ZURICH SAYS NO ‘UNDUE PRESSURE’ IN CFO’S SUICIDE
By JOHN HEILPRIN FILE – In this May 2, 2013 file photo then chairman of the Zurich Insurance Group Josef Ackermann and colleague of CFO Pierre Wauthier who committed suicide…
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BIDEN: WHOLE NATION LOOKING TO VIRGINIA GOV’S RACE
By PHILIP ELLIOTT and JOSH LEDERMAN Vice President Joe Biden, center, accompanied by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., left, speaks at a campaign event for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe,…
GOP internal divide plays out in Alabama campaign
By BILL BARROW This combination made from file photos shows former two-year college chancellor Bradley Byrne, left, and Orange Beach businessman Dean Young. The Republican primary in the 1st Congressional…
Scientists oppose logging bills in Congress
By SCOTT SONNER RENO, Nev. (AP) — More than 200 biologists, ecologists and other scientists are urging Congress to defeat legislation they say would destroy critical wildlife habitat by setting…
Mexico nears junk food tax, sets anti-obesity plan
By MARK STEVENSON Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks during the unveiling of Mexico’s strategy to combat diabetes and obesity in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)…
Montana, feds to seek damages from Exxon spill
By MATTHEW BROWN RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT NAME OF REFINERY – FILE – In this July,10, 2011 file photo, oil-fouled islands and a sheen on the water are seen downstream of…
Congress governs self under ‘Obamacare’
By LAURIE KELLMAN FILE – In this Oct. 28, 2013, file screenshot, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ main landing web page for HealthCare.gov. Members of Congress are…
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…