South Africa and the world is mourning the passing of 95-year-old anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela who died on Thursday. Mandela was South Africa's first black president. He held office from 1994 until 1997.
20-year-old Robin Gattis, admitted drug dealer, confessed drug conspiracy ringleader, and son of Wasilla's Representative Lynn Gattis, was sentenced to 16 years in U.S. District Court on Drug Conspiracy charges during a three-hour sentencing hearing on Thursday.
Memphis-St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have evidence that descendants of the H2N2 avian influenza A virus that killed millions worldwide in the 1950s still pose a threat to human health, particularly to those under 50. The research has been published in an advance online edition of the Journal of Virology.
CAIRO — A suicide bomber and gunmen attacked the heavily guarded defense ministry compound in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, killing 52 people.