In a statement South African government said the 94-year-old Mandela was admitted to hospital shortly before midnight Wednesday. The statement did not give any further details. It just said the "best possible expert medical treatment and comfort" is provided to the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Nathan Capponi, a 6-year-old boy from Maine, was accidentally struck and killed on Wednesday by his father, Kevin, as the 36-year old backed up his snowplow truck.
The Colorado Department of Corrections head was shot dead at his home Tuesday night, police officials said.
An explosion at a military ammunition storage facility in Nevada during a Marine Corps training exercise killed seven U.S. Marines and wounded several others.
