Egypt: Fears replace Christians’ high expectations
By HAMZA HENDAWI In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 photo, Coptic monks and altar boys worship in Mar Girgis, or St. George, Monastery, south of the ancient city of Luxor,…
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How kids helped buy a copy of Gettysburg Address
By KERRY LESTER In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 photo, school groups and visitors view Illinois’ copy of the Gettysburg Address at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library, in…
Showdown brews over Sri Lankan civil war inquiry
By KATY DAIGLE British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, talks with other leaders during a retreat at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, Nov.…
Birds of prey seize the day in battle with gulls
By GILLIAN FLACCUS In this Oct. 28, 2013 photo, Mia, a 5-year-old Harris hawk eats a bit of meat after working at the Olinda Alpha landfill in Brea, Calif. The…
Texas county adopts policy to protect LGBT inmates
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia listens to questions during a news conference in Houston. Garcia has adopted a…
Should students learn cursive? Some states say yes
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Jaeden Alvarez practices cursive writing at Cleveland K-6 School, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. In years gone by, penmanship helped distinguish the literate from…
US mobility for young adults falls to 50-year low
By HOPE YEN Jeremy Bills works at his job as associate director at the Nashville Education Community and Arts Television office on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. Bills,…
Attacks against Shiites in Iraq kill at least 41
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Iraqi Shiite faithful worshippers re-enact the seventh century battle of Karbala during the festival of Ashoura in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday,…