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Archaeologists working at the Templo Mayor site of Aztec ruins in Mexico City, in August 2015. Scientists say the remains of women and children are among those found at a main trophy rack of human skulls, known as "tzompantli."

Aztec 'Tower Of Skulls' Reveals Women, Children Were Sacrificed

12:00pm July 05, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Some 650 skulls unearthed in Mexico City are believed to be the legendary Huey Tzompantli, a site for victims of human sacrifice first mentioned by Spanish conquistadors.

Numbers mark a crime scene near the site where a police officer was fatally shot in the Bronx early Wednesday.

New York Police Officer Killed In 'Unprovoked Attack' On Patrol Car

11:06am July 05, 2017

by Amita Kelly

The NYPD described the killing as an assassination "on cops assigned to keep NYers safe."

Emirates passenger planes at Dubai International Airport. The airline announced it is now exempt from the laptop ban imposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in March.

Airlines In Turkey And Dubai Cleared From Laptop Ban

10:47am July 05, 2017

by Chris Benderev

Turkish Airlines and Emirates announced they are now exempt from the ban on carrying electronics larger than a smartphone into the cabin on flights bound for the U.S.

A video clip shows China's jailed Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo on a computer screen, lying on a bed receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Beijing. China says it has invited U.S. and German liver cancer experts to join a medical team treating Liu

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China Allows Foreign Experts To Treat Terminally Ill Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo

10:19am July 05, 2017

by Chris Benderev

Cancer specialists from the United States, Germany and other countries will join the medical team treating a political dissident detained by China since 2008. He has late-stage liver cancer.

Why Summer Jobs Don't Pay

9:38am July 05, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

The minimum wage is flat, college tuition is up and students are broke: Summer jobs just don't have the purchasing power they used to, especially when you look at the cost of college.

The Justice Department and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are considering a request from county officials in Memphis, Tenn., regarding federal oversight of the juvenile court system there.

'Let Local People Solve Local Problems,' Memphis Says In Bid To End DOJ Oversight

7:53am July 05, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department's agreement to overhaul troubled juvenile courts in Memphis had been lauded as a national model. Now local officials want to get out from under federal oversight.

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Soldiers march across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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North Korea's Biggest Open Secret: Black Market Foreign DVDs

7:39am July 05, 2017

by Danny Hajek

It's illegal to watch foreign media in North Korea. But according to defector interviews, nearly every segment of North Korean society consumes it.

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What It Means If North Korea Has ICBM Capability

10:28pm July 04, 2017

North Korea claims it has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, which the U.S. and South Korea are working to confirm. The missile could be powerful enough to reach Alaska.

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Fight Against World's Worst Cholera Outbreak Continues

4:58pm July 04, 2017

Cholera is spreading rapidly across Yemen, where civil war has decimated the public health services needed to contain the outbreak.

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Understanding The Case Of Charlie Gard

4:57pm July 04, 2017

Eleven-month-old Charlie Gard was born with a rare genetic disorder. His parents' legal fight to continue his treatment has sparked a debate about who should decide what medical treatment he gets.