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Massive blaze in SW Houston kills 4 firefighters - Houston Chronicle Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:21 AM PDT ABC News Massive blaze in SW Houston kills 4 firefighters Houston Chronicle What started as a small restaurant fire - a bit of business faced daily by firefighters everywhere - turned into a motel- engulfing inferno that claimed the lives of four responders from the Houston Fire Department when part of the building collapsed on them ... Four firefighters die, 13 injured battling Houston blazeReuters Four Firefighters Killed In Houston Motel Fire; Deadliest Toll In Houston Fire ...International Business Times Four firefighters killed in 5-alarm Houston motel firekgw.com CBS News -Fox News -KHOU all 256 news articles »

Scout leaders disappointed in change - Times-Journal Posted: 31 May 2013 02:30 PM PDT Scout leaders disappointed in change Times-Journal For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America had a policy in place that banned openly gay Scouts from participating in the organization. All of that changed May 23 in a historic vote by the group's national council, where 60 percent of the members voted ... Lynn Ketchum: Ruling on gay membership in Boy Scouts will hurt the ...77Square.com all 33 news articles »

3 USNA Football Players Face Sexual Assault Probe - Military.com Posted: 30 May 2013 02:35 PM PDT Military.com 3 USNA Football Players Face Sexual Assault Probe Military.com Three Naval Academy football players are under investigation for sexually assaulting a female midshipman, Academy officials confirmed Thursday. The Naval Academy would not name the players under investigation or say when the investigation started. Naval Academy football players investigated in alleged sexual assaultLos Angeles Times Honor concept makes better officersBaltimore Sun Naval Academy investigating alleged sexual assaultAurora Advocate all 119 news articles »

Turkish police raid sit-in against tree removal - The Guardian Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:05 AM PDT CBC.ca Turkish police raid sit-in against tree removal The Guardian UMUT COLAK. Associated Press= ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish riot police used tear gas and water cannon Friday to end a peaceful sit-in by hundreds of people trying to prevent trees from being uprooted in an Istanbul park. The dawn raid ignited a furious ... Istanbul protests: Second day of unrest in TurkeyBBC News Turkish police fires tear gas, water cannons in 2nd day of anti-government protestFox News Concern at police repression as Turkey anti-government protests spreadeuronews Ynetnews -Reuters -RTE.ie all 232 news articles »

Medicare trust fund projected to last until 2026 as health costs drop - Washington Post Posted: 31 May 2013 05:13 PM PDT San Francisco Chronicle Medicare trust fund projected to last until 2026 as health costs drop Washington Post Falling health-care costs are brightening the financial outlook for Medicare, extending the life of the trust fund that supports the program until 2026 — two years later than previously forecast. The new projections, released Friday by the program's trustees, ... A breather for MedicareModernHealthcare.com Medicare Exhausted In 2026, Trustees SayHuffington Post Report: Medicare will be exhausted in 2026KTVL all 226 news articles »

Lawsuit filed on behalf of Wetumpka Tea Party in IRS scandal - Wetumpka Herald Posted: 30 May 2013 09:32 AM PDT Wetumpka Herald Lawsuit filed on behalf of Wetumpka Tea Party in IRS scandal Wetumpka Herald The American Center for Law and Justice, a Washington D.C.-based law firm, filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of the Wetumpka Tea Party and 24 other conservative groups against the IRS, Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and ... and more »

Former NBA Star Mookie Blaylock In Critical Condition After Car Crash - BallerStatus.com Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:25 AM PDT BallerStatus.com Former NBA Star Mookie Blaylock In Critical Condition After Car Crash BallerStatus.com Former NBA All-Star guard, Daron "Mookie" Blaylock, was in critical condition late Friday (May 31), after his SUV crashed in Atlanta. According to the Associated Press, the 46-year-old former NBA player was driving in Atlanta suburb Jonesboro Friday, when ... Former NBA star on life support after Clayton County wreckAtlanta Journal Constitution NBA: Mookie Blaylock critically injured in car crashSan Jose Mercury News Ex-NBA guard Blaylock injured in crash; 1 killedSan Francisco Chronicle USA TODAY all 135 news articles »