NEW MEXICO BOY, 12, SHOOTS 2 CLASSMATES AT SCHOOL
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS A woman hugs a student at a staging ground set up at the Roswell Mall following a shooting at Berrendo Middle School, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in…
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AFTER 5 DAYS, W.VA.’S WATER CRISIS NEARS ITS END
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Workers at Freedom Industries continue through the night to empty storage tanks of chemicals into tanker trucks at it’s plant in Charleston, Va., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014.…
NEW NYC MAYOR SEEKS TO ADVANCE LIBERAL AGENDA
By JONATHAN LEMIRE FILE – In this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, William Bratton, left, speaks while New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio looks on during a news conference in…
TERRY MCAULIFFE TAKES OATH AS VA.’S 72ND GOVERNOR
By LARRY O’DELL Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe delivers his inaugural address during ceremonies at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. McAuliffe was sworn in Saturday as the…
CHRISTIE FACES POLITICAL FALLOUT OVER TRAFFIC JAM
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and STEVE PEOPLES FILE – In this Dec. 19, 2013 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Trenton, N.J. A day after revelations that…
PLENTY OF UNKNOWNS IN HOW TO IMPEACH ARK. LT. GOV.
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr is interviewed at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Darr said he won’t resign over ethics violations tied to…
KY. LAWMAKER FIRES GUN IN OFFICE, CALLS IT MISTAKE
By BRUCE SCHREINER FILE – In this Feb. 28, 2012 file photo, Kentucky House Rep. Leslie Combs, D-Pikeville, questions Morehead State University President Wayne Andrews during a session of the…
NY SET TO ALLOW LIMITED — USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN File-This June 4, 2013 file photo shows New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaking about his Women’s Equality Act during a news conference in the Red Room at…