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Mexico's Secretary of Public Safety Genaro García Luna attends a news conference on the sidelines of an American Police Community meeting in Mexico City, Oct. 8, 2010. The former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating.

Mexico's former public security head is convicted in the U.S. of taking cartel bribes

García Luna headed Mexico's federal police and became the country's top public safety official between 2006 and 2012. He was convicted of taking large bribes from drug cartels.

In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo a sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif.

These are the words, movies and people that Americans searched for on Google in 2022

Google compiled data on the people, entertainment and current events that Americans searched for the most in 2022.

Get the recipe for <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131123226#131124092">Apple Cranberry Frangipane Tart</a>.

Welcoming Fall With An Apple Tart

Right now supermarket shelves are overflowing with apples. Host Guy Raz visits the kitchen of Top Chef Carla Hall to turn some of that autumn bounty into an Apple Cranberry Frangipane Tart.

'Wait Wait' for October 28, 2023: With Not My Job guest Bernie Taupin

This week, guest host Peter Grosz talks with Oscar-winning lyricist Bernie Taupin about his new memoir Scattershot. Then, he tries to answer our questions about burn-y topping: hot condiments.

Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that can move during hard turns

The recall covers certain RAV4s from the 2013 through 2018 model years. Toyota said in a statement that some replacement 12-volt batteries used in the SUVs have smaller top dimensions than others.

An animal's ranking on the food chain depends on where its meals place on the ladder. That puts plants on the bottom (they make all their food), polar bears on top and people somewhere between pigs and anchovies.

Between Pigs And Anchovies: Where Humans Rank On The Food Chain

For the first time, scientists have figured out where we sit on the global food chain. Although humans are clearly top chefs of the world, we're not the top predator. Instead, our ranking is closer to a small, smelly fish that we put on pizzas and salads.

Should Oregonians Pass Measure 90 And Change Our Election System?

Meeting Date: September 5th, 2014Air Date: September 8th, 2014A successful petition drive has placed the Open Primary/Top Two election system on Oregon’s…

Antony Blinken listens last week during his confirmation hearing to be secretary of state before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Senate Confirms Antony Blinken As Secretary Of State

The Senate confirmed Antony Blinken as President Biden's secretary of state on Tuesday. The vote was 78-22. As the top U.S. diplomat, Blinken will face an array of national security challenges.

Alex Chilton re-formed Big Star in the 1990s and toured with the group regularly until his death. He was scheduled to play a show this weekend at the South by Southwest festival in Austin.

Remembering Alex Chilton: An Underground 'Big Star'

Chilton, who died Wednesday from a heart attack, was the lead singer of the '60s teenage band the Box Tops and the '70s power pop group Big Star. He joined Fresh Air for two interviews, first in 1991 and again in 2000. Today, we remember the cult musician.

Ezekiel Arita, from Kaneohe, Hawaii, calls his hairstyle "Mr. Aloha Mullet." His hairdo makes him feel like a superhero.

The national kid mullet contest is back — and the hairdos are longer and wilder

The annual USA Mullet Championship recently announced the Top 25 for the kids category. Voting for the final round ends Friday night.

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