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Making fruit salad and smoothies

Workers at the Produce Depot get ready to make fruit salads and smoothies for customers.

Refrigerated cooler

Mike Massaro stands next to the Veggie Cooler, one of the most popular attractions at his Produce Depot in St. John. During hot summers, customers can shop for vegetables and stay cool at the same time.

State media dispatch shows North Korea has named hardline general as new military chief.

Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation

Residents are voting to keep Portland, Ore., as the largest U.S. city without fluoride in the water or any plans to add it.

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

FILE - In this April 15, 2012 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, chats with North Korean People's Army senior officers, Vice Marshal and the military's General Staff Chief Ri Yong Ho, left, and Vice Marshal and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Choe Ryong Hae,…

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

FILE - In this July 18, 2012 file photo, North Korea's Vice-Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, speaks during a meeting at the April 25 House of Culture announcing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's new title of marshal, in Pyongyang, …

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor.

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. (…

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Apple CEO Tim Cook adjusts his glasses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent subcommittee on Investigations hearing to examine the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift pr…

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Photographers crowd around Microsoft Corp.'s next-generation Xbox One entertainment and gaming console system after it was officially revealed, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at an event in Redmond, Wash. It's been eight years since the launch of the Xbox 360. The original Xbox debuted in 2001, and …

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

Produce Depot opens fresh location

In 2009, Mike Massaro and his wife, Rose, opened Produce Depot in Dyer, a market with fresh produce, much of it organic, and a counter where you can buy fresh breads and sandwiches.

Singer Kellie Pickler named new `Dancing' champ

This May 13, 2013 photo released by ABC shows country singer Kellie Pickler and her partner Derek Hough performing on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles. Pickler is one of four celebrities competing in the finals Monday, May 20. A winner will be a…

Singer Kellie Pickler named new `Dancing' champ

This May 13, 2013 photo released by ABC shows actress Zendaya Coleman and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy performing on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles. Zendaya is one of four celebrities competing in the finals Monday, May 20. A winner will be an…

Singer Kellie Pickler named new `Dancing' champ

This May 13, 2013 photo released by ABC shows U.S. Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman and her partner Mark Ballas performing on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles. Raisman is one of four celebrities competing in the finals Monday, May 20. A winner will b…

Singer Kellie Pickler named new `Dancing' champ

This May 13, 2013 photo released by ABC shows NFL football player Jacoby Jones and his partner Karina Smirnoff performing on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles. Jones is one of four celebrities competing in the finals Monday, May 20. A winner will…