MEXICO PROSECUTORS APPEAL DRUG LORD’S RELEASE
The undated file photo distributed by the Mexican government shows Rafael Caro Quintero, considered the grandfather of Mexican drug trafficking. A Mexican court has ordered the release of Caro Quintero…
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OBAMA WARNS GOP AGAINST SHUTTING DOWN GOV’T
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama smiles as he listens to a question during a town hall meeting at Binghamton University, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in Vestal, N.Y., where he…
SUSPECTS FACE JUDGE IN ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL COPS
By KEN RITTER This image provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows David Allen Brutsche, 42, who was arrested on domestic terrorism charges in Las Vegas. A four-month…
IOWA HIGH COURT BACKS TERMINATION OF U. IOWA DEAN
By RYAN J. FOLEY File – In this combination of undated file photos provided by The University of Iowa is Iowa President Sally Mason, left, and Phillip Jones, former dean…
NM CLERK ORDERED TO GIVE GAY MARRIAGE LICENSES
Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins announces that his office is now issuing marriage licenses to same-gender couples, a first in the state’s history, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013 in Las…
OHIO CLASSROOM BRAWL MOM: OTHER TEEN STARTED FIGHT
By AMANDA LEE MYERS This Feb. 7, 2013 booking photo provided by the Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriffs office shows Precious Allen. Testimony Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in the trial of…
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…
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.…