MASS KIDNAP, KILLING SHAKES IMAGE OF MEXICO CITY
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON FILE – In this file photo composite of images taken from flyers made by relatives showing 10 of at least 12 young people who were kidnapped…
Local governments
SAN DIEGO MAYOR AGREES TO RESIGN
By JULIE WATSON and ELLIOT SPAGAT San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks after agreeing to resign at a city council meeting Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in San Diego. Filner agreed…
SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS TO WEIGH MAYORAL AGREEMENT
By JULIE WATSON Greg Timms, left, signs a petition to recall San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, alongside Tana Piontek, right, at a stand set up in the parking lot of…
LAWMAKERS OK NYPD WATCHDOG, OVERRIDING VETOES
By JENNIFER PELTZ New York City council speaker Christine Quinn is joined by councilman Donovan Richards as she speaks to reporters, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York…
MAYOR: NEW NYPD OVERSIGHT JEOPARDIZES CITY SAFETY
By JENNIFER PELTZ Supporters of the NYPD Oversight override vote demonstrate on the steps of City Hall Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York City council members say…
NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE IN COURT OVER PROTEST ARREST
By JENNIFER PELTZ FILE – In this July 10, 2013 file photo, New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio speaks to reporters outside of a police precinct in New…
CREDITORS FILE OBJECTIONS TO DETROIT BANKRUPTCY
By COREY WILLIAMS Mike Zielinkski leads protesters at a rally outside federal court in Detroit Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. Deadline day arrived Monday for creditors to oppose Detroit’s request for…
CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO PUSH SEATTLE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP FILE — In this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo, Seattle police officers take Caroline Durocher, center, into custody after Durocher sat in a downtown intersection during…