KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-The powerful brother of Afghanistan's president, Ahmed Wali Karzai was shot down in the Karzai Compound, the most heavily guarded compound in all of Kandahar. Located in the center of Kandahar, the compound has high concrete barriers and several layers of guards and checkpoints.
WASHINGTON D.C.-President Obama and congressional leaders met again Monday to try and hammer out a deal to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the nation's deficit. There was no breakthrough.
CALIFORNIA-The former First Lady, wife of the 38th President of the United States, Betty Ford passed away yesterday, Friday the eighth of July.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER-The 135th and final mission of the space shuttle program launched from its pad just prior to 11:30am this morning. The flight of Atlantis to the International Space Station marks the end of the 30 year program.