内容摘要：Veysel Dogan smokes a cigarette as he and his sons load a lorry with discarded cartons at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Veysel Dogan smokes a cigarette as he and his sons load a lorry with discarded cartons at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Last year, a landslide triggered by torrential rainson Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 15 people.

Associated Press writer Niniek Karmini in Jakarta, Indonesia, contributed to this report.In 1985, a sitcom about four women who were considered past their prime debuted in prime time. “The Golden Girls” turned out to be a ratings hit for NBC for seven seasons. After 40 years, people of all ages are still thanking Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White for being their friend. Theon Hulu and has spawned a

. A whodunnit read — “Murder By Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery” doesn’t seem like a far-fetched tie-in.The central mystery arises when a man Dorothy meets through a video dating service turns up dead in a hotel freezer face-down in cheesecake — a macabre use of the characters’ favorite dessert. It’s the hotel where Rose is days away from staging a giant wedding for relatives from her often-mentioned hometown of St. Olaf, Minnesota. The homicide, of course, throws everything into disarray.

Because Dorothy was the last person to see the man — who had jilted her mid-date — she becomes suspect No. 1 with Miami police. Meanwhile, Rose is trying to keep the nuptials of her younger cousin and her fiance on track with all the required St. Olafian customs.

Be forewarned: “Murder By Cheesecake” feels more like a mix of “Murder, She Wrote” and “Miami Vice” than a “Golden Girls” episode. Rarely do the characters talk in sitcom rhythms of two lines, a beat and punchline. Sarcasm and sass were what made the original series sparkle. In this genre, some of that is there but not as sharp as on the hitcom. Sophia, known as a comeback queen, sometimes comes off more mean than amusing toward daughter Dorothy.The U.S. Homeland Security Department has given Temporary Protected Status to a small number of South Sudanese already living in the United States since the country was founded in 2011, shielding them from deportation because conditions were deemed unsafe for return. Secretary Kristi Noem recently extended those protections to November to allow for a more thorough review.

South Sudan’s diplomatic relations with the U.S grew tense in April when a deportation row led to theof visas and a ban on South Sudanese nationals.

The U.S is one of the biggest donors to South Sudan’s humanitarian aid programs with the total funding in 2024 standing at over $640 million, according to the U.S embassy in South Sudan.Associated Press writers Rebecca Santana, Tim Sullivan and Elliot Spagat contributed to this report.