Tiananmen leader denied in bid to return to China
FILE – In this June 4, 2012 file photo, former student leader in the Tiananmen protests of 1989, Wu’er Kaixi, speaks to media before addressing hundreds of people attending a…
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School superintendent charged in rape case inquiry
By THOMAS SHEERAN Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announces indictments against four additional people in relation to the 2012 rape of a high school student, on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013…
Thanksgiving-Hanukkah overlap spurs thanks, angst
By JEFF KAROUB Second-grader Talia Begres, 7, works on creating a menurkey, a paper-and-paint mashup of a menorah and turkey at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov.…
Easing of Iran sanctions could start in December
By JOHN-THOR In this photo released by the Iranian Students News Agency, ISNA, Iranians hold posters of President Hassan Rouhani as they welcome Iranian nuclear negotiators upon their arrival from…
Clashes in Libyan city of Benghazi kill 9
By ESAM MOHAMED A Libyan woman waves a Libyan flag to support the new national army and the police corps during a protest in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.…
Q&A: Jeffrey Wright considers his career choices
By JESSICA HERNDON In this Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 photo, Jeffrey Wright, a cast member in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” poses for a portrait at the Four Seasons Hotel…
China to invest in Romanian nuclear, wind power
China’s Premier Li Keqiang, right, walks next to the Prime Minister of Romania Victor Ponta, left, upon arriving at the Henri Coanda airport, outside Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013.…
Wal-Mart CEO steps down; McMillon is successor
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO FILE – In this June 7, 2013 file photo, Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Wal-Mart International, speaks at the shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. Wal-Mart Stores on…