Unarmed Teen Killed By Police Claimed To Have A Gun (KWTX-TV Waco) An unarmed teenager whom police shot to death was heard on a 911 call cursing and yelling that he had a gun....more...Parents Upset with Letter Notification of Gun at School (WAFB Baton Rouge) Some parents who have children in an Iberville Parish school were shocked to learn that student brought a gun to campus Monday, but they were more upset that the information came in the form of a letter. WAFB's Cheryl Mercedes has the latest....more... Robbery attack 2nd for eastside (Arizona Daily Sun) Two men armed with a gun robbed an eastside store employee and beat him with a baseball bat before making off with a large amount of cash Monday morning....more... Heard jurors hear punishment testimony (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) BY MELODY MCDONALD FORT WORTH -- Jurors began hearing testimony Wednesday morning in the punishment phase of Stephen Heard's capital murder trial. The panel of seven women and five men deliberated about four hours on Tuesday in convicting Heard of capital murder for fatally shooting Fort Worth Police Officer Henry "Hank" Nava two years ago. Prosecutors are now working to try and secure a death ......more... Online-only letters (Seattle Times) Online-only letters Et tu, Musharraf? Editor, The Times: Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has been described recently as "a key......more... Mitt Romney: The smartest guy in the room (Centre Daily Times) COLUMBIA, S.C. - Mitt Romney is the earnest, overachieving school kid in the front row, his right arm thrust high and fingers fluttering in the air, straining to get the attention of the teacher. Mitt's got the answer. He always does....more... Forward.com (Forward) Nablus, West Bank ? Tawfiq Kalboni fidgets with some wayward bills. A moneylender in this central West Bank city, Kalboni, 42, owed another moneylender about $150,000. When he failed to pay, he said, the creditor collected on the debt, Nablus style....more... Mitt Romney: The smartest guy in the room (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) COLUMBIA, S.C. - Mitt Romney is the earnest, overachieving school kid in the front row, his right arm thrust high and fingers fluttering in the air, straining to get the attention of the teacher. Mitt's got the answer. He always does. Among all the Republican candidates for president, the chronically striving Romney might be the smartest guy in the room. Armed with a law degree and a master's of ......more... Highlights from Veterans Day essays (Ralston Recorder) The Bellevue Leader, Lockheed Martin and the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Veterans Day essay contest for fifth- and sixth-grade students in Bellevue....more... |