APNEWSBREAK: GAS TRADE GROUP SEEKS FRACKING PROBE
By MICHAEL GORMLEY FILE – In this file photo of Jan. 17, 2013, Yoko Ono, left, and her son Sean Lennon visit a fracking site in Franklin Forks, Pa., during…
Social issues
VETERANS FIGHT CHANGES TO DISABILITY PAYMENTS
By KEVIN FREKING In this March 24, 2013 photo, former Marine Corps Cpl. Marshall Archer, left, a veterans’ liaison for the city of Portland, Maine, speaks to a man on…
BUSINESS, LABOR CLOSE ON DEAL FOR IMMIGRATION BILL
By ERICA WERNER FILE – In this May 17, 2012 file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Big business and major…
MAINE ZUMBA TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY TO PROSTITUTION
By DAVID SHARP FILE – In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Alexis Wright, 30, leaves the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland, Maine, after a hearing in the case of…
CONFEDERATE FLAG AT OLD NC CAPITOL COMING DOWN
By MICHAEL BIESECKER A Confederate flag is seen on display at the old Capitol, which houses the governor’s office and still hosts numerous government events, Thursday, March 28, 2013, in…
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…
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…