Wal-Mart CEO steps down; McMillon is successor
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO FILE – In this June 7, 2013 file photo, Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Wal-Mart International, speaks at the shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. Wal-Mart Stores on…
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Pakistan deploys first domestic drones
By SEBASTIAN ABBOT Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jammat-e-Islami and Tehreek-e-Insaf party, headed by cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, hold up their parties’ flags and chant slogans during a rally…
Fit chic: Gym clothes became fashionable
By MAE ANDERSON This photo provided by Under Armour shows a workout bra by Under Armour. Workout clothes, long relegated to the far end of the closet, are fast becoming…
CONGRESS PLANS TOUGH IRAN SANCTIONS IF DEAL FAILS
By PHILIP ELLIOTT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, visit the media seating area of Kerry’s aircraft as it sits on…
MENINGITIS VICTIMS HOPE FOR MASS. CRIMINAL CHARGES
By DENISE LAVOIE FILE – In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, George Cary speaks at his home with his daughters Heather Andrus, 33, middle, of Howell, Mich., and Jill…
NY CASE SHEDS LIGHT ON METH COOKING IN NORTH KOREA
By TOM HAYS In this Nov. 21, 2013 courtroom art, five men appear in a New York City courtroom accused of plotting to smuggle 100 kilograms of highly potent methamphetamine…
NEW SHIP’S CAPT. KIRK IS — USED TO ‘STAR TREK’ JOKES
By DAVID SHARPFILE – In a Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 file photo, the Navy’s stealthy Zumwalt destroyer is moored at Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine. The skipper of the…
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL FUELS ANGER, JITTERS IN MIDEAST
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. After feverishly trying to derail the international…