$75 MILLION BLACK HISTORY M– USEUM ENVISIONED IN SC
By BRUCE SMITH Wilbur Johnson, left, the chairman of the board of the International African American Museum, listens as Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr., announces updated plans for the…
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RELATIVE: EGYPTIAN FAMILY REJECTS ISRAEL HONOR
By MARIAM RIZK and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER FILE – In this Monday Sept. 30, 2013 file photo, Irena Steinfeldt, an official at Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, shows a certificate recognizing…
CHEAPSIDE HOARD PUTS 17TH-CENTURY BLING ON DISPLAY
By JILL LAWLESS In this Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 photo, a gilt-brass and enamel clock-watch with alarm and calendar made by Gaultier Ferlite is seen on display in an exhibition…
POLL: NO HEROES IN SHUTDOWN, GOP GETS MOST BLAME
By CALVIN WOODWARD and JENNIFER AGIESTA Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. stands on the Senate steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, during a news…
SEAN PENN SPONSORS 5 HAITIANS FOR NYC MARATHON
By JOHN CARUCCI Sean Penn attends the New York Film Festival premiere of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles…
ATLANTA ZOO REVEALS POSSIBLE NAMES FOR PANDA CUBS
By KATE BRUMBACK FILE – In this July 29, 2013 file photo provided by Zoo Atlanta, twin newborn giant panda cubs lie in a blanket at Zoo Atlanta.Atlanta’s zoo on…
AMERICANS ANXIOUS, IRRITATED AS GOV’T SHUTS DOWN
By DEEPTI HAJELA A sign explaining the closing of the Library of Congress is posted outside the Library of Congress in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Congress plunged the nation…
AUTHORITIES: 5 HIKERS TRAPPED BY COLO. ROCK SLIDE
Colorado State Patrol Trooper Brandon Wilkins tells a driver Monday Sept. 30, 2013, that the road is closed to all non-emergency traffic while emergency response and law enforcement agencies deal…