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Oakland boy in grave condition after shooting

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Aug. 9, 2009
An 11-year-old boy was in grave condition Saturday after being shot in the face as he and a group of friends were playing with a shotgun they found stashed in an Oakland apartment building, police said. The shooting happened in a garage of the apartment...
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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