1st Black Olympic Decathlon Winner Dies

GAINESVILLE, Ga.- Milt Campbell, who became the first African-American to win the Olympic decathlon in 1956 and went on to play pro football and become a motivational speaker, has died, his family said. He was 78.

Linda Rusch, Campbell’s partner of 13 years, said Campbell died Friday at…

14 Year Old Chinese Golfer Invited to Masters

(Reuters) – Guan Tianlang is poised to become the youngest golfer to play at the U.S. Masters after the Chinese 14-year-old won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand on Sunday.
Teenage hot-shot Guan earned an invitation to the 2013 Masters at Augusta after firing an even…

2 Atlanta Police Officers Killed in Helicopter Crash

ATLANTA — A police helicopter flying low over Atlanta on a nighttime search for a missing 9-year-old boy plunged to the ground in a neighborhood of shops and apartments, killing the two officers aboard, authorities said Sunday.

Both officers died on impact in the crash about 10:30 p…

Pastor Charged With Killing Fiancee's Daughter

BROOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.– As police frantically worked to figure out how his fiancée’s 24-year-old daughter had vanished, a

Michigan pastor who had turned to God to shed his violent past went to his flock with a request: pray for her. But all along, authorities say, he…

NYC Marathon Cancelled

NEW YORK (AP) — Under growing pressure with thousands still shivering from Sandy, the New York City Marathon was canceled Friday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after mounting criticism that this was not the time for a race.

With the death toll in the city at 41 and power not yet fully…