NYC COUNCIL VOTES TO MAKE TOBACCO-BUYING AGE 21
By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE PEARSON FILE- In this March 18, 2013 file photo, cigarette packs are displayed at a convenience store in New York. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013,…
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NKOREA DEFECTOR TESTIFIES AT UN RIGHTS PROBE IN US
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Jin hye Jo wipes a tear as she testifies during a hearing of the United Nations mandated Commission of Inquiry about the human rights situation in the…
SHARPTON, BARNEYS NY CEO DISCUSS RACIAL PROFILING
By KAREN MATTHEWS The Rev. Al Sharpton, left, meets with Mark Lee, center, CEO of Barneys New York, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at the National Action Headquarters in New York…
ARGENTINE SUPREME COURT APPROVES TV MEDIA LIMITS
By MICHAEL WARREN A man walks by a mural depicting Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez, holding a frame over the image of a man with a Clarin newspaper logo on the…
SENATORS BICKER OVER STATE STAND YOUR GROUND LAWS
By LAURIE KELLMAN Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on so-called “stand your ground…
EGYPT JUDGES RESIGN FROM TRIAL OF ISLAMIST LEADERS
By MAGGIE MICHAEL FILE – In this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 file photo, newly elected leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie stands in front of the group’s logo during…
WHITE COUP PLOTTERS IN SAFRICA GET 5 TO 35 YEARS
By CARLEY PETESCH Accused member of Afrikaner extremist group Boeremag Tom Voster, front, and co-accused Andre du Toit, left, go down to the holding cells after their sentencing at High…
FED JUDGE: TEXAS ABORTION LIMITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By CHRIS TOMLINSON File – In this July 9, 2013 file photo, opponents and supporters of an abortion bill hold signs near a news conference outside the Texas Capitol, in…