President Barack Obama on Thursday mourned the death of South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid icon. Obama made a somber appearance at the White House to talk about the loss of Mandela with whom he shares the distinction of being his nation’s first black president.
President Obama’s comments about death of Nelson Mandela
NEW YORK – Outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a data-driven billionaire not known for his emotional responses, did something unexpected several times Thursday while speaking about the future of the city he led for 12 years.
Bloomberg takes victory lap before NYC business group, grows emotional over city’s future
NEW YORK – The thing about Nelson Mandela was that he made the rest of us want to be almost as noble as he.
Mandela turned history’s tide with a gentle laugh, a forgiving nature and a dose of self-irony
NEW YORK – Heroic in his deeds, graceful in his manner, sainted in his image, Nelson Mandela long served as both cause and muse in the entertainment community.
Nelson Mandela inspired music, movies and literature
AUSTIN, Texas – A man convicted 21 years ago of child abuse involving satanic rituals at a day care he ran with his wife was freed Thursday amid questions about the evidence in the case.
Texas man released after 21 years amid questions about Satanic ritual child abuse case
MILWAUKEE – «Cannibal sandwiches,» an appetizer featuring raw, lean ground beef served on cocktail bread, may be a Wisconsin tradition, but they are not safe, health officials said, noting that more than a dozen people became ill after consuming them last holiday season.
CDC: Holiday ‘cannibal sandwiches’ with raw beef sickened Wisconsin residents with E. coli
BOSTON – Newly released papers show that in the weeks and months following the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, brother Robert F. Kennedy and other family members fielded expressions of condolences from around the world while dealing with practical issues including the design of the president’s permanent grave and how best to chronicle his life.
Newly opened RFK documents include condolences, plans after brother’s assassination
Durham police are investigating a robbery of the BB&T at 1107 N.C. Hwy. 54 on Thursday.
About 10 a.m., police say, a man walked into the bank and gave a teller a note demanding money. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapon was seen.
He was described as a black man in his mid to late 50s, with scruffy salt and pepper facial hair. He wore a blue jacket, green ball cap and blue, white and yellow plaid pajama pants. The description is similar to that of the man who tried to rob a Yadkin Bank on Wednesday and last week successfully robbed the Carter Bank & Trust.
Scruffy bandit strikes again
An Indian artist wishes Nelson Mandela improved health with a portrait sculpted from sand during his treatment in June for what the South African government has said is a lung infection. Colorful murals of South Africa’s first black president adorn walls in the cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town. A snow-dusted bronze likeness stands with arms outstretched in London’s Parliament Square.
AP PHOTOS: Nelson Mandela honored through art around the world
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A deadly epidemic had gripped a gold rush town in the impenetrable U.S. territory of Alaska nearly 90 years ago, transfixing the nation.
Going beyond Balto, new documentary shows life-saving sled dog run in Alaska 90 years ago
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