US, Afghans work toward agreement on night raids
By KATHY GANNON and AMIR SHAH An Afghan policeman stands at attention as his commander passes by at a checkpoint overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Security in the…
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Judge rejects conservatorship for Casey Kasem
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY FILE – In this Oct. 27, 2003 file photo, Casey Kasem poses for photographers after receiving the Radio Icon award during The 2003 Radio Music Awards in…
JPMorgan, government finalizes deal
By PETE YOST and MARCY GORDON FILE – The JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo is displayed at their headquarters in New York, in this Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, file photo.…
US Vice-President praises Panama cooperation
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, smiles as he stands next to Panama’s President Ricardo Martinelli after a meeting at the presidential palace in Panama City, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013.…
Listeria victims’ families meeting with farmers
File- This Sept. 26, 2013 file photo shows Ryan Jensen, 33, front, and brother Eric Jensen, 37, leaving the federal courthouse in Denver. The two Colorado cantaloupe farmers who pleaded…
IKEA execs detained over snooping allegations
By LORI HINNANT FILE – In this Sunday July 12, 2009, file photo, customers are seen at the entrance of an IKEA store in Plaisir, France. Officials say senior executives…
Beagle’s nose predicts few US polar bear cubs
By DAN SEWELL FILE – In an Oct. 28, 2013 file photo, Elvis, a 2-year-old beagle, sniffs polar bear protein samples at Iron Heart Performance Dog Center in Shawnee, Kan.…
‘Apocalyptic’ storm floods Sardinia, 17 dead
By NICOLE WINFIELD Two tankers are battered by gale winds while at the roadstead in the rough waters of the Gulf of Cagliari, Sardinia, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. A violent…