TEXAS DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WIFE FOUND DEAD AT HOME
By NOMAAN MERCHANT File- This Jan. 31, 2013 file photo shows David Byrnes, Sheriff of Kaufman County, right, bowing his head as Mike McLelland, District Attorney of Kaufman County answers…
Human rights and civil liberties
APNEWSBREAK: GAS TRADE GROUP SEEKS FRACKING PROBE
By MICHAEL GORMLEY FILE – In this file photo of Jan. 17, 2013, Yoko Ono, left, and her son Sean Lennon visit a fracking site in Franklin Forks, Pa., during…
BUSINESS, LABOR CLOSE ON DEAL FOR IMMIGRATION BILL
By ERICA WERNER FILE – In this May 17, 2012 file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Big business and major…
CONFEDERATE FLAG AT OLD NC CAPITOL COMING DOWN
By MICHAEL BIESECKER A Confederate flag is seen on display at the old Capitol, which houses the governor’s office and still hosts numerous government events, Thursday, March 28, 2013, in…
ARIZONA GUN PROPONENTS LAUNCH FREE GUN PROGRAM
By CRISTINA SILVA Former Tucson, Ariz. mayoral candidate Shaun McClusky poses with a shotgun at Black Weapons Armory in Tucson, Thursday, March 28, 2013. The weapon is similar to those…
ALASKA LAWMAKER APOLOGIZES FOR RACIAL SLUR
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska speaks in Anchorage, Alaska. Young, one of the most senior Republicans in the…
SAFRICA: MANDELA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO TREATMENT
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA FILE – In this June 17, 2010 file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela leaves the chapel after attending the funeral of his great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela…
HIGH COURT SKEPTICAL OF FEDERAL MARRIAGE LAW
By MARK SHERMAN Wyatt Tan, left and Mark Nomadiou, both of New York City, kiss in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, prior to the…