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Obama Calls on U.N. to Punish North Korea Over Rocket

Apr. 5, 2009
President Obama said that North Korea had violated international rules with its rocket launch and called on the Security Council to take immediate action.
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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