OHIO TEENS GUILTY OF RAPE, FACE YEAR-PLUS IN JAIL
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Ma’lik Richmond, 16, top, hugs his mother Daphne Birden, after closing arguments were made on the fourth day of the juvenile trial he and co-defendant Trent Mays,…
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SLOW CHANGES: A STROLL THROUGH 4 PAPACIES
By VICTOR L. SIMPSON FILE – In this March 12, 1939 file photo, Pope Pius XII is being borne on his portable throne, the Sedia gestatoria, on his way to…
COLO LEGISLATURE OKS EXPANSION OF FIREARMS CHECKS
By KRISTEN WYATT and IVAN MORENO Colorado State Representative Rhonda Fields, speaks to a colleague during a debate period for a gun control bill which she sponsored, inside the Colorado…
AP EXCLUSIVE: FBI SAYS FED AGENT KILLING JUSTIFIED
By GREG RISLING FILE – This Feb. 2012 file photo shows a Police officer entering the Federal Building in Long Beach, Calif. , after reports of shots fired. An FBI…
HO– USE PASSES GOP BILL TO STREAMLINE JOB TRAINING
By JIM ABRAMS House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, makes a “zero” gesture as he speaks with reporters about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14,…
VENEZUELA’S OPPOSITION GROUND DOWN BY CHAVISTAS
By FRANK BAJAK Opposition leader Henrique Capriles holds a copy of the constitution as he speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Capriles registered his…
MD. POISED TO BE 18TH STATE TO BAN DEATH PENALTY
By MICHELLE JANAYE NEALY and BRIAN WITTE FILE – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley attends the National Governors Association 2013 Winter Meeting in Washington, in this Feb. 24, 2013 file photo.…
LATIN AMERICA SEES CHANGE UNDER REGION’S 1ST POPE
By KATHERINE CORCORAN Faithful react after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires’ Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March…