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Zodiac commando boats arrive at the rear of the French luxury yacht Le Ponant, whose crew were held hostage by pirates. The French navy frigate Le Commandant Bouan is seen in the background, off Somalia's coast in April 2008.

EU Court Orders France To Compensate Somali Pirates

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that pirates, who hijacked two French vessels, should get up to 7,000 euros each because of a delay in producing them before a judge.

Killing Of Unarmed Black Man By White Officer Sparks Protests In Arizona

Phoenix Police say a police officer shot the man during a struggle. Police say an officer saw the man reach into his pocket for something. Rumain Brisbon was killed in front of his wife and children.

Anthony Keels, bar manager at Verbena in San Francisco, Calif., serves up a cocktail made with barrel-aged, dark gin. Keels calls this gin a game-changer.

It's Brown, It's Barrel-Aged, It's ... Gin?

Barrel-aged gin resembles young whisky in color and flavor. It's quickly becoming the new darling of distillers and craft bartenders across the U.S.

Ashton Carter, at a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on March 18, 2013. He was the deputy defense secretary at the time.

Obama Taps Ashton Carter As Defense Secretary Nominee

Carter, a former No. 2 at the Pentagon, would succeed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. If confirmed, he will be President Obama's fourth defense secretary.

Emmanuel Wimers, a City Heights McDonald's worker, at a rally to push for higher wages for fast food workers, Dec. 4, 2014.

San Diego Fast-Food Workers Rally For $15 An Hour

McDonald's released a statement saying it supports fair pay and that franchise owners set the wages for most of its workers.

Ron Rash is a poet, novelist and short-story writer whose 2009 novel <em>Serena</em> was a New York Times bestseller. Rash's signature subject is life in Appalachia, past and present.

Set In Appalachia, This Rewarding Story Collection Is 'Rich And Strange'

Ron Rash's best short stories from the past 20 years take you to a land apart psychologically and geographically. His writing is powerful, stripped down and very still.

In an image from video of the men's event at the Beer Mile World Championships, competitors are seen poised to open their beers, which they'll guzzle before taking off on their first of four laps.

At Beer Mile Championships, Scientist Sets New Women's Record

In a dizzying finish, American Elizabeth Herndon set a new women's mark in the Beer Mile World Championships in Austin, Texas, last night.

Teachers in Nashville, TN are knocking on doors to recruit students for public school.

Teachers Go Door-Knocking In Nashville

In Nashville, several public schools are struggling to compete with nearby charters. To recruit more students, teachers are tearing a page from the charter playbook: going door to door.

Country representatives listen to opening remarks at the start of this week's United Nations' Conference of the Parties on Climate Change in Lima, Peru.

World Climate Talks In Lima Aim To Move Beyond Kyoto Treaty

Unlike the 1997 Kyoto treaty, the plan on the negotiating table in Lima this week asks every country, developed and developing, to limit carbon emissions. Each nation would set its own target.

The local middle school plays its annual homecoming football game at Wilcox Central High in Camden, Alabama.

In Rural Alabama, Fighting HIV With A Game

In rural Alabama, HIV infection rates are among the highest in the nation, but talk of the virus is largely taboo. One researcher is hoping to break through the stigma with a video game.

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