A look at Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama awards country music legend Loretta Lynn with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, during a ceremony in the East Room…
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Search-and-rescue continues after Fla. jet crash
By KELLI KENNEDY and JENNIFER KAY Wreckage of the plane that crashed off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is brought aboard a Coast Guard boat Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013,…
Israel, Gulf in ‘strange alliance’ against Iran
By BRIAN MURPHY FILE-In this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is greeted by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud,…
Lawrence is Hollywood’s modern everywoman
By JESSICA HERNDON This Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 shows US actress Jennifer Lawrence during the France premiere of the movie, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” at Rex Cinema in Paris,…
‘Real Housewives’ stars plead not guilty
FILE – In this July 30, 2013 file photo, “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice, left, and his wife, Teresa Giudice, of Montville Township, N.J., walk…
Rupert Murdoch, wife reach divorce deal in NYC
By JENNIFER PELTZ FILE- In this Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, file photo, Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendi arrive at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles. As…
1 year down: American walking from Africa to Chile
By JASON STRAZIUSO In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 and released by the National Geographic Society on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, journalist Paul Salopek walks across the Afar…
Hot cars at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show
By The Associated Press Matthias Müller, President of the Executive Board, Porsche AG introduces the new Porsche Macan Turbo at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov.…