NATION AND WORLD
Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions, his defense secretary said Thursday, after the U.S. ambassador in Kabul argued that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a weak, corruption-tainted government.By ANNE GEARAN and BEN FELLER,Associated Press Writers , November 12, 2009
Lawyer: Colo. balloon boy parents to plead guilty
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado parents who reported their 6-year-old son floated away aboard a helium balloon will plead guilty to some charges so that the family can stay together, the attorney for the boy's father said Thursday.By P. SOLOMON BANDA,Associated Press Writer , November 12, 2009
Army: Fort Hood suspect charged with murder
FORT HOOD, TEXAS (AP) — The Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the military's legal system, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted, officials said Thursday.By ANGELA K. BROWN and LOLITA C. BALDOR,Associated Press Writers , November 12, 2009
Poll: A grouchy public sticking with Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama still has the approval of a majority of Americans, but it's an increasingly pessimistic nation.By LIZ SIDOTI,AP National Political Writer , November 11, 2009
Who knew of Fort Hood suspect's radical contacts?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mystery over whether the military knew Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan was communicating with a radical Muslim imam lapsed into finger-pointing ahead of congressional investigations looking into the Army psychiatrist's contacts with any extremists.By DEVLIN BARRETT,Associated Press Writer , November 11, 2009
Funeral set for Minnesota soldier killed at Fort Hood
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — Funeral arrangements are being planned for a Minnesota soldier who was killed at Fort Hood last week.By Associated Press , November 10, 2009
Ex-astronaut pleads guilty in attack on rival
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former astronaut who drove 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando to mount a bizarre attack on a romantic rival pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges and was sentenced to a year on probation.By MIKE SCHNEIDER,Associated Press Writer , November 10, 2009
2 dead, reports of others shot at Ore. office park
TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) — Oregon police say two people have been killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a suburban Portland office park.By Associated Press , November 10, 2009
Obama remembers what Fort Hood victims left behind
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Stepping for the first time into the role of national consoler, President Barack Obama plans to honor the 13 people slain in a shooting rampage here by remembering what they left behind, offering personal stories about the lives they touched and the service they provided to their country.By BEN FELLER,Associated Press Writer , November 10, 2009
Stocks mostly fall as the dollar's slide eases
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors cooled their buying of stocks and commodities, pausing from a surge that's carried major stock indexes to their highest levels in more than a year.By SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADIS,AP Business Writers , November 10, 2009
7 rescued after NY home invasion; suspect killed
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Police rescued seven people from an apartment building after exchanging gunfire in an overnight standoff with an armed intruder who was later found dead, apparently killed by officers' bullets.By WILLIAM KATES,Associated Press Writer , November 09, 2009
Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on Monday to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall gave way to their desire for freedom and unity.By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, Associated Press Writer , November 09, 2009
Review: 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' is mighty fine
It may not merit the adjective in its title, yet the animated yarn "Fantastic Mr. Fox" offers some of the most goofy fun you'll have at a theater this season.By DAVID GERMAIN,AP Movie Writer , November 09, 2009
New book shows lavish Shakespeare illustrations
"Shakespeare/The Illustrated and Updated Edition" (HarperCollins, 256 pages, $29.99), by Bill Bryson: There's no play attributed to Shakespeare about a Puritan woman who whipped her cat for catching mice on Sunday.By CARL HARTMAN,For The Associated Press , November 09, 2009
Brazilian university in trouble over mini-dress
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled a woman for wearing a short, pink dress to class, creating an uproar on the Internet and throughout a nation where skimpy attire is common.By TALES AZZONI,Associated Press Writer , November 09, 2009
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1959: Rape Case Has Racial Implications
The case is summarized in paragraph form from Wikipedia, which states that ultimately, the white men were convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
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