Mississippi Representative Jessica Upshaw was found dead in an apparent suicide on Sunday, authorities said, and reported by Foxnews.com. She appears to have shot herself in the head at the home of former state Rep. Clint Rotenberry in Menderhall, located about 30 miles southeast of Jackson.
A lawyer representing Amanda Knox said he was confident Italy's top court would uphold a verdict clearing the American student and her former boyfriend of the 2007 murder of Briton Meredith Kercher.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and National Rifle Association CEO Wayne Lapierre have opposing claims on guns, and each is taking to the airwaves. LaPierre challenged Bloomberg's plan to spend $12 million on ads meant to pressure senators into backing new gun control measures, saying the mayor "can't buy America." Bloomberg's pro-gun control group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is launching a campaign in states geared for senators who may still be undecided about firearms proposals making its way to the Senate floor next month.
A central Pennsylvania father, Kenneth Ayers shot and killed his 2-year-old son, while wounding his estranged wife, Hollie Joe, during a custody exchange before killing himself. Police said Ayers also shot at his mother during the altercation on Sunday morning at her home in a rural area about 20 miles southwest of State College.
