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How fast R U? Iowa girl wins US texting title

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Jun. 16, 2009
Fifteen-year-old Kate Moore says the key to her texting success is "all in the thumbs." The Des Moines, Iowa, teenager is the new LG U.S. National Texting Championship winner. She beat out 20 other finalists from around the country on Tuesday and takes home $...
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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