DoDEA schools could be targeted by FY2013 cuts

If massive Defense Department cuts go through next year, little-noticed potential victims on the chopping block include the schools on military bases in the U.S.

Whitney Houston, Superstar of Records, Films, Dies - ABC News

Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died.

Millions owed to families in foreclosure deal

In a release Thursday, Justice said financial institutions JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Ally Financial — formerly GMAC — will review their foreclosures to determine whether any since Jan.

Woman reclaims neglected slave cemetery from Sanford woods

A small band of volunteers is working to restore a Lee County cemetery that dates to the early 1800s and contains the graves of hundreds of slaves. The burial ground, near the Buffalo Presbyterian Church on Carthage Street, had fallen into disrepair in recent decades and was gra …

Fort Bragg run celebrates homecoming from Iraq :: WRAL.com

Approximately 14,000 soldiers ran through Fort Bragg Thursday morning to mark the homecoming of the 18th Airborne Corps from Iraq. The last soldiers in that unit returned in December. Thursday's 4-mile run signified that a nearly 9-year run in Iraq is over.

Man from Plato loses 110 pounds so he can join Army - KY3

“West lost more than 110 pounds to meet the entrance criteria for enlisting in the Army, through his diligence and hard work,” said Staff Sgt. Shawdelin Hall, St.

Letter from the 1%

I am part of the 1% of the population that has done more for this country than any of the rich or any politician.  This 1% sacrifice more in one day than any other group in this country, and our existence is only recognized in the media when something goes wrong or when you  …

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Woman set to marry building undeterred by demolition work | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News

Bruised or not, she says she'll marry her beloved building as planned come Sunday. Babylonia Aivaz's bride-to-be is a 107-year-old warehouse that sits at 10th and Union in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Crowds in St. Louis cheer on Iraq war veterans - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times

Thousands of people lining downtown streets cheered wildly as veterans, some wiping away tears, marched through St.

Brandon Wegner Threatens School With Legal Action For Removing OpEd Mentioning Gays Be 'Put To Death' (VIDEO)

Earlier this month, Wisconsin high school sophomore Brandon Wegner, 15, published an editorial article in his Shawano Community High School student paper arguing gay couples should not be allowed to adopt.

Defense cuts could hurt small business contracts, including at Fort Bragg

The obstacles small businesses face trying to win their first Defense Department contracts will likely grow, and some existing small defense firms could be driven out of business in the coming years, amid billions in planned defense cuts and the drawdown from two wars. The cuts  …

6th-Grader 'Guilty' In Attack On Teacher

A 13-year-old sixth-grader has been convicted of attacking his math teacher who was flipped over and suffered a concussion while trying to break up a fight between the student and another boy.

Military amputees inspire through softball

When a roadside bomb in Afghanistan shredded Marine Lance Cpl.

Adoption Case Of Oklahoma Girl Causing Outrage

The adoption controversy of a little girl born in Oklahoma is causing outrage. The girl was taken away from her adoptive parents in South Carolina because of a law meant to keep Native American families together.   Veronica, a toddler, was adopted and raised by Mat an …

2 Fire Hydrants Fail During Fire, 1 Failed Previous Inspection - News Story - KRDO Colorado Springs

2 fire hydrants in a water district just south of Colorado Springs failed to work during a fire today. One failed an inspection, but was never fixed.

POLL: Soldier Endorsing Ron Paul May Face Judicial Action - Fort Bragg, NC Patch

At a Ron Paul rally during Tuesday’s Iowa caucus, Army Cpl.

Ohioan offers free cars if Browns blank Steelers - BostonHerald.com

Some car-buyers at a northeast Ohio car dealership will get their vehicles for free except for taxes if the Cleveland Browns keep the rival Pittsburgh Steelers scoreless in Sunday’s game.

Soldier Homecoming

CNN PRODUCER NOTE     roosterj says her husband had been deployed to Afghanistan since last January and received a curtailment to come home a month early. He surprised their son and daughter, ages 6 and 9, at church choir practice in Alexandria, Virginia.

Coven Worldwide - The "Metallica Event"

After nearly a year after King Daimonds cardiac catheterization and 12 years since Mercyful Fate's last release, the original members of Mercyful Fate (King Diamond, Hank Shermann, Michael Denner, and Timi Hansen) reunited on stage at Metallica's 30th Anniversary performance at t …

Wounded Marine inspires AP photographer's search

Inside the medevac helicopter in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Cpl. Burness Britt bleeds profusely from his neck. He and two other Marines have just been hit by shrapnel, with Britt's injuries the most serious.

Pearl Jam sends special delivery to Vt man - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-

Ben Hardy was heartbroken when thieves hit his home over Thanksgiving. But what hurt most-- they stole an autographed Fender guitar given to his dying brother in the 1990s by the rock band Pearl Jam. "It's not about the monetary value," Hardy told us on Dec. 8.

Judge rejects California's death-penalty procedure - CNN

California's use of a three-drug combination in executing prisoners was declared invalid Friday by a Marin County judge, who ruled that a one-drug method should have been considered. "The failure to discuss the one-drug method is a particularly significant omission, since use of …

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