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Jury selection begins in trial for ex-BP rig supervisor
NEW ORLEANS — A judge and attorneys questioned jurors Tuesday as a former BP rig supervisor went on…
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Sudden vacancy highlights stakes in presidential race
WASHINGTON — The presidential election just got real. The unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia —…
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Who Obama might nominate to the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Republicans are near-unanimous in demanding that President Barack Obama leave it to his successor to nominate…
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Results in key cases could change with Scalia’s death
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court abhors even numbers. But that’s just what the court will have to deal…
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Into the mosh pit: Republican campaign talk gets nastier
WASHINGTON — In 2011, eyebrows shot up when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used a salty acronym…
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Pope denounces exploitation of Mexico’s indigenous people
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico — Pope Francis denounced the centuries-old exploitation and exclusion of Mexico’s indigenous…
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Scalia, a life
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia kept your attention, whether you liked him or not. He was…
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Young adults swipe right on Tinder, but is it just a game?
NEW YORK — Online dating services are now hip with young adults, but not always for dating. Credit…
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Q&A: Shatner talks Nimoy friendship in new book
LOS ANGELES — The walls and shelves inside William Shatner’s office are covered with the kinds of memorabilia…
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Facebook nude-painting case can face trial in France
PARIS — If you post a 19th-century nude painting on Facebook, is it art or impermissible nudity? That…
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Urbanization leads to bacteria changes
WASHINGTON — Whether it’s a jungle hut or a high-rise apartment, your home is covered in bacteria, and…
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Migrants attacked around Calais, tinderbox of tensions
CALAIS, France — Mysterious armed groups are on the prowl, targeting migrants in night attacks in Calais and…
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After Oregon standoff, some say: Right fight; wrong tactics
LAS VEGAS — Right fight; wrong strategy. That’s what many ranchers and sympathizers opposing federal control of public…
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Clinton says Sanders making promises that ‘cannot be kept’
MILWAUKEE — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled over the price tag and practicality of his plans for…
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Fargo police say officer shot during standoff won’t survive
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota police officer was near death Thursday after being hit by a…
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CDC ships Zika test for pregnant women; Puerto Rico at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is shipping Zika virus tests for pregnant women to health departments around the…
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Cruz app data collection helps campaign read voters’ minds
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is testing the limits of siphoning personal data from supporters, even…
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Music to one’s ears
WASHINGTON — In an announcement that electrified the world of physics, scientists said Thursday that they have finally…
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Last occupiers of Oregon wildlife refuge surrender to FBI
BURNS, Ore. (AP) — Surrounded by FBI agents in armored vehicles, the last four occupiers of a national…
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Photos: Tibetan prayers for the new year
An exiled Tibetan holds prayer flags called “lungta,” or wind horse, to be tied on tall posts on…