Closure of landmark eatery spotlights family feuds
By KEVIN McGILL FILE – In this June 28, 2013, file photo, security guards stand in front of the now-closed Brennan’s Restaurant in New Orleans. Brennan’s Restaurant: “A New Orleans…
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Whitey Bulger gets life for racketeering, killings
By DENISE LAVOIE In this courtroom sketch, James “Whitey” Bulger sits at his sentencing hearing in federal court in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Bulger was convicted in August in…
What’s holding the eurozone recovery back?
By PAN PYLAS Stevedores work to unload a cargo ship at Lisbon’s Santa Apolonia port, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. The recovery from recession in the 17-country eurozone nearly came to…
Ohio jury convicts ex-fugitive in $100M fraud case
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN Bobby Thompson, who authorities have identified as Harvard-trained attorney John Donald Cody, rolls his eyes as he is found guilty Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in Cleveland.…
Viacom 4Q profit up, helped by ‘World War Z’ film
By BREE FOWLER FILE -This Jan. 19, 2010, file photo, shows the entrance to Viacom’s headquarters is shown in New York. Viacom Inc. reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, Nov. 14,…
Attacks against Shiites in Iraq kill at least 41
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Iraqi Shiite faithful worshippers re-enact the seventh century battle of Karbala during the festival of Ashoura in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday,…
Stocks boosted as incoming Fed head backs stimulus
By EILEEN NG People walk outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Asian stock markets bounced higher Thursday after prepared testimony for the confirmation hearing of incoming…
NY kosher center offers recipe amid knish shortage
This undated photo provided by Gabila Food Products, Inc. shows their original Coney Island square knishs, which have been off the market for at least six weeks. A fire at…