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Fort Hood Victims (2009)
By CARYN ROUSSEAU and ROBERT IMRIE, Associated Press Writers Caryn Rousseau And Robert Imrie, Associated Press Writers The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had...
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Gustavo De La Vina (2009)
Gustavo De La Vina DALLAS (AP) - Former U.S. Border Patrol chief Gustavo De La Vina, who worked to tighten the flow of illegal immigrants into the country, has died at the age of 70. De La Vina died Monday in the Balkan nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he worked as a private adviser, said Steve Cribby, spokesman for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Edinburg, Texas,...
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Gary DiSano (2009)
PASADENA, Calif. (Associated Press) Gary DiSano, the president of the Tournament of Roses Association who was to preside over the 2010 New Year's celebration in Pasadena, died Sunday. He was 62. Tournament of Roses Executive Vice President Jeffrey Throop says DiSano died of cancer at his home in San Juan Capistrano. DiSano chose the parade theme, "2010: A Cut Above the Rest." He...
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D.C. Train Disaster (2009)
By SARAH KARUSH and BRIAN WESTLEY WASHINGTON — A transit operator on the job about three months in the nation's capital had just started her shift and took over an older train that federal safety officials had warned years earlier should be replaced. About eight miles down the red line track, another train was stopped. In the blink of an eye, the trailing train, under automated control...
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Stephen T. Johns (2009)
By NAFEESA SYEED of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum who was fatally shot Wednesday was described as a warm man with a wonderful smile who acted courageously when the gunman opened fire in the building. The gunman exchanged fire with guards, including 39-year-old Stephen T. Johns of Temple Hills, Md., who died at a Washington...
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Air France Flight 447 Victims (2009)
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK DUBLIN (AP) — Three young Irish doctors — one a Riverdance performer — returning from a vacation to Brazil. An American geologist and his wife headed to Europe for...
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Sandra Cantu, 8 (2001 - 2009)
TRACY, Calif. (AP) — The body of an 8-year-old girl was found stuffed into a suitcase that had been dumped in a pond, and police in this Northern California city planned to search a church...
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Pittsburgh Shooting Victims (2009)
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and DAN NEPHIN, Associated Press Writers PITTSBURGH – A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and "lying in wait" opened fire on officers responding to a domestic...
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Binghamton Shooting Victims (2009)
Binghamton, NY -- The police chief of Binghamton, N.Y., said the gunman who killed 13 people at an immigrant community center there wore body armor during the attack. Police Chief Joseph...
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Rev. Fred Winters (2009)
By MICHAEL TARM of the Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The suburban St. Louis pastor who was gunned down while delivering his Sunday sermon was known for helping his church's membership grow...
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Flight 3407 Crash Victims (2009)
CLARENCE, N.Y. – A Continental commuter plane coming in for a landing nose-dived into a house in suburban Buffalo, sparking a fiery explosion that killed all 49 people aboard and a person in the...
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Virgil Griffin (2009)
MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. The man who led a Ku Klux Klan chapter in North Carolina that was involved in a deadly 1979 clash with members of the Communist Workers Party has died. Virgil Griffin, 64,...
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Jennifer Hudson's Family Tragedy (2008)
CHICAGO — Police searching for Jennifer Hudson's missing 7-year-old nephew found the body of a young black boy in an SUV Monday. There was no confirmation on the identity of the body. Hudson...
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Robert Stamps, 57 (1950 - 2008)
Robert Stamps, one of nine Kent State students wounded in the Ohio National Guard shootings that killed four other students 38 years ago, has died. He was 58. Stamps died Wednesday of...
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Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, 90 (1917 - 2008)
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, believed to be the last surviving member of the inner circle of plotters who attempted to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944 with a briefcase bomb, has died. He was 90. ...
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Virginia Tech Victims (2007)
Two years ago, a gunman ended the lives of 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech. We recall some of the victims below and remember all of the vibrant lives that were senselessly lost on that...
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United Airlines Flight 93 (2001)
September 11 Tributes Home World Trade Center The Pentagon American Flight 11 United Flight 175 American Flight 77 We honor those that were lost on 9/11/2001 on Flight 93. Share their...
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American Airlines Flight 11 (2001)
September 11 Tributes Home World Trade Center The Pentagon United Flight 93 United Flight 175 American Flight 77 We honor those that were lost on 9/11/2001 on AA Flight 11. Share their...
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World Trade Center (2001)
September 11 Tributes Home The Pentagon United Flight 93 American Flight 11 United Flight 175 American Flight 77 We honor those that were lost on 9/11/2001 at the World Trade Center. ...
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American Airlines Flight 77 (2001)
September 11 Tributes Home World Trade Center The Pentagon United Flight 93 American Flight 11 United Flight 175 We honor those that were lost on 9/11/2001 on American Flight 77. Share...
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The Pentagon (2001)
September 11 Tributes Home World Trade Center United Flight 93 American Flight 11 United Flight 175 American Flight 77 We honor those that were lost on 9/11/2001 at the Pentagon. Share...
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United Airlines Flight 175 (2001)
September 11 Tributes Home World Trade Center The Pentagon United Flight 93 American Flight 11 American Flight 77 We honor those that were lost on 9/11/2001 on United Flight 175. Share...
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Munich Massacre (1972)
The Summer Olympics of 1972 were marred by what has come to be known as the Munich massacre. On September 5, 1972, a group of eight Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Black September...
