Steve Jobs, mastermind behind Apple, dies at 56
Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Steve Jobs, mastermind behind Apple, dies at 56:
Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56.
Civil rights leader the Rev. Shuttlesworth dies:
Civil rights leader the Rev. Shuttlesworth dies
The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who was bombed, beaten and repeatedly arrested in the fight for civil rights and hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and energy, has died. He was 89. (AP)
FILE - In a June 17, 1963 file photo, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, left, of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Atlanta, Ga., and the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth of the Revelation Baptist Church of Cincinnati, Ohio, talk to reporters at the White House in Washington, after a conference with President Kennedy. The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who was hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and energy, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, ... more
FILE - In this June 28, 2007 file photo, civil rights activist the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth departs the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. Shuttlesworth, who was hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and energy, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 at teh Birmingham, Ala. hospital. He was 89. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
California quarry shooting:
Police search a neighborhood in Cupertino, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 looking for a shooting suspect. Authorities say a disgruntled employee opened fire at the Permanente Quarry, killing two people and wounding at least six others during a morning meeting. Later Wednesday morning, a woman was shot in an attempted carjacking by a man matching the gunman's description, authorities said. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Ga. records show Troy Davis' final death row hours:
ATLANTA (AP) — After a long day of emotional goodbyes, Troy Davis knelt in his prison cell and began to pray 15 minutes before he was scheduled to die. Then, a guard spotted him doing something a bit more unexpected: He was sleeping. 
Documents obtained by The Associated Press provide a glimpse into the last moments of Davis' life before he was executed Sept. 21 for the murder of an off-duty Savannah officer in 1989. At one point, Davis vowed to fast and refused several prison meals, but as the night dragged on he asked for food. And as his 7 p.m. scheduled execution came and went, guards caught Davis taking an hour-long nap.
Davis' execution for the murder of Mark MacPhail was the center of an international outcry from supporters who said he was the victim of mistaken identity. Prosecutors and MacPhail's family said they were certain Davis was guilty and that justice was served.
The documents were obtained through an Open Records request. Prison officials also provided an audio recording and transcript of his last words, which he used to again proclaim his innocence and urge his supporters to "continue to fight this fight."
Davis was notified of the execution date on Sept. 7, and a day later he was asked to make a last meal request. He scrawled a response in big letters: "None. Will Be Fasting!"
Prison logs show Davis awoke the day of his execution and refused his breakfast tray. He stayed in bed until about 7:50 a.m. when he was strip-searched and escorted to the shower. The first of his 28 visitors soon began to file in.
Davis turned down his lunch at noon and, after the last visitor left about six hours later, refused to eat an early dinner, requesting only the grape drink on the tray. Guards spotted him praying around 6:45 p.m., and by 7 p.m., when his execution was scheduled to begin, he was napping.
He awoke an hour later, called his attorney for an update on the status of his last-minute court appeals and asked the guards to bring in some food. He spent the next few hours on and off the phone with his lawyer awaiting news on his fate.
He likely heard that the Supreme Court denied his request for a last-minute stay shortly before guards came into the room at 10:28. A few minutes later, he was strapped to the gurney and execution witnesses started filing in. It was over at 11:08, when authorities pronounced him dead and cleared the death chamber.
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections …
Pilot in fatal NYC chopper crash was experienced:
Pilot in fatal NYC chopper crash was experienced AP - 1 hr 20 mins ago The man at the helm of a private helicopter that crashed into the East River, killing one passenger and injuring three others, was an experienced commercial pilot who owns a company that manages a local airport. Investigators … More »Pilot in fatal NYC chopper crash was experienced
Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq, Afghan wars as wastes:
Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq, Afghan wars as wastes AP - 59 mins ago One in three U.S. veterans of the post-9/11 military believes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting, and a majority think that after 10 years of combat America should be focusing less on foreign affairs … More »Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq, Afghan wars as wastes
Tia Mowry shows off son Cree Taylor at 'Wendy Williams':
Tia Mowry shows off son Cree Taylor at 'Wendy Williams'
TwitterTwins Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry recently stopped by "The Wendy Williams Show," where Wendy was quick to congratulate Tia on her new baby boy, Cree Taylor, and Tamera on her recent wedding. Tamera says she's now feeling the pressure to have a baby of her own.
"From her!" she laughs, pointing at her sister. "Every day ... I want to wait, I want to enjoy our marriage. We just got married."
Tamera also shares about her elaborate dream wedding that included a food truck.
"We had three-day pre-wedding festivities. We had the taco truck on Saturday and we got married on Sunday. But I was so nervous, I couldn't eat. I wanted the taco truck, but I couldn't eat anything from the taco truck," she says.
They then have an adorable argument about when Tia stepped down as Tamera's bridesmaid. Tia decided to step down because she was so pregnant at the time of the wedding.
The twin sisters also recently announced that their reality show on TLC has been renewed for a second season. Congratulations on all their recent big news!
Photo/Video credit: Wendy Williams, Getty Images
White House calls McConnell move on jobs a stunt:
White House calls McConnell move on jobs a stunt
The White House is dismissing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's call for an immediate vote on President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs bill as a political stunt.- Chris Christie displays likable touch even as he opts out of 2012 bid
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