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PHOTO COLLECTION: Menendez Brothers

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press

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In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — For 20-year-old Mayank Yadav, riding a crowded bus in the summer months in this western Indian city can be like sitting in an oven. That makes it a treat when he steps off and...

1h ago

New Zealand's unofficial fruit is the feijoa, not the kiwi. And part of the fun is in giving it away

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The unofficial national fruit of New Zealand isn’t native to the country – it’s South American. It isn’t exclusively found in New Zealand. And it’s not, perhaps...

1h ago

Fox News can get Smartmatic records about Philippines bribery case, court rules

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News can get access to some internal documents at the voting-technology company Smartmatic as part of its effort to defend itself against a $2.7 billion civil defamation lawsuit over...

56m ago

Judge orders restoration of jobs in health program for West Virginia coal miners

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs the federal government implemented in a unit...

1h ago

Senate confirms Troy Meink, former air crewman and space expert, as the new Air Force secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed Troy Meink as the secretary of the Air Force, putting a former KC-135 tanker aircraft navigator and space expert in charge of the service. ...

2h ago

Three climbers fell 400 feet to their death. One climber survived and drove to a pay phone

A rock climber who fell hundreds of feet descending a steep gully in Washington's North Cascades mountains survived the fall that killed his three companions, hiked to his car in the dark and then drove...

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Eurovision Song Contest: Semifinals - Day 1

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Food grown with fewer chemicals? A Brazilian scientist wins $500,000 for showing the way

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Brazilian scientist who pushed back against chemical fertilizers and researched biologically based approaches to more robust food production has been honored with this year’s...

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Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge in immigration case, allowing charges to continue

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge Tuesday on charges she helped a man in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration authorities looking to arrest him as he appeared...

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