Hal McClure, who covered two Arab-Israeli wars and living a successful career as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press died at 92 in California, McClure died on Sunday at a Laguna Hills hospital following surgery to relieve a blood clot on his brain from a recent fall, his sister Virginia said.
A train derailed off the tracks on Tuesday afternoon in White Marsh, Maryland, causing a massive explosion, but just one injury. The derailment of the train affected nearby homes, rattling them. The train went off the tracks at about 2 p.m. "It shook my house pretty violently and knocked things off the shelves," an eyewitness Dale Walston said.
Israeli Defense Minister Minister Moshe Yaalon said that a Russian plan to supply sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles to Syria amounted to a "threat," indicated that Israel is prepared to use force to stop the delivery, the Associated Press reported. A top Russian official said on Tuesday that the planned sale of S-3000 air-defense missiles to the Assad pro-Syrian government forces remain committed to the deal.
Circuit Judge Debra Nelson has limited the evidence George Zimmerman's attorneys can use during his trial, in which he shot the unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year. Details about Martin's marijuana, school suspension and fights cannot be used in opening statements, Nelson said.
