Court blocks ruling on NY police stop-frisk policy
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and COLLEEN LONG FILE – In this Aug. 13, 2013 file photo, police officers take a report from a woman who had her phone stolen in the…
Human rights and civil liberties
Ruling halts abortions at third of Texas’ clinics
By CHRIS TOMLINSON FILE – In this July 15, 2013 file photo, two signs that read “Who Lobbied For This?” and “We Need Healthcare Options, Not Obstacles” are held by…
Mali’s coup leader summoned by judiciary
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI FILE – In this March 31, 2012 file photo, junta leader Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo speaks to journalists at his headquarters in the Kati military camp, just…
Snowden seeks world’s help against US charges
By GEIR MOULSON and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Opposition Greens lawmaker Hans-Christian Stroebele, shows a letter to the media, he claims he received from Edward Snowden, prior to a press conference in…
Calif. judge decides to send boy to state lockup
By LINDA DEUTSCH FILE – In this Oct. 22, 2010 file photo, Jeff Hall holds a neo Nazi flag while standing at Sycamore Highlands Park near his home in Riverside,…
NYC COUNCIL VOTES TO MAKE TOBACCO-BUYING AGE 21
By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE PEARSON FILE- In this March 18, 2013 file photo, cigarette packs are displayed at a convenience store in New York. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013,…
NKOREA DEFECTOR TESTIFIES AT UN RIGHTS PROBE IN US
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Jin hye Jo wipes a tear as she testifies during a hearing of the United Nations mandated Commission of Inquiry about the human rights situation in the…
SHARPTON, BARNEYS NY CEO DISCUSS RACIAL PROFILING
By KAREN MATTHEWS The Rev. Al Sharpton, left, meets with Mark Lee, center, CEO of Barneys New York, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at the National Action Headquarters in New York…