Senator: Assaults Let Military Culture Continue
May 23rd, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — A senator says repeated sexual assaults in the military allow a culture to continue. Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR’-sten JIHL’-uh-brand) of New York addressed the latest case at West Point. An Army sergeant is charged with secretly taking pictures and video of at least a dozen women at West Point. Gillibrand tells NBC
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She Thanked God, And The Debate Rages On
May 23rd, 2013It was a flash of joy against a relentless backdrop of despair. So, of course, the video of Barbara Garcia’s happy news went viral. Just as predictably, her breathless moment of gratitude sparked debate on virtually every site I could find that posted the video. Garcia mentioned God. That’s all it takes. The interview clip
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Man Shot By FBI Had Ties To Boston Bombing Suspect
May 23rd, 2013ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time. Ibragim Todashev’s Chechen roots and mixed martial arts background mirror that of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the
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$2B In Okla. Tornado Damage Means Hard Recovery
May 23rd, 2013MOORE, Okla. (AP) — All that is left of Shayne Patterson’s three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighborhood. Patterson vowed to rebuild, likely in the same place, but said
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Nixon Library Hosts 40th Reunion For Vietnam POWs
May 23rd, 2013YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was shot down and taken prisoner on his 179th bombing mission during the Vietnam War. McGrath spent almost six years in North Vietnamese prisons, enduring torture and beatings
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