiana University campus, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. Indiana will tax student debt relief as income, reflecting similar policies in other U.S. states following the Biden administration's announcement of a forgiveness plan in August 2022. The Indiana Department of Revenue said in an email to the Associated Press on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, that residents will be required to list their forgiven loans as taxable income. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Almost half of U.S. governors ask Joe Biden to cut student loan forgiveness plan

In a letter to Biden, Republican governors say they support "making higher education more affordable" but don't want to "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."

A Uyghur seeks just a place to sleep in 'The Backstreets'

Perhat Tursun's novel explores human rights abuses against China's Uyghur minority through one man's search for a home. The author himself has been imprisoned and a co-translator has disappeared.

DOVER, NH - SEPTEMBER 10: Incumbent Democratic Senate candidate, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) speaks during a campaign canvas kickoff event on September 10, 2022 in Dover, New Hampshire. Hassan is running for Senate reelection this year in New Hampshire and her Republican opponent will be chosen in the upcoming GOP primary. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Tuesday is the final day for primary contests before November. Here's what to watch

The 2022 primary season comes to a close as voters in Delaware, New Hampshire and Rhode Island choose their nominees. In New Hampshire, a slate of Republicans wants to take on U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan.

Pennsylvania counties have received their first payments from a $26 billion multistate settlement with Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Johnson & Johnson — companies that made or distributed some of the prescription drugs that fueled the deadly opioid addiction crisis. Pennsylvania will receive $1 billion of that money over 18 years, part of a deal negotiated by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and other attorneys general. The deal includes rules about how the money must be spent. For example, it can be used to buy the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone, provide medication-assisted treatment and set up prevention programs. However, counties will have direct oversight of 70% of the money in the settlement — leaving it up to them to decide who ultimately gets it. In Dauphin County, the plan is to finance programs with groups that are willing to bring their own resources to the table, said County Commissioner George Hartwick. That will ensure people struggling with addiction get help for years to come. “It’s got to be something that leverages other money, it’s sustainable and it has to adhere to the terms of the settlement agreement,” Hartwick said after a news conference at Gaudenzia Common Ground, a residential substance use and mental health treatment center. Gaudenzia and other groups that provide addiction services can apply for grant funding on Oct. 1, Hartwick said. The county has received $458,000 so far and expects to have $1.3 million on hand by the end of the year. The plan is to review grant applications in late 2022 and distribute about $1.3 million by early next year, Hartwick said. Gaudenzia President Dale Klatzker said he hopes the funds can increase the number of trained counselors. Right now Pennsylvania has about 2,500 such workers, while there are more than 700,000 people in the commonwealth living with addiction. “This money can turn the tide of overdose deaths and provide more access to the treatment [that is] necessary,” Klatzker said. In York County, commissioners plan to use a grant application process they first developed when deciding how to allocate federal CARES funding during the COVID-19 pandemic, said President Commissioner Julie Wheeler. She said a range of groups will be eligible, including area health systems like WellSpan and UPMC and substance abuse treatment providers such as TrueNorth Wellness Services. The county has $883,556 on hand and expects to have $2 million by the end of year. Wheeler said applications will open in “early fall.” “We want to make sure there’s a process in place that’s fair and equitable,” Wheeler said. “We have a group of subject matter experts to provide some guidance.”

Pennsylvania counties have received their first payments from prescription drug companies

With opioid settlement money in hand, midstate counties are getting ready to take grant applications.

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