(Photo: AP Photo/Lulamile Feni-Daily Dispatch)
In today’s top news, Nelson Mandela is recovering positively in hospital; President Obama urged the nation and Congress into action against gun violence Thursday; and both suspects pleaded not guilty in the killing of Hadiya Pendleton.
Nelson Mandela is recovering positively after being admitted to the hospital yesterday for a lung infection. [BBC]
President Obama is shaming the nation and Congress into action against gun violence Thursday. [CNN]
Both men pleaded not guilty in the killing of Hadiya Pendleton. [BET]
The EPA plans to unveil a proposal that aims to clean up automobile emissions, a plan that may lead to higher gas prices. [Fox News]
7,000 patients who visited a Tulsa, Oklahoma, dentist may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis. [CNN]
Rep. Don Young of Alaska said he “meant no disrespect” when he used the term “wetbacks” to refer to the migrant laborers who worked on his father’s farm. [ADN]
