NEW MALI PRESIDENT KEITA SWORN INTO OFFICE
By BABA AHMED Mali’s new president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, is sworn in at an official ceremony in Bamako, Mali, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Keita took the oath of office Wednesday,…
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MEDICAL POT LOOKS TO ‘COLOR INSIDE THE LINES’
By MATT VOLZ FILE – In this April 20, 2013 file photo, members of a crowd numbering tens of thousands smoke marijuana and listen to live music, at the Denver…
A LOOK AT SYRIA DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE WORLD
By The Associated Press In this citizen journalism image provided by The Syrian Revolution against Bashar Assad which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a…
VATICAN RAMPS UP OPPOSITION TO SYRIA STRIKES
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis waves to faithful as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Riccardo De…
REAL ESTATE MOGUL TO GIVE $200M TO U. OF MICHIGAN
By DAVID RUNK FILE – In this July 27, 2012 file photo, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross smiles as he talks to reporters after practice at NFL football training camp…
MEXICO BUS DRIVERS IDLE AFTER ‘REVENGE’ KILLINGS
By RICARDO CHAVEZ In this Aug. 29, 2013 photo, forensic workers examine the scene where a bus driver was allegedly killed by a self-styled “bus driver hunter,” in Ciudad Juarez,…
NY CASE PUTS N-WORD — USE AMONG BLACKS ON TRIAL
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Brandi Johnson, left, and her lawyer, Marjorie M. Sharpe, leave federal court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, after a civil jury awarded $30,000 in punitive…
MICH. LAWMAKERS GIVE FINAL OK TO EXPAND MEDICAID
By DAVID EGGERT Speaker of the House Jase Bolger watches the voting board as the Michigan House of Representatives votes on the Medicaid expansion bill Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 in…