Feb
12

Fort Hood Hero Says Obama 'Betrayed' Victims

Three years after the White House arranged a hero's welcome at the State of the Union address for the Fort Hood police sergeant and her partner who stopped the deadly shooting there, Kimberly Munley says President Obama broke the promise he made to her that the victims would be well taken care of."Betrayed is a good word," former Sgt. Munley told ABC News in a tearful interview...
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Feb
11

What beats Grammy? Immortality

Legends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBob Greene: Grammy nominated acts should remember the real prize comes later in lifeHe says at a hotel he ran into a group of singing stars from an earlier era, in town for a showHe says the world of post-fame...
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US tornadoes strike southern states, 60 injured

MIAMI: Several powerful tornadoes ripped through the southern US states of Mississippi and Alabama injuring at least 60 people and destroying hundreds of homes at the weekend, emergency officials said Monday.The city of Hattiesburg in Mississippi's Forrest County bore the brunt of the storms, with heavy rain continuing to lash the region and create a risk of flooding."Two people were critically...
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3 dead in Delaware courthouse shooting

From CNN Staffupdated 12:24 PM EST, Mon February 11, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Two women and the gunman were killed, Delaware State Police sayNEW: Capitol police officers' bulletproof vests saved their lives, police say The gunfight broke out in lobby of the New Castle County CourthouseWilmington, Delaware (CNN) -- Three people are dead, including a gunman who opened fire in a courthouse in Wilmington,...
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"Gunfight" in Delaware courthouse kills 3

Updated 11:04 a.m. ET WILMINGTON, Del. A Delaware State Police spokesman says 3 people have died in a shooting at the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington. Officials described the situation as a "gunfight," reports CBS affiliate KYW-TV in Philadelphia. According to investigators, the gunman entered the lobby of the courthouse, pulled out a gun and opened fire. According to Wilmington Mayor...
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Benedict XVI First Pope to Resign in 600 Years

Pope Benedict XVI's unexpected announcement today that he will step down for health reasons makes him the first pontiff to resign in nearly 600 years, even catching the Vatican by surprise and setting off a chain reaction that will end with a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March."My first reaction was this is, it's very startling," Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop...
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Feb
10

Why real prizes come after a Grammy

Legends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBob Greene: Grammy nominated acts should remember the real prize comes later in lifeHe says at a hotel he ran into a group of singing stars from an earlier era, in town for a showHe says the world of post-fame...
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Three Korean doctors slain in north Nigeria: police

KANO, Nigeria: Men armed with knives slit the throats of three South Korean doctors in a pre-dawn attack Sunday in a volatile town in northeastern Nigeria in the latest in a spate of killings of foreigners in recent months, police said.The attack in Potiskum also came just two days after gunmen killed at least 10 people in horrifying attacks on two Nigerian polio clinics in a new blow...
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LA to review ex-cop's firing

STORY HIGHLIGHTS"I do this not to appease a murderer. I do it to reassure the public," the chief saysIn his manifesto, Dorner claims racism in the police department cost him his jobThe search for Dorner in the San Bernardino Mountains entered its fourth dayBorder agents are searching cars crossing into Mexico for signs of DornerBig Bear Lake, California (CNN) -- The Los Angeles Police Department will...
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Paterno Family Fights 'Rush to Injustice'

The Paterno family is fighting to restore the legacy of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, flatly denying the allegations in the report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh that the legendary coach was complicit in a coverup of child sexual abuse by a former assistant coach."The Critique of the Freeh Report: The Rush to Injustice Regarding Joe Paterno," the report prepared...
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