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Country stars walk the Vegas red carpet

Singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood arrives at the American Country Awards on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Invision/AP)

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Singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood arrives at the American Country Awards on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Invision/AP)

 

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Veterans Park renovations

Memorial Day in Atlanta: ‘Sacred Soil’ enhances history center’s redone Veterans Park

Soil collected from important battlegrounds will be included in the Atlanta History Center’s dedication of its new park honoring military veterans

New books on barbecue celebrate primal fire and smoke

Barbecue roadtrips and more: If you love barbecue, these books are for you

Four books celebrate the roots -- and experience -- of cooking over fire and smoke, including a tour of Southern BBQ 'crossroads' large and small

Powerful start for rookie

Atlanta Braves: B.J. Upton ends home-run drought

Homer against the Twins marks the first time Upton has hit in consecutive games since early May.

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Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong.

Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate

Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate

A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good.

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

Week in photos - May 23, 2013

Here are 10 photos from the past week in news.

12:17 a.m.  

NJ franchisee: We'll fix any fake-liquor problems

NJ: Caramel-colored rubbing alcohol sold as scotch

At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water — and apparently not even clean water at that.