US reporter held by Venezuelan authorities
By JOSHUA GOODMAN This undated photo provided by Miami Herald Andean Bureau Chief Jim Wyss, via The Miami Herald, shows Jim Wyss. Wyss was detained by Venezuelan authorities while reporting…
Law and order
Local fight with Mexican cartel a small victory
By KATHERINE CORCORAN In this Nov. 5 photo, armed men from to a self-defense group create a checkpoint in the town of Las Colonias, Mexico. Several communities have created their…
Prosecutor gives closing in Utah doctor’s trial
By PAUL FOY Martin MacNeill listens to Gypsy Willis testify during his murder trial in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah Thursday Nov. 7, 2013. MacNeill is charged with murder…
Palestinians: Israel only suspect in Arafat death
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH A Palestinian child works at a shop across from a poster of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of…
Lawyers wrapping case in Detroit bankruptcy trial
FILE – This Sept. 19, 2013, file photo, shows the city of Detroit from midtown. Testimony has ended in a trial to determine whether Detroit is eligible to slash billions…
Indictment: NY boat pilot drunk in deadly crash
By JIM FITZGERALD FILE – This Sunday, July 28, 2013, file photo provided by the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office shows Jojo John. The Rockland County district attorney’s office said Thursday,…
Lawyer: MLB pursued Alex Rodriguez ‘at all costs’
FILE – In this Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez arrives at the offices of Major League Baseball in New York. Attorneys for Rodriguez will appear…
Judge won’t stop condemned Ohio killer’s execution
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS In this undated photo released by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Ronald Phillips. Phillips, a death row inmate who raped and killed his girlfriend’s…