US MILITARY EVACUATES EMBASSY PERSONNEL FROM YEMEN
By DEB RIECHMANN and LOLITA C. BALDOR FILE – In this Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013 file photo, a Yemeni soldier stops a car at a checkpoint in a street leading…
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SCIENTISTS TO SERVE LAB-MADE BURGER FROM COW CELLS
Mark Post, developer of the stem cell burger, poses before the first public tasting, in London, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. For hamburgers that cost more than $300,000 to produce, you…
WILL FAST-FOOD PROTESTS SPUR HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE?
By SHARON COHEN Fast-food worker Michelle Osborn, 23, of Flint, Mich. shouts out chants as she and a few dozen others strike outside of a McDonald’s restaurant on Wednesday, July…
TOP US OFFICIALS MEET TO DISCUSS EMBASSY THREAT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. officials met Saturday to review the threat of a terrorist attack that led to the weekend closure of 21 U.S. embassies and consulates in the…
‘DARK KNIGHT RETURNS’ NO. 2 COVER SELLS FOR $478K
This image provided by Heritage Auctions on July 2, 2013 shows the original art drawn by writer/artist Frank Miller for the cover to “The Dark Knight Returns” No. 2. The…
SAME-SEX MARRIAGES BEGIN IN RHODE ISLAND
By DAVID KLEPPER Gary McDowell, left, and Zachary Marcus, both of Providence, R.I., display their newly obtained marriage certificate at City Hall, in Providence, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 Gay marriage…
DENVER HOTEL OFFERS POP-UP INFLATABLE ROOM
By CATHERINE TSAI A hotel room made of aluminum and inflated vinyl is held aloft by a van-mounted scissor lift, on promotional display in a parking lot in downtown Denver,…
RALPH NADER’S NEW CA– USE: TORT LAW M– USEUM IN CONN.
By STEPHEN SINGER FILE – In this April 27, 2008 file photo, Ralph Nader speaks to supporters as he campaigns for his 2008 independent presidential bid in Waterbury, Conn. Nader is…