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Voter rights were back on the agenda at the Supreme Court as the nation's top court took up a controversial law that requires stringent proof of citizenship for voter registration.

2013-03-19T05:46:07ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/22/digs_from_winter_storm_another_9f20

The central United States was digging out from a massive winter storm Friday while East Coast residents were preparing for a whopper set to strike over the weekend.

2013-02-22T18:46:42ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/21/Massive_winter_storm_blankets_central_579f

A massive winter storm blanketed much of the central United States Thursday, dumping heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, and even prompting tornado warnings with its high winds.

2013-02-21T22:52:39ZAFP American Editionby Mira Obermantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/21/Americans_frequent_victims_seafood_fraud_06db

Fish sold in the United States is often deliberately mislabeled, making American consumers the unwitting victims of "widespread seafood fraud," according to a report out Thursday.

2013-02-21T21:32:26ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/26/Pro-life_protesters_march_Supreme_Court_f456

Tens of thousands of pro-life supporters converged on the US Supreme Court to protest its landmark decision 40 years ago this week that legalized abortion in America.

2013-01-26T05:21:47ZAFP Global Editionby Robert MacPhersontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/25/Pro-life_protesters_march_Supreme_Court_f456

Tens of thousands of pro-life supporters converged Friday on the US Supreme Court to protest its landmark decision 40 years ago this week that legalized abortion in America.

2013-01-25T23:40:13ZAFP American Editionby Robert MacPhersontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/16/WikiLeaks_suspects_motive_defense_judge_caa0

A US military judge ruled that Bradley Manning's motive for allegedly leaking a huge cache of secret files to WikiLeaks is no defense against the long list of charges he faces.

2013-01-17T03:27:19ZAFP American Editionby Arthur MacMillantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/16/judge_says_WikiLeaks_suspects_motive_1df0

A US military judge on Wednesday ruled that Bradley Manning's motive for allegedly leaking a cache of secret government files to WikiLeaks is no defense against the charges he faces.

2013-01-16T23:16:12ZAFP American Editionby Arthur MacMillantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/08/Judge_reduces_possible_sentence_WikiLeaks_b80f

A US judge reduced the potential sentence for WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning by 112 days because of his harsh treatment at a military jail, where he was held in isolation despite advice from psychiatrists.

2013-01-09T01:54:42ZAFP Global Editionby Chantal Valerytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/03/International_operation_nabs_child_porn_7fa7

An international police operation into child pornography led to the arrest of 245 people and the rescues of 123 children, mostly in the US, the US immigration enforcement agency announced Thursday.

2013-01-03T19:38:37ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/28/Hundreds_Thousands_Westboro_Baptist_Church_e460

Nearly 300,000 people have signed onto a petition in support of designating the Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group. Nearly 300,000 people have signed onto a White House petition in support of designating the Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group, making it the most popular ?We the People? petition to date. The petition was submitted on Friday, December 14, the same day 26 people, including 20 children, died in a shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Westboro responded by announcing it would picket the funerals of the victims. The Topeka, Kansas-based ministry is known for its extreme ideologies and for coining the phrase ?God hates fags.? In 2011, the Supreme Court ruled that the church has the legal right to picket military funerals. Among the reasons the group says it protests the funerals of fallen soldiers is that their deaths are the price America pays for its acceptance of ?the sin of homosexuality.? In August, President Barack Obama signe

2012-12-28T00:00:00ZOn Top MagazineStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/21/Deadly_winter_storm_snarls_holiday_2d54

A deadly winter storm blanketed a huge swath of the United States Friday, grounding flights, turning highways into ice rinks and knocking out power to tens of thousands preparing for the Christmas holiday.

2012-12-21T21:00:28ZAFP American Editionby Mira Obermantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/17/Espinoza_given_green_light_join_85e7

Honduras midfielder Roger Espinoza has been given the green light to join Premier League club Wigan in January after being granted a work permit in the United Kingdom.

2012-12-17T18:16:36ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/12/diplomacy_goes_virtual_with_youth_a393

The United States expanded its e-diplomacy efforts Wednesday with the launch of a video game aimed at helping young people get a better understanding of American language and culture.

2012-12-12T23:00:57ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/12/Manning_court_idealist_emotionally_unstable_2356

Who is the real Bradley Manning: a fragile and unstable being, with suicidal tendencies, or a man of conscience, aware of his actions and determined to make his mark in the world?

2012-12-12T22:22:49ZAFP American Editionby Celia Sampoltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/11/WikiLeaks_suspect_treated_like_zoo_b093

In his final plea to have charges dropped against WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning, a defense lawyer Tuesday compared his harsh detention conditions to those of a "zoo animal."

2012-12-11T23:02:17ZAFP American Editionby Chantal Valerytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/07/attempt_punish_WikiLeaks_suspect_Manning_b816

Another of the military officials who oversaw WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning's detention at a Virginia military prison testified Friday that he was kept on suicide watch for his own protection, never to "punish" him.

2012-12-07T22:54:42ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/07/Manning_held_solitary_protection_prison_4809

WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning was placed in solitary confinement at a military jail to protect him from attacks by "patriotic" inmates, the Marine brig commander said.

2012-12-07T10:28:01ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/06/Manning_held_solitary_protection_prison_0325

WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning was placed in solitary confinement in a military prison to protect him from possible attacks from "patriotic" inmates, the Marine brig commander said Thursday.

2012-12-06T22:00:08ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/05/Director_Jackson_defends_Hobbit_trilogy_0bcc

"The Hobbit" may be a shortish book about diminutive heroes, but Peter Jackson on Wednesday said he was right to elongate the children's story into no less than three epic movies.

2012-12-06T02:56:05ZAFP Global Editionby Sebastian Smith