At 4:55 p.m, five minutes before New Bethel Church’s highly publicized “open-carry service” was set to begin Saturday evening, Lynne Smith walked into the sanctuary with her husband and two friends and took a seat in the front row. Asked what weapon she had with her, Smith had to stop and think about which gun she’d brought but finally said it was a Beretta .25 automatic. Her husband, Michael Houston, wore a Browning .380 in a holster.
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Metro driver called a hero who saved lives in crash
The head of Washington’s mass transit system praised as a "hero" the driver who was killed in Monday’s crash when her train struck another that was parked on the tracks. “She saved lives,” said Metro General Manager John Catoe at a memorial service Friday for Jeanice McMillan. McMillan was one of nine people killed when her train, under automatic computer control, apparently failed to register a signal and avoid a collision with a train that had stopped near a curve between two stations
Missing Ohio girl found with mom, sex offender
Haylee Donathan, the 4-year-old Ohio girl who vanished more than three weeks ago, was found alive Tuesday in the company of her mother and her boyfriend — a fugitive sex offender, authorities said.
Dear Grandpa, Here’s a Printout of My Facebook Updates…
At 90, Chandler Murray’s mailbox, not counting bills and solicitations, receives only a handful of seasonal letters from a few old friends. “People just don’t write letters anymore,” says his daughter, Heather Bellanca. And by people, she means anyone more than 20 years younger than Murray, who lives by himself in Middlebury, Vt.
Federer realizes dream with French Open win
Roger Federer has finally won the only grand slam tournament to elude him after beating Sweden’s Robin Soderling in straight sets to claim the French Open title at Roland Garros. The Swiss world number two had 13 grand slam successes to his name prior to the event, but none of them had been on the Parisian red clay.
Obama at Buchenwald: A Message to Those Who Forget, or Deny
When it comes to humanity’s darkest moments, time is both a blessing and a curse. Firebombed cities get rebuilt.
10 Ways Twitter Will Change American Business
Microblogging platform Twitter has 32 million users, an increase from about 2 million a year ago, according to research mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. Some Internet measurement services show that figure increasing 50% to 100% month over month.
New European astronaut reveals greatest fear
He’s a helicopter test pilot who spent 18 years in the British Army. He just beat more than 8,400 others to become one of Europe’s newest astronauts, destined for the International Space Station
Going abroad? Don’t be afraid to pack the cell phone
It’s summer time. And you know what that means: Harrowing international travel with your cell phone.
Obama asks Americans to remember fallen troops
Barack Obama marked his first Memorial Day as president on Monday, calling on Americans to remember U.S. troops who died in the service of their country and navigating a Civil War memorial controversy.