Jul 01, 2008

Texas man cleared of shooting suspected burglars (AP)

A 'No Trespassing' sign sits in the walkway of Joe Horn's house on Monday,  June 30, 2008, in Pasadena, Texas.  A Harris County grand jury decided today that Joe Horn should not be charged with a crime for shooting two suspected burglars he confronted outside his neighbor's home in Pasadena last fall. Horn, 62, shot the two men in November after he saw them crawling out the windows of a neighbor's house in the Houston suburb of Pasadena, carrying bags of the neighbor's possessions. (AP Photo/The Houston Chronicle, Karen Warren)AP - Ever since he fatally shot two men he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home, 62-year-old Joe Horn has been both praised and vilified for his actions.



Jul 01, 2008

Woman seeks $30K after her home mistakenly razed (AP)

AP - A Jackson State University official blames pranksters for the mistaken demolition of a house ? and everything in it. Owner Annie Wilson of Dallas said trying to get fair compensation has been a nightmare.

Jul 01, 2008

Israeli threats to Iran seen as bluff -- for now (Reuters)

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attend a Kadima party meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem June 30, 2008. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)Reuters - Israel seems content to keep Iran and the rest of the world guessing uneasily about whether and when it might attack the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities.