A bomb in a mosque killed Governor Arsallah Jamal of eastern Logar province in Afghanistan as he was delivering a speech at the main mosque in the provincial capital of Puli Alam to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
34-year-old William Swenson, a former U.S. Army captain whose actions in a deadly battle during the War in Afghanistan, received the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on Tuesday, Sky News reported. President Barack Obama honored Capt. Swenson for his brave actions in a lengthy battle against the Taliban in the Ganjgal valley near the Pakistan border on September 8, 2009.
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner pleaded guilty to a felony criminal charge for false imprisonment and two misdemeanor counts of battery after an ongoing probe conducted by the State Attorney General's office.
The attorneys for James Holmes intend to argue on Tuesday that anything he told officers when he was arrested following the mass shooting in Aurora Colorado last July should be barred from his trial. Upon his arrest, officers asked him questions pertaining to whether he had additional weapons and explosives, all before they read him his Miranda rights.
