Montana, feds to seek damages from Exxon spill
By MATTHEW BROWN RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT NAME OF REFINERY – FILE – In this July,10, 2011 file photo, oil-fouled islands and a sheen on the water are seen downstream of…
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Ex-NYC Mayor Dinkins hospitalized with pneumonia
FILE- In this Aug. 11, 2011 file photo, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins comments as he arrives for the funeral of former Gov. Hugh Carey at St. Patrick’s…
Manning says gender ID dispute could go to court
By DAVID DISHNEAU FILE – In this July 30, 2013, file photo, Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, then-Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md.,…
Court blocks ruling on NY police stop-frisk policy
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and COLLEEN LONG FILE – In this Aug. 13, 2013 file photo, police officers take a report from a woman who had her phone stolen in the…
Children rescued after bus topples into Kan. creek
By ROXANA HEGEMAN This image provided by KAKE-TV shows a school bus after it toppled into a creek, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 in Douglass, Kan. Ten Kansas children and a…
Asia stocks muted on prospect Fed to trim stimulus
By KAY JOHNSON A man walks past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Asian stocks rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time…
Indonesia summons Aussie ambassador over spy claim
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Security officers stand guard at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Australia’s ambassador met with Indonesian government officials who summoned him…
US woman questions ticket for wearing Google Glass
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD This undated photo released courtesy Cecilia Abadie shows Cecilia Abadie a software developer from Temecula, Calif., during a presentation. Abadie was pulled over for speeding on Tuesday…