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Gunmen toss grenades at Mexico taco stand, 2 die

Jun. 11, 2009
Police say gunmen have tossed grenades and fired on a crowded taco stand in the central Mexican city of Uruapan, killing a police officer and a 15-year-old boy. A report from the Michoacan state prosecutor's office says eight were injured in the attack early...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch