Kerry to Mideast, Europe on damage control mission
By MATTHEW LEE Secretary of State John Kerry speaks in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, during a ceremony to dedicate a bust of Winston…
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More than foot of rain falls during Texas storms
By DIANA HEIDGERD A man sits on top of a home on Buttonbush Drive in southeast Austin, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 201 Heavy overnight rains brought flooding to the…
Toronto mayor says he won’t resign
By ROB GILLIES Toronto Mayor Rob Ford tells to the media to get off his property as he leaves his home in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. A judge…
Obama pitches the US to foreign investors
By JIM KUHNHENN President Barack Obama speaks during the “SelectUSA Investment Summit” on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 in Washington. Obama encouraged international businesses and investors to bring new investment and…
Thousands protest in Greece over planned new tax
By DEREK GATOPOULOS A man on a wheelchair holds a banner reading in Greek “State benefit policy harms our health” takes part in an anti-austerity demonstration in central Athens, on…
Lowe, father of IBM personal computer, dies at 72
By TAMMY WEBBER FILE – In this Aug. 4, 1987 file photo, William C. Lowe, a vice president at IBM, poses with two of the company’s newest Personal System/2 computers,…
Senate blocks Obama picks for judge, housing posts
By ALAN FRAM FILE – In this May 1, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Federal Housing Finance Authority director Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., waves during the…
After unity, some Democrats push back on Obama
By JIM KUHNHENN FILE – In this Oct. 21, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Just two…