TOURISTS, RESIDENTS FLEE HUGE FIRE NEAR YOSEMITE
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, the Rim Fire burns near Yosemite National Park, Calif. The wildfire outside Yosemite National Park — one…
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SANCTIONS BITING BUT IRAN NOT BUDGING
By MARJORIE OLSTER FILE – In this Aug. 15, 2013, file photo, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during the debate on the proposed Cabinet at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran.…
RADIOACTIVE GROUNDWATER AT FUKUSHIMA NEARS PACIFIC
By MARI YAMAGUCHI In this photo provided by Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), NRA commissioners inspect storage tanks used to contain radioactive water at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, operated…
CHINESE CITIZENS MOVEMENT LEADER ARRESTED
By GILLIAN WONG FILE – In this July 17, 2009 file photo, legal scholar Xu Zhiyong, center, walks past Chinese lawyers, Jiang Tianyong, right, and Yang Huiwen, second left, after…
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…
MICROSOFT SAYS CEO BALLMER TO RETIRE IN 12 MONTHS
By BREE FOWLER and BARBARA ORTUTAY FILE – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at a Microsoft event in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Ballmer, who helped build Microsoft into…
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…
DEPARTING FBI CHIEF WORRIES ABOUT AIRBORNE TERROR
By PETE YOST Outgoing FBI director Robert Mueller speaks during an interview at FBI headquarters on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, in Washington. The nature of terrorism has changed in Robert…