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…
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Driving out jihadis, Syrian Kurds carve out zone
By BASSEM MROUE FILE – In this Sunday, March. 3, 2013 file photo, A Kurdish female member of the Popular Protection Units stands guard at a check point near the…
Toronto mayor threatens to sue former aides
By ROB GILLIES Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, left, confronts Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong at City Council in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Almost every member of Toronto’s City Council stood…
Mass burial held in Philippine city hit by typhoon
By OLIVER TEVES and KRISTEN GELINEAU Workers arrange body bags at a mass burial site at the Basper public cemetery in Tacloban, Leyte province, central Philippines on Thursday, Nov. 14,…
Tribal dispute puts Alaska village in limbo
In this 2006 photo provided by the State of Alaska Department of Commerce, wooden boards connect houses in Newtok, Alaska. The flood-prone village of Newtok near Alaska’s storm-battered coast is…
US envoy was inspired by South African struggle
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2013, US Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard is photographed during an interview with a local newspaper in Pretroia, South Africa.…
Over 100 dead as typhoon slams central Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Tacloban Airport is covered by debris after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit Tacloban city, in Leyte province in central Philippines, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Rescuers in the central…
New leadership style coming to NYC City Hall
By JONATHAN LEMIRE In this combination of two file photos, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and incumbent NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio are shown. Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio…