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Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
By BARRY SCHWEID and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city." When it

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
By BARRY SCHWEID and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city." When it

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair
By KARIN LAUB and BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from there, activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
By BARRY SCHWEID and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
By BARRY SCHWEID and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger triumph and a

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger triumph and a

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the

Older brother held in deaths of 2 younger siblings

Older brother held in deaths of 2 younger siblings
By PAUL FOYAssociated Press WEST POINT, Utah (AP) - A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said. He was arrested Thursday in the deaths of the boys, ages 4 and 10