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2 San Diego police officers shot, 1 fatally, during stop
Two San Diego police officers were shot — one fatally — after a late-night stop turned into a gunfight, triggering a manhunt that led to the capture of one wounded suspect in a ravine and an hours-long SWAT standoff Friday that ended after officers detained a second man who may have been involved.
'Zika is now here': Mosquitoes now spreading virus in US
Mosquitoes have apparently begun spreading the Zika virus on the U.S. mainland for the first time, health officials said Friday, a long-feared turn in the epidemic that is sweeping Latin America and the Caribbean.
Huge, once-hated fish now being reintroduced in northern waterways
It's a toothy giant that can grow longer than a horse and heavier than a refrigerator, a fearsome-looking prehistoric fish that plied U.S. waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Illinois until it disappeared from many states a half-century ago.
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Raw: 2 San Diego police shot, suspect In custody
Two San Diego police officers were shot Thursday night. There's no immediate word on their condition. The San Diego Police Department Twitter account says a suspect is in custody.
Judge says he may allow cameras in Prince estate proceedings
A Minnesota judge overseeing Prince's estate said Thursday he'll consider allowing cameras in court on a hearing-by-hearing basis, but broader questions of access into business dealings of the late superstar's entertainment empire — and the many potential heirs claiming a stake to it — will have to wait.
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Raw: Pope Francis trips and falls during Mass
Pope Francis tripped and fell while celebrating mass in Poland. The Pope continued Mass after other clergy members helped him to his feet.
For would-be Reagan assassin, freedom only days away
For the past decade, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan has quietly spent a growing number of his days living with his 90-year-old mother in a gated community in Williamsburg, Virginia. On Wednesday, a judge finalized John Hinckley Jr.'s transition to freedom, ordering that Hinckley can permanently leave the psychiatric hospital where he was confined after the assassination attempt.
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46 rescued from sinking fishing boat off Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard says two merchant ships came to the rescue off Alaska's Aleutian Islands, rescuing 46 people from a sinking fishing boat on Tuesday. No injuries were reported.
ALS-related gene found with help from Ice Bucket Challenge
The ALS Association is crediting money raised through the Ice Bucket Challenge for the discovery of a gene's connection to the progressive disease.
Feds: NYC bank burglars stole $5 million in cash, diamonds
Bank burglars reminded New York's top police official of a Hollywood movie as they pulled off two nighttime heists, snatching about $5 million in cash, diamonds, jewelry, coins and baseball cards from safe deposit boxes before they were caught, authorities said Tuesday as they announced the arrest of three men.
For first time a Hemingway wins Hemingway look-alike contest
For the first time in its 36-year history, a Hemingway has won a competition seeking the man who most looks like literary giant Ernest Hemingway.
Correction: Police Shootings-White Sympathy story
In a story July 23 about white sympathy for black civil rights issues, The Associated Press erroneously reported the involvement of Ohio mother Lisa Vahey. She is seeking changes at her daughter's high school, not her son's.
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At slain officer's funeral, calls for respect and unity
When protests erupted here over a black man's killing during a struggle with two white police officers, Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald made a promise to an old friend who urged him to be careful.
How 'Pokemon Go' went from April Fools' prank to phenomenon
The origin of "Pokemon Go" is as peculiar as any of the Voltorbs or Snorlaxes that players track and capture in the surprise hit game.
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