Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s the difference
By SETH BORENSTEIN In this image provided by NOAA Friday Nov. 8, 2013 which was taken at 12:30 a.m. EST shows Typhoon Haiyan as it crosses the Philippines. One of…
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US envoy was inspired by South African struggle
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2013, US Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard is photographed during an interview with a local newspaper in Pretroia, South Africa.…
Over 100 dead as typhoon slams central Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Tacloban Airport is covered by debris after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit Tacloban city, in Leyte province in central Philippines, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Rescuers in the central…
Olympic torch begins first-ever spacewalk
In this image taken from TV, the Olympic Torch is carried through a hatch as it is taken on a space walk from the International Space Station (ISS) Saturday Nov.…
Historic items from JFK assassination on display
By DAN SEWELL Lonna McKinley, of the National Museum of the US Air Force, looks through the log for President John F. Kennedy’s Air Force One, rear, Friday, Nov. 8,…
Blatter: Qatar World Cup should be Jan-Feb
FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter listens during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday Nov. 7, 2013. Blatter is saying he has urged Iranian authorities to open the gate on…
One of world’s strongest storms blasts Philippines
By OLIVER TEVES and TERESA CEROJANO A house is engulfed by the storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit Legazpi city, Albay province Friday Nov.8, 2013 about…
Carter says he’s proud of grandson in Ga. gov. run
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY FILE – In this June 19, 2012 file photo, Democratic Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter talks during a news conference for the Carter Center’s election witnessing…