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PREGNANCY-EMERGENCIES — More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022. That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of federal hospital investigations. In Texas, where doctors face up to 99 years in prison if convicted of performing an illegal abortion, medical experts worry the law is complicating decision-making around emergency care for pregnant women. By Amanda Seitz. SENT: 1,210 words, photos, video, audio.

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ELECTION 2024-JOY AND GLOOM — At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, “Thank you for bringing back the joy.” The next day, Harris took the theme a step further, branding the Democratic ticket “joyful warriors.” By Will Weissert and Michelle L. Price. SENT: 1,210 words, photos, audio. With ELECTION 2024-HARRIS-DEBATES — After first backing out of an agreement to debate, Donald Trump reversed himself and says he’d meet Harris on Sept. 10 for an event hosted by ABC. (sent); ELECTION-2024-TRUMP — Donald Trump is returning to X for a live interview with the platform’s owner, Elon Musk. (sent, developing from 8 p.m. livestream); ELECTION-2024-WALZ — Walz makes a 5-state dash for campaign cash this week, traveling solo for 1st time as running mate; ELECTION 2024-THE LATEST (sent; developing)

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-INSIDE-PRISON — Frequent beatings, overcrowding, withholding of basic rations. Released Palestinians have described to The Associated Press worsening abuses in Israeli prisons crammed with thousands detained since the war in Gaza began 10 months ago. By Jack Jeffery and Jalal Bwaitel. SENT: 1,180 words, photos. With MIDEAST-TENSIONS-THE-LATEST; SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-CONVENTIONS — On Geneva Conventions’ 75th anniversary, fighters in Gaza, Ukraine and beyond ignore rulebook of war; MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS-MILITARY — US beefs up posture in Middle East, warns an Iran-backed attack on Israel could come this week; LEBANON-HEALTH-MINISTER — Lebanon’s crisis-battered healthcare system now prepares for a wider war with Israel, minister says (all sent).

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 386 square miles of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. By Samya Kullab. SENT: 990 words, photos, videos, audio. With RUSSIA-UKRAINIAN INCURSION-EXPLAINER — Ukraine’s week-old incursion into Russia has embarrassed Putin. How will it affect the war? (sent).

LOS-ANGELES-2028 — As the Olympics close in Paris, Los Angeles has now taken the torch. The city will become the third to host the games three times. The last was in 1984, when Los Angeles was as much a star as Olympians Carl Lewis and Mary Lou Retton. Olympic organizers will take advantage of a recent building boom in the city. The region has much more public transportation than it did in ’84, but is looking to build much more by 2028. By Jaimie Ding and Andrew Dalton. SENT: 1,220 words, photos.

BANGLADESH-GEN Z PROTESTS — A generation of young people, many of whom cannot remember a time before Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s prime minister, led protests that resulted in her ouster. The protesters say they were fed up with her increasingly autocratic rule. By Aniruddha Ghosal. SENT: 1,060 words, photos. With BANGLADESH — Bangladesh interim leader Yunus says resignations of officials close to the ousted Hasina are legal; STUDENT-PROTESTS-GLANCE — Bangladesh protests are not the first time student uprisings have helped bring about radical change (both sent).

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MEXICO-HOSPITAL-CELEBRATION — At a local children’s hospital in Mexico City, volunteers clad in white and blue nurse uniforms scurry to attend to birthday girls and boys. Whether they are in treatment for a serious disease or have overcome cancer, the hospital’s event centers around celebrating the coming-of-age of these teenagers. In Mexico, the “quinceñera” or “fifteenth birthday” is a huge rite of passage for adolescents, particularly girls. By Mariana Martínez Barba. SENT: 750 words, photos.

HAWAII-WILDFIRE-ANNIVERSARY-UPCOUNTRY-MAUI — High up in the mountains of Maui, residents of one small town have taken their future into their own hands after a fire last year that burned 19 homes. They’re clearing invasive species, reforesting the burned area with native plants, stabilizing soil, installing smoke detection cameras and holding their utilities accountable. By Brittany Peterson. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.

COASTAL TRIBES-CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT — Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change — from rising seas to severe heat — but face an array of bureaucratic barriers to access government funds meant to help them adapt, a report has found. By Hallie Golden. SENT: 770 words, photos.

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ALGERIA-IMANE-KHELIF — Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif returns home to a warm welcome as Algerians rallied around her in the face of international scrutiny and misconceptions about her sex. SENT: 240 words, photos.

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MARS-WATER — New Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface. SENT: 340 words, photo.

CALIFORNIA-EARTHQUAKES — Quake felt from LA to San Diego, swaying buildings and knocking items off shelves but no big damage. SENT: 520 words, photos.

TROPICAL-WEATHER — Puerto Rico cancels classes, activates National Guard as Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches. SENT: 360 words developing.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS-TUITION-MAINE — Judge says Maine can forbid discrimination by religious schools that take state tuition money. SENT: 520 words, photo.

YOUNG THUG-TRIAL — Young Thug racketeering and gang trial resumes with new judge presiding. SENT: 360 words, photos.

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ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-HARRIS-CROWDS — Donald Trump falsely claims that an image of thousands of people waiting at Detroit’s airport for a campaign rally by Kamala Harris was fabricated with the help of artificial intelligence. SENT: 750 words, photos.

ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-IRAN — Donald Trump has changed his position on whether a presidential campaign’s hacked materials should be published. This weekend the Trump campaign said it was hacked by Iran. SENT: 580 words, photo. With ELECTION 2024-TRUMP-IRAN-HACKING-FBI — The FBI says it is investigating the case (sent).

TRUMP-VANCE-FEDERAL-RESERVE — JD Vance has endorsed former President Donald Trump’s call for the White House to have “a say” over the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies — a view that runs counter to decades of economic research suggesting that politically independent central banks are essential to controlling inflation and maintaining confidence in the global financial system. SENT: 850 words, photo.

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JOURNALIST-KILLED-LAS-VEGAS — The trial of a Las Vegas-area politician accused of killing an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him will take center stage in Nevada, with jury selection scheduled to start in a case that stunned Sin City and the world of journalism. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

CHURCH-SHOOTING-TEXAS-DEMOLITION — Crews have torn down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. SENT: 730 words, photos, audio.

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GREECE-WILDFIRE — A major wildfire has raged out of control in the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering evacuations of several areas as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes. SENT: 890 words, photos, video, audio.

MEXICO-DRUG-LORD — The United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors — and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over. SENT: 880 words, photos.

INTERNATIONAL-COURT-VENEZUELA — International Criminal Court prosecutors said they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela, where security forces have launched a crackdown on the opposition in the aftermath of the nation’s disputed presidential election. SENT: 340 words, photos.

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BE-WELL-FINANCIAL-WELLNESS-MEDICAL-BILLS — Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States, but there are ways to get relief. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one in five Americans are affected by outstanding medical debt. The total cost is $88 billion. SENT: 1,060 words, photo.

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FBC-T25-COLLEGE-FOOTBALL-POLL — Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for the second straight year as the superconference era begins with the SEC and Big Ten dominating the top 10 of the rankings. SENT: 770 words, photos.

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The Italian Air Force Frecce Tricolori performs a flyover the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Monday, Aug 12, 2024. The team is headlining the Air Dot Show in Ocean City, Maryland on August 24-25. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Ancient statues are seen during the Perseid meteor shower atop Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Aug.11, 2024. Perched at an altitude of 2,150 meters (over 7,000 feet), the statues are part of a temple and tomb complex that King Antiochus I, of the ancient Commagene kingdom, built as a monument to himself. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Friends and relatives of Danilo Santos Romano leave Penha Cemetery after his burial in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. Romano was the pilot of the plane that crashed into the backyard of a home in the city of Vinhedo on Aug. 9. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A general view of Athens with the Acropolis hill is seen as fire burns the northern part of the city on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, Hundreds of firefighters are tackling a major wildfire raging out of control on the fringes of the Greek capital. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Demi Vollering of The Netherlands arrives for the start of the first stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Rotterdam and finish in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Los Angeles Rams' Logan Bruss (60), Xavier Smith (19) and Miller Forristall (82) celebrate in front of Dallas Cowboys cornerback Josh DeBerry, front, aftger Forristall caught a touchdown pass late in the second half of a preseason NFL football game, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

A swimmer in the Sky Pool, a transparent swimming pool suspended 35 meters above ground between two apartment buildings, is in the water during hot weather in central London, Monday August 12, 2024. (James Manning/PA via AP)

Miztli Valencia, 15, descends a flight of stairs dressed in her “quinceañera” gown to attend the annual “Mis XV” or My Fifteenth birthday celebration for patients who are currently in treatment for a serious disease or have overcome cancer, at the Federico Gomez Children’s Hospital in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)

A man runs while flames burn a mini excavator during a fire in northern Athens, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, as hundreds of firefighters tackle a major wildfire raging out of control on fringes of Greek capital. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Fireworks explode during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Tom Cruise is lowered on the Stade de France during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

United States' gymnast Simone Biles holds the Olympic flag during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Japan's Yuka Kagami celebrates after defeating Kennedy Alexis Blades, of the United States, in their women's freestyle 76kg final wrestling match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson was solid in Baltimore's biggest game of the season so far.

Then, after one of the star quarterback's rare slip-ups, one of his teammates delivered the play of the day.

Jackson threw three touchdown passes and Marlon Humphrey scored on a fourth-quarter interception return to help the Ravens pull even with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North with a 34-17 victory over the Steelers on Saturday.

Pittsburgh (10-5) would have clinched the division with a victory, but now the teams are deadlocked after the Ravens (10-5) won for just the second time in the last 10 games in this series. Baltimore clinched a playoff berth. The Steelers had already done so.

“It was cool to get a pick-6, but clinching a spot in the playoffs, to beat the Steelers, I'm just happy that the guys came in, put in the work, and we just took care of business,” Humphrey said. “I felt that this team has had our number over the years. Just take care of business, man. I felt like the performance we put on wasn't perfect, but I felt like that's what we were supposed to do.”

Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes, the second of which tied the game at 17 with 5:14 left in the third quarter. Jackson answered with a 7-yard scoring strike to Mark Andrews, and after Pittsburgh turned the ball over on downs, a 44-yard run by Derrick Henry put the Ravens in the red zone.

That drive came to nothing when Jackson was intercepted for just the fourth time this season, but then Humphrey — who was celebrating the recent birth of his son Duke — picked off Wilson and went 37 yards to the end zone to give Baltimore a cushion in a series that’s been razor-thin of late. The previous nine games between the Steelers and Ravens were decided by seven points or fewer.

“My whole family's in town to help out with my wife and everything,” Humphrey said. “I was texting her before. I'm supposed to go pick her up from the hospital, discharge her with the baby. So there's a lot of just great things that happened this week.”

Jackson improved to 2-4 against Pittsburgh as a starter. This was his first time facing the Steelers at home since 2020.

“I feel like we've been busting our behind all season long, had ups and downs throughout this whole season, but to clinch a playoff against a great team like that, that's great,” Jackson said. “That means we're moving in the right direction.”

Henry rushed for 162 yards.

Pittsburgh entered the game with a plus-18 margin in turnovers, but the Ravens had the edge in that department Saturday. Baltimore recovered three of its own fumbles and had two big takeaways.

“We didn’t control the run game. We never did. When you don’t, you’ve got to do some splash plays or win the turnover battle in a significant way, and we didn’t do that either,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “There were some balls on the ground that we didn’t get. Then obviously we turned the ball over going in -- it took seven points off the board -- and they had a pick-6. The rest is history, as they say.”

Jackson found Isaiah Likely for a 9-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Wilson answered with a 1-yard scoring pass to MyCole Pruitt, and the Steelers appeared poised to take the lead when the veteran quarterback broke loose for a 19-yard run in Baltimore territory.

But Ar'Darius Washington delivered a punishing hit on Wilson at the end of that play, jarring the ball loose. Kyle Van Noy recovered for the Ravens at the Baltimore 4.

The Ravens then drove 96 yards and took a 14-7 lead on Jackson's 14-yard touchdown toss to Rashod Bateman.

Wilson threw a 12-yard TD to Cordarrelle Patterson to tie it in the third.

Jackson set a team record with his 37th touchdown pass of the season, and he's now up to a career high of 3,787 yards.

Ravens receiver Zay Flowers had five catches for 100 yards, surpassing 1,000 on the season.

Henry has exceeded 1,500 yards rushing for the fourth time. He's now up to 1,636, a mark he's only surpassed once — in his 2,027-yard campaign of 2020.

Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. injured his calf, and WR Ben Skowronek hurt his hip. ... Baltimore RB Justice Hill left the game because of a concussion.

Both teams play on Christmas Day to wrap up stretches of three games in 11 days. Pittsburgh hosts Kansas City on Wednesday and Baltimore plays at Houston.

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson, left, gestures while scrambling against Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Broderick Washington during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) celebrates with wide receiver Rashod Bateman (7) after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers reacts after making a catch against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry runs with the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry busts a long run against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Cordarrelle Patterson (84) catches a touchdown pass as Baltimore Ravens linebacker Malik Harrison defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh talks to an official during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, left, and wide receiver Rashod Bateman (7) react after connecting for a touchdown pass and catch against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson throws a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) celebrates his pick-6 interception score with teammates during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson, bottom right, hits the turf as Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey, left, returns an interception for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)