NC REPUBLICANS VOW TO FIGHT US DOJ OVER VOTER LAWS
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and PETE YOST FILE – In a June 30, 1982 file photo, President Ronald Reagan signs an expansion of the 1965 Voting Rights Bill during a ceremony…
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SOMALIS FEAR YOUTHS LEAVING US FOR TERROR GROUP
By STEVE KARNOWSKI In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, a young Somali boy accompanies his mother who covers her head to avoid being photographed by the high rise…
SPOTLIGHT ON CORRUPTION AT ILLINOIS SENTENCING
By MICHAEL TARM Former Cook County Commissioner William Beavers speaks at a news conference after being sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in a Chicago federal courtroom. Beavers, 78, was…
CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY SURROUND NAVY SEX CASE
By BRIAN WITTE FILE – July, 24, 2013 file photos provided by the U.S. Navy Football team, show, from the left, Midshipman Tra’ves Bush, Midshipman Eric Graham and Midshipman Josh…
CHINA TRIES EX-BANKER WITH MANY HOMES ON ID FAKERY
Gong Ai’ai, center, a former vice president of a local rural bank, is handcuffed and held by police officers as she stands trial for forgery of identities in Jingbian County…
LAWYER: PERFORMER HARRIS TO DENY UK SEX CHARGES
Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, center, leaves Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Harris faces nine counts of indecent assault on victims aged 14 and 15 and four…
CHINESE POLITICIAN BO XILAI GETS LIFE SENTENCE
By DIDI TANG and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN In this photo released by the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, fallen politician Bo Xilai, center, is handcuffed and held by police officers as he…
TRAFFICKING CASE AGAINST SAUDI PRINCESS DISMISSED
By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON Meshael Alayban, 42, sits in court during her arraignment in a Santa Ana court on Friday Sept. 20, 2013. Prosecutors on Friday dropped a human-trafficking case…