US-RUSSIA DIFFERENCES IN EYES OF EX-AMBASSADORS
By LYNN BERRY From left, former U.S. Ambassadors to Russia Alexander Vershbow, Thomas Pickering, Jack Matlock, James Collins, John Beyrle and, right side of the table, Vladimir Lukin, former Russian…
The Game Changer
FREEZING WEATHER WIPES OUT GERMAN FLEA CIRCUS
FILE – In this Sept. 14, 2005 file picture Robert Birk director of a German flea circus poses with a special cart with Bavarian flag and one of his fleas…
ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS ATTACK TIMBUKTU IN NORTH MALI
By BABA AHMED and RUKMINI CALLIMACH FILE In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, a Malian soldier walks in Gao, northern Mali. Timbuktu has been hit by a prolonged battle…
STUDY SHOWS SHAKESPEARE AS RUTHLESS BUSINESSMAN
FILE – This is a Monday March 9, 2009 file of a then newly discovered portrait of William Shakespeare, presented by the Shakespeare Birthplace trust, is seen in central London,…
RIVALS PREPARE FOR LEGAL BATTLE OVER ABORTION BANS
By DAVID CRARY FILE – In this April 16, 2012 file photo, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple speaks in Bismarck, N.D. Dalrymple signed legislation on March 26, 2013 that would…
MARKETING STUDIES HELP CRAFT HEALTH OVERHAUL PITCH
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR FILE – In this March 15, 2013, file photo the Senate Minority Leader, Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, points to a 7-foot stack of “Obamacare” regulations to…
UNEASY CALM IN KENYA AFTER COURT RULING ON VOTE
By TOM ODULA and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Supporters of losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga protest in front of riot police guarding the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, March 30, 2013.…
FLA. BREWERS PUSH TO LEGALIZE 64-OUNCE BEER JUGS
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON In this Friday, March 29, 2013 photo, a 32-ounce bottle, known among beer enthusiasts as a growler, is filled at the Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Fla.…