ICY STORM SLAMS SOUTHWEST, SHUTS DOWN NORTH TEXAS
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Icy conditions make for light traffic on the highways in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. As snow and freezing rain blanketed normally sun-swept North Texas, residents accustomed…
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OFFICIALS: ENCOURAGING SIGN FOR 24 STRANDED WHALES
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO Vultures feed off the carcasses of an adult whale and and a calf ,Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at Highland Beach in the Everglades National Park, Fla. Wildlife…
NORMAN ROCKWELL MASTERPIECES AT NYC AUCTION
By ULA ILNYTZKY This undated photo provided by Sotheby’s shows the popular Norman Rockwell masterpiece “Saying Grace,” which is heading for the auction block. It is among seven works by…
AP PHOTOS: EGYPT M– USEUM HURT BY POLITICAL TURMOIL
In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 photo, the solid gold mask of King Tutankhamun is seen in its glass case, in the Egyptian Museum near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.…
ISRAELI PM UNDER FIRE FOR ALLEGED PRICEY EXPENSES
By TIA GOLDENBERG Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reviews the honor guard during an intergovernmental summit with Italian Premier Enrico Letta in Rome, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Netanyahu is on…
ALA. M– USEUM HAS ART FORMERLY DISPLAYED ONLY BY CIA
By JAY REEVES This Nov. 26, 2013 photo shows Jim Griffin, executive director of the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Ala., viewing a new exhibit titled “Shadow Gallery, The…
BALLOONS, SPIRITS SOAR AT NYC THANKSGIVING PARADE
By LARRY NEUMEISTER The Macy’s Parade Snoopy balloon is partially inflated on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 in New York. The characters that glide between Manhattan’s skyscrapers can’t lift off if…
Some Northeast ski resorts open earlier than ever
By LISA RATHKE In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013 photo, a snow gun makes snow at the Sugarbush resort in Warren, Vt. With the Farmers’ Almanac predicting a cold, snowy…