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Marines in Afghan standoff, 4 die in blast

Jul. 6, 2009
Four U.S. soldiers were killed Monday by a roadside bomb in the northern Afghanistan province of Kunduz, the U.S. military in Afghanistan said.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler