US SAYS SYRIAN CHEMICAL ATTACK KILLED 1,429
By DAVID ESPO and ELAINE GANLEY Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Kerry said the U.S.…
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GOV’T REAFFIRMS IT WILL SELL EX-LAB ISLAND OFF NY
FILE – In this Oct. 6, 2013 file photo, Adrienne Esposito, director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, walks to the top of an old battery, previously used for defense,…
CORRECTION: CHURCH BOMBING DAD-PRISON STORY
By JAY REEVES FILE – In this 2005 file photo, former Jefferson County Commissioner Chris McNair reacts outside of the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., after being…
UK PRIME MINISTER CAMERON LOSES SYRIA WAR VOTE
By RAPHAEL SATTER and GREGORY KATZ In this image taken from video, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, centre, speaks during a debate on Syria, in Britain’s parliament, London, Thursday August…
OBAMA OFFERS NEW GUN CONTROL STEPS
By JOSH LEDERMAN FILE – In this April 17, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama puts his arm around former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords before speaking in the Rose Garden…
BOOKER: NJ RIVAL’S COMMENT ON SEXUALITY ‘BIGOTED’
By KATIE ZEZIMA FILE – This Aug. 13, 2013 file photo shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan making his victory speech after defeating Alieta Eck for the nomination in…
LONG-RANGE SHUTDOWN OF VT. NUKE PLANT CREATES STIR
By The Associated Press Entergy Wholesale Commodities president Bill Mohl speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, in Brattleboro, Vt., to announce the closing of the Vermont Yankee…
DEMOCRATS SPAR OVER DELAYING CALIF. PRISON ORDER
By DON THOMPSON State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, foreground, disusses the cost of Senate Democrats’ proposal to reduce prison crowding compared to one proposed by the Governor,…