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Volunteering for infection in hunt for dengue, Zika vaccines

WASHINGTON — Forget mosquito bites. Volunteers let researchers inject them with the dengue virus in the name of science — and an experimental vaccine protected… Continue reading

Court: Inmate who survived ’09 execution can be put to death

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state can try again to put to death a condemned killer whose 2009 botched execution was called off after two… Continue reading

Protesters, organized by The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, stage a "die-in" in front of Trump Tower, the residence of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on Wednesday in New York.

Trump: GOP leaders should embrace ‘fervor’

WASHINGTON — An emboldened Donald Trump offered himself Wednesday as the inevitable Republican presidential nominee and called on balky GOP leaders to embrace the voters’… Continue reading

Protesters, organized by The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, stage a "die-in" in front of Trump Tower, the residence of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on Wednesday in New York.
Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich smiles as confetti is released after speaking at his presidential primary election night rally in Berea, Ohio, on Tuesday.

Clinton, Trump win big as Rubio drops out

CLEVELAND — Hillary Clinton triumphed Tuesday in the Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Illinois presidential primaries, putting her in a commanding position to become the… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich smiles as confetti is released after speaking at his presidential primary election night rally in Berea, Ohio, on Tuesday.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined by Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., right, talks to reporters following a closed-door caucus meeting at Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Tea party conservatives have blocked a budget plan backed by GOP leaders, a blow to Speaker Ryan and a reflection of the anti-Washington mood pushed by GOP front-runner Donald Trump. The move by the House Freedom Caucus, the same band of conservatives that toppled his predecessor, would mean that the House would fail to pass a budget for the first time since Republicans reclaimed control of the chamber in 2011.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservatives block budget; Ryan cites voter anxiety

WASHINGTON — Dealing an embarrassing setback to House Speaker Paul Ryan, tea party conservatives are blocking a leadership-backed budget plan as the candidacy of GOP… Continue reading

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined by Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., right, talks to reporters following a closed-door caucus meeting at Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Tea party conservatives have blocked a budget plan backed by GOP leaders, a blow to Speaker Ryan and a reflection of the anti-Washington mood pushed by GOP front-runner Donald Trump. The move by the House Freedom Caucus, the same band of conservatives that toppled his predecessor, would mean that the House would fail to pass a budget for the first time since Republicans reclaimed control of the chamber in 2011.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 photo, bottled water for distribution to town residents is piled up at the Petersburgh Municipal Complex in Petersburgh, N.Y. PFOA, long used in the manufacuring of Teflon pans, Gore-Tex jackets, ski wax, and many other products has turned up in the water in factory towns around the country like Petersburgh, impacting drinking water. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Activists demand action against industrial chemical in water

ALBANY, N.Y. — Prized for its ability to make things super-slick, it was used for decades in the manufacture of Teflon pans, Gore-Tex jackets, ski… Continue reading

In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 photo, bottled water for distribution to town residents is piled up at the Petersburgh Municipal Complex in Petersburgh, N.Y. PFOA, long used in the manufacuring of Teflon pans, Gore-Tex jackets, ski wax, and many other products has turned up in the water in factory towns around the country like Petersburgh, impacting drinking water. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
FILE - This image made from undated video posted during the weekend of June 28, 2014 on a social media account frequently used for communications by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows Omar al-Shishani standing next to the group's spokesman among a group of fighters as they declare the elimination of the border between Iraq and Syria. An Iraqi official and a Syrian activist say senior Islamic State group leader Al-Shishani died Monday, March 15, 2016 outside Raqqa, Syria. Shishani was injured in a U.S. airstrikes last week and subsequently died from his wounds, the senior Iraqi intelligence official and Rami Abdurrahman, of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told the Associated Press. (AP Photo/militant social media account via AP video)

Senior IS commander dies of wounds from US strike

BAGHDAD — Omar al-Shishani, a top Islamic State commander who was a magnet for fighters from the former Soviet Union, has died of wounds suffered… Continue reading

FILE - This image made from undated video posted during the weekend of June 28, 2014 on a social media account frequently used for communications by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows Omar al-Shishani standing next to the group's spokesman among a group of fighters as they declare the elimination of the border between Iraq and Syria. An Iraqi official and a Syrian activist say senior Islamic State group leader Al-Shishani died Monday, March 15, 2016 outside Raqqa, Syria. Shishani was injured in a U.S. airstrikes last week and subsequently died from his wounds, the senior Iraqi intelligence official and Rami Abdurrahman, of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told the Associated Press. (AP Photo/militant social media account via AP video)

Pope: Mother Teresa to be made a saint

VATICAN CITY — Mother Teresa will be made a saint on Sept. 4.Pope Francis set the canonization date Tuesday, paving the way for the nun… Continue reading

This undated photo made available by Blue Water Recoveries company on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 shows a rare silver coin called an Indio discovered from the debris of the explorer Vasco da Gama's ship, Esmeralda which sank in a storm in May 1503 off the coast of Al Hallaniyah island in Oman's Dhofar region. (Blue Water Recoveries company via AP)

Site of 1503 shipwreck tied to Vasco da Gama found

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The 500-year-old wreckage of a Portuguese ship piloted by an uncle of explorer Vasco da Gama has been found off… Continue reading

This undated photo made available by Blue Water Recoveries company on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 shows a rare silver coin called an Indio discovered from the debris of the explorer Vasco da Gama's ship, Esmeralda which sank in a storm in May 1503 off the coast of Al Hallaniyah island in Oman's Dhofar region. (Blue Water Recoveries company via AP)
Attorney General Kathleen Kane announces criminal conspiracy charges against leaders of the Franciscan Order located in Holidaysburg, Pa., on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Johnstown, Pa. Three ex-leaders of the Franciscan religious order were charged Tuesday with allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to take on jobs, including a position as a high school athletic trainer, that enabled him to molest more than 100 children. (Ed Hille /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) PHIX OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NEWARK OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

3 Franciscan ex-leaders charged in Penn. case

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Three ex-leaders of a Franciscan religious order were charged Tuesday with allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to take… Continue reading

Attorney General Kathleen Kane announces criminal conspiracy charges against leaders of the Franciscan Order located in Holidaysburg, Pa., on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Johnstown, Pa. Three ex-leaders of the Franciscan religious order were charged Tuesday with allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to take on jobs, including a position as a high school athletic trainer, that enabled him to molest more than 100 children. (Ed Hille /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) PHIX OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NEWARK OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
Liam Lotter poses with a piece of debris thought to be part of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, in Wartburg, 37km (22 miles) out of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Friday, March 11, 2016. South African teenager Liam Lotter vacationing with his family in Mozambique on Dec. 30, may have found part of a wing from the missing plane, while he was strolling on the beach. Liam struggled to lift the debris from the beach and carried it back home to South Africa before discovering it might be from the lost plane, but now aviation experts plan to examine the plane fragment. The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 jet vanished with 239 people on board while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. (Candace Lotter via AP)

S. African teen finds possible plane debris

JOHANNESBURG — A South African teenager vacationing in Mozambique may have found part of a wing from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which his family… Continue reading

Liam Lotter poses with a piece of debris thought to be part of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, in Wartburg, 37km (22 miles) out of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Friday, March 11, 2016. South African teenager Liam Lotter vacationing with his family in Mozambique on Dec. 30, may have found part of a wing from the missing plane, while he was strolling on the beach. Liam struggled to lift the debris from the beach and carried it back home to South Africa before discovering it might be from the lost plane, but now aviation experts plan to examine the plane fragment. The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 jet vanished with 239 people on board while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. (Candace Lotter via AP)

Germanwings victim’s father: We’re still waiting for apology

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany — Families of the Germanwings crash victims say they are still waiting for an apology from those they believe failed to prevent the… Continue reading

FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, a polar bear has a bucket on his head, while cub polar bear swims nearby in the cooling waters of Moscow Zoo. Climate science has progressed so much that experts can accurately detect global warming's fingerprints on certain extreme weather events, such as a heat wave, concluded a high-level scientific advisory panel. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)

Panel: Finding climate fingerprints in wild weather is valid

WASHINGTON — Climate science has progressed so much that experts can accurately detect global warming’s fingerprints on certain extreme weather events, such as a heat… Continue reading

FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, a polar bear has a bucket on his head, while cub polar bear swims nearby in the cooling waters of Moscow Zoo. Climate science has progressed so much that experts can accurately detect global warming's fingerprints on certain extreme weather events, such as a heat wave, concluded a high-level scientific advisory panel. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito speaks in Washington. A hallmark in the search for a new Supreme Court justice is the secretive process for making sure the choice is kept under wraps until the president is ready to reveal it. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Secrecy a stamp of vetting process

WASHINGTON — Clandestine meetings. Soundproofed rooms. Top-secret instructions.It sounds like the elements for a spy movie, but it’s become a hallmark of the undercover process… Continue reading

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito speaks in Washington. A hallmark in the search for a new Supreme Court justice is the secretive process for making sure the choice is kept under wraps until the president is ready to reveal it. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Torture is illegal, but there’s the issue of Appendix M

WASHINGTON — A little-known appendix to the Army Field Manual, the government rulebook for interrogations that bans the harsh practices used after the Sept. 11… Continue reading

Hollywood learns a new storytelling language for VR

LOS ANGELES — What happens to a film’s story when blades of grass are more interesting than the plot? When you can lean in so… Continue reading

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2016 file photo, a researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to try reducing the threat by deploying a genetically modified version of the mosquito that transmits the disease. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

FDA: No significant impact from test of modified mosquitoes

MIAMI — A field trial releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys would not harm humans or the environment, according to documents released Friday… Continue reading

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2016 file photo, a researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to try reducing the threat by deploying a genetically modified version of the mosquito that transmits the disease. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Presidential candidates offer dark visions to anxious voters

MIAMI — There was little sunshine in Florida this week after the presidential candidates arrived.In back-to-back debates just miles apart, Democrats and Republicans painted a… Continue reading

In this undated photo, Marco Frigatti, Head of Records for Guinness World Records, right, poses with Israel Kristal, second right, as he presents a certificate for being the oldest living man in Haifa, Israel. Kristal is seen with some of his family members, from left to right, grandchildren Nevo and Omer, son Heim Kristal, and daughter Shula Kuperstoch.

Israel Holocaust survivor, 112, is world’s oldest man

JERUSALEM — A 112-year-old Israeli who lived through both World Wars and survived the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz is the world’s oldest man, Guinness World… Continue reading

In this undated photo, Marco Frigatti, Head of Records for Guinness World Records, right, poses with Israel Kristal, second right, as he presents a certificate for being the oldest living man in Haifa, Israel. Kristal is seen with some of his family members, from left to right, grandchildren Nevo and Omer, son Heim Kristal, and daughter Shula Kuperstoch.

Oil price appears to have ‘bottomed out’

PARIS — The organization that represents major oil-consuming nations said Friday that signs of a market that has “bottomed out” are emerging.U.S. crude prices jumped… Continue reading