NYC stop-frisk ruling halted by appeals court
By COLLEEN LONG and LARRY NEUMEISTER ILE- In this Friday, May 17, 2013, file photo, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New…
Municipal governments
Largest camp for Syrian refugees becoming a city
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, photo, Syrian refugees build a makeshift house at the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan.…
Toronto mayor says he won’t resign
By ROB GILLIES Toronto Mayor Rob Ford tells to the media to get off his property as he leaves his home in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. A judge…
Israeli city divided by religion after close vote
By ARON HELLER In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, photo, Israeli secular and moderate religious residents of Beit Shemesh protest during a demonstration demanding a new vote in the mayoral…
NYC COUNCIL VOTES TO MAKE TOBACCO-BUYING AGE 21
By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE PEARSON FILE- In this March 18, 2013 file photo, cigarette packs are displayed at a convenience store in New York. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013,…
CHEMICAL WEAPONS INSPECTORS IN SYRIA MISS DEADLINE
By MIKE CORDER and RYAN LUCAS U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, center right, and Deputy Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrive to a hotel surrounded by security Monday, Oct. 28,…
CLINTON: IDEOLOGUES RELIABLE GOP VOTERS
By PHILIP ELLIOTT Former President Bill Clinton prepares to speak at a campaign event, “Putting Jobs First”, for Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, left, in Dale City, Va.,…
POLICE CHASE GUNMAN, HOSTAGES ACROSS MOJAVE DESERT
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD This undated photo provided by the Ridgecrest, Calif. police shows Sergio Munoz. Ridgecrest police have identified Munoz, 39, as the gunman who fatally shot a woman, injured…