Claims on German art trove face legal hurdles
By FRANK JORDANS Photo provided by the Augsburg, southern Germany, prosecution Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 shows the painting by French artist Henry Matisse ‘Sitzende Frau’ (‘Sitting Woman’) that was among…
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Houghton Mifflin rises on Nasdaq after $219M IPO
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt President, CEO and Director Linda Zecher, center, joins in applause with Nasdaq Senior Vice President Nelson Griggs, right, during opening bell ceremonies for her company’s IPO, at…
EU officials praise Ireland, haggle over banks
By DAVID McHUGH and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of the eurogroup at the EU Council building in…
Audio of Pa. town attack played at hearing
FILE – In this May 22, 2013 file photo, Rockne Newell talks about his discussions with Ross Township over junk on his property in Ross Township, Pa.. Newell, a man…
Hamas leaders stage parade marking year to battle
By IBRAHIM BARZAK Palestinians watch Islamic Jihad militants march during a parade to mark the anniversary of a battle against Israel in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Thousands of…
Driving out jihadis, Syrian Kurds carve out zone
By BASSEM MROUE FILE – In this Sunday, March. 3, 2013 file photo, A Kurdish female member of the Popular Protection Units stands guard at a check point near the…
Coroner seeks to ID bones of 4 in Mojave graves
Forensic anthropologists and San Bernardino County Sheriff Department officials investigate two shallow graves where human remains were found in a remote area of Southern California’s Mojave Desert in Victorville, Calif.,…
Man, baby die in shooting near New Orleans bridge
New Orleans police examine a car with a shot-out rear window as they investigate a shooting on the Crescent City Connection which left a man and an infant dead on…