International court summit debates Africa issues
By MIKE CORDER FILE – A Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 photo from files showing Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto, right, awaiting the start of his trial in the courtroom of…
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Thai court ruling deals new blow to government
By THANYARAT DOKSONE Riot policemen stand guard as an anti-government protester waves a Thai national flag in front of Constitutional Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. The top…
Mo. Supreme Court denies Franklin’s appeal
By JIM SALTER FILE – In this Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, file photo, Joseph Paul Franklin sits in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court where jury selection was set to begin…
150 years later, Lincoln’s speech long remembered
BY MARK SCOLFORO James Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, stands before a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg…
White mayor, black wife: NYC shatters an image
By JESSE WASHINGTON FILE – In this Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 file photo, New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio embraces his son Dante, left, daughter Chiara, second left,…
Brother of ex-strongman elected Maldives president
By HUSSAIN SINAN An election official counts votes in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. The Maldives is under scrutiny after failing to elect a president in three attempts since…
Prosecutors argue against Jerry Sandusky appeal
By MARK SCOLFORO FILE – In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, is taken from the Centre County Courthouse by…
Audio of Pa. town attack played at hearing
FILE – In this May 22, 2013 file photo, Rockne Newell talks about his discussions with Ross Township over junk on his property in Ross Township, Pa.. Newell, a man…