POPE’S FOOT-WASHING FINAL BLOW FOR TRADITIONALISTS
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis, right, looks up to the Crucifix during the Passion of Christ Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, March 29, 2013. Pope Francis…
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ARIZONA GUN PROPONENTS LAUNCH FREE GUN PROGRAM
By CRISTINA SILVA Former Tucson, Ariz. mayoral candidate Shaun McClusky poses with a shotgun at Black Weapons Armory in Tucson, Thursday, March 28, 2013. The weapon is similar to those…
ALASKA LAWMAKER APOLOGIZES FOR RACIAL SLUR
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska speaks in Anchorage, Alaska. Young, one of the most senior Republicans in the…
AP INTERVIEW: EGYPT SAYS IRANIAN POSE NO RISK
By MARIAM EZZAT Egypt’s minister of tourism, Hesham Zaazoua, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, March 28, 2013. Egypt’s tourism minister…
BUDGET CUTS BORDER SECURITY, IMMIGRANT DETENTION
By CRISTINA SILVA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN FILE – In this Jan. 3, 2013 file photo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton speaks during a news conference at…
SAFRICA: MANDELA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO TREATMENT
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA FILE – In this June 17, 2010 file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela leaves the chapel after attending the funeral of his great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela…
MCCAIN, OTHER US SENATORS TOUR MEXICO BORDER
By CRISTINA SILVA U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tour the Nogales port of entry during their tour of the Mexico border with the United…
HIGH COURT SKEPTICAL OF FEDERAL MARRIAGE LAW
By MARK SHERMAN Wyatt Tan, left and Mark Nomadiou, both of New York City, kiss in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, prior to the…