US envoy was inspired by South African struggle
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2013, US Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard is photographed during an interview with a local newspaper in Pretroia, South Africa.…
Social affairs
One by one, pope greets hundreds in wheelchairs
Pope Francis blesses a faithful at the end of his meeting with volunteers of the UNITALSI (Italian National Transport Union of ill to Lourdes and International Sanctuaries), in the Paul…
Maldivians finally vote to elect new president
By HUSSAIN SINAN A Maldivian woman casts her vote in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. After two months of political bickering and repeated failure to hold an election, Maldives…
Regulation gives parity for mental health coverage
By KEVIN FREKING Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, right, thanks Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, after Sebelius announced easier access to mental health care during the…
Historic items from JFK assassination on display
By DAN SEWELL Lonna McKinley, of the National Museum of the US Air Force, looks through the log for President John F. Kennedy’s Air Force One, rear, Friday, Nov. 8,…
Q&A: More lenient lice policies bug some parents
By JENNIFER C. KERRY Over the counter products for controlling head lice are photographed in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head…
NYC mayor says he hopes successor is ‘even better’
By KAREN MATTHEWSNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that he hopes the administration of his successor, Bill de Blasio, “is even better” than his…
Protesters call for justice after porch killing
In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 photo, Charles Hannah lights Theresa Walker’s candle, left, at a candlelight vigil for Renisha McBride in the front of the home where she was…