Cops: Husband shot soccer mom as she chatted on webcam

A Pennsylvania soccer mom was chatting with a friend via webcam when she was shot to death by her husband, who then went upstairs and shot himself, police said Friday. Meleanie Hain, 31, made national headlines last year as the mother who carried a loaded, holstered handgun to her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer game

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Obama: World failing to deal with challenges

President Obama said Wednesday that the nations of the world are failing to work together to confront the most pressing challenges of today. “Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges,” Obama said, in his first speech as president to the U.N

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Tension grips Honduras with ousted leader’s surprise return

The Honduran government extended a nationwide curfew to 36 hours Tuesday, as the country awaits the consequence of the surprise return of deposed President Jose Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya, a centrist whose politics took a strong turn to the left once in office, was ousted in a military-backed coup on June 28.

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Kanye West tells Leno ‘my hurt caused someone else’s hurt’

Kanye West appeared to blame the pain of his mother’s death two years ago for his “rude” behavior at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. The rapper told Jay Leno he would now “take some time off” to think about how he will “make it through the rest of this life.” West’s appearance on Monday’s prime-time premiere of “The Jay Leno Show” capped a 24-hour period that began Sunday evening with him strolling down the red carpet at New York’s Radio City Music Hall while gulping from a bottle of Cognac.

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Friends, colleagues honor Walter Cronkite

Friends and colleagues of legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite gathered Wednesday in New York’s Lincoln Center to remember “the most trusted man in America.” “Like all of you, I have benefited as a citizen from his dogged pursuit of the truth, his passionate defense of objective reporting, and his view that journalism is more than just a profession,” President Obama told the crowd.

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