CALIF. DA SCRUTINIZED IN FIRE, AFFAIR WITH ESCORT
By JULIET WILLIAMS This photo of May 1, 2013 shows Sutter County District Attorney Carl Adams at the Sutter County Courthouse in Yuba City, Calif. Adams was one of several…
Accidents and disasters
CONGO CONFLICT SPILLS OVER INTO RWANDA
Government and politics, Municipal governments, Local governments, Accidents and disasters, General news, War and unrest, East Africa, Africa, International incidents, Rebellions and uprisings, United Nations, Armed forces, Military and defense,…
CALIF. FIRE PROMPTS UNHEALTHY AIR WARNINGS IN NEV.
By BRIAN SKOLOFF and SCOTT SONNER The Rim Fire burns through trees near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. Firefighters gained some ground Tuesday against the huge…
3 BODIES FOUND IN TRAIN DERAILMENT, 9 TOTAL KILLED
Mexican army soldiers look for bodies after a cargo train derailed a day earlier near the town of Huimanguillo, Mexico, Monday Aug. 26, 2013. Hundreds of Central Americans riding atop…
NEW AMBULANCES, PARAMEDICS FOR STRUGGLING DC DEPT.
By BEN NUCKOLS New Fire and Emergency Medical Services recruit, cadet Antonio Freeman, left, and others, attend a news conference where District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, not in picture,…
SYRIA WARNS US NOT TO INTERVENE MILITARILY
By BASSEM MROUE and ALBERT AJI FILE – In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, file citizen journalism image provided by the Media Office Of Douma City, which has been authenticated…
ANTHONY WEINER INVOLVED IN MINOR CAR CRASH IN NYC
FILE – In this July 24, 2013 file photo, New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner leaves his apartment building in New York. On Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, a car…
MILLIONS SPENT ON WATER-STORAGE PLAN THAT LEAKS
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and ELLIOT SPAGAT FILE – In this June 3, 2013 file photo, farmer David Schwabauer, a partner/manager of Leavens Ranches, a fourth-generation avocado and lemon grower,…