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Slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima will be used in the prime minister’s flower beds
TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored…

A former aide says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs kidnapped her in a plot to kill Kid Cudi
NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aide to Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Tuesday that…

French artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan due to graffiti is freed after 14 months
PARIS (AP) — A French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in…

Scientists date the oldest known tools made from whale bones to 20,000 years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools…

All 11 victims are expected to survive the shooting near a South Carolina party boat
A fight on board a boat where 120 people were partying over the holiday weekend…

Kansas community holds private memorial for Israeli Embassy staffer killed in DC ambush
Sarah Milgrim, one of two Israeli Embassy staffers fatally shot last week in an apparently…

Israeli troops fire warning shots as Palestinians overwhelm new Gaza food center
MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Chaos erupted on the second day of aid operations by…

Memorial Day boat explosion in Florida sends 11 people to the hospital
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A fiery boat explosion near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Memorial…

PHOTO COLLECTION: Scripps National Spelling Bee
This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas,…

EA Sports names WRs Ryan Williams, Jeremiah Smith as College Football 26 cover athletes
Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith are the cover athletes for EA Sports…

Supreme Court rejects appeal of Massachusetts student who wanted to wear ‘only two genders’ T-shirt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of a Massachusetts student…

Swedish man charged over 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group
A Swedish man was indicted Tuesday in connection with the killing by the Islamic State…
Gunmen killed at least 20 people in north-central Nigeria over the weekend, local authorities say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen killed at least 20 people during an attack on a…

Pair of portraits by Dutch master Frans Hals return to the Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A pair of paintings by Dutch Golden Age master Frans…

Turkey’s Erdogan appoints legal team to draft new constitution, sparking fears of extended rule
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he has appointed a…