By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
Independent voices from the TWT Communities

The families of Navy SEALs killed in an August 2011 downing of a helicopter in Afghanistan came forward Thursday to blast the U.S. command and the Obama administration for the mission and to call for an official investigation into what they deem a whitewash.

Former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's spirit of leadership and empowerment lives on.
For the first time in 24 years, an Andretti was behind the wheel of an open-wheel car at Pocono.
A Michigan medical marijuana facility is partnering with a member of the Grammy-winning rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to cultivate and distribute a new strain of medical marijuana.
John Kerr, the stage and film actor whose credits include the movie "South Pacific," the thriller "The Pit and the Pendulum" and a Tony Award-winning turn in "Tea and Sympathy," has died. He was 81.

With a large diamond stud earring in his left ear and a gold chain around his neck, Mike Ribeiro "looks like a rapper," in the words of coach Adam Oates. But the most important piece of jewelry Ribeiro owns is the ring on his left hand.

A conservative U.S. senator from Idaho who has said he doesn't drink because of his Mormon faith has been charged with drunken driving.
The life of Jenni Rivera was celebrated in song, as passionate fans chanted "Jen-ni! Jen-ni!" at the singer's memorial service billed by her family a "celestial graduation."
Jenni Rivera's "celestial graduation" was marked by festive music, heartfelt speeches in Spanish and English and passionate chants of "Jen-ni! Jen-ni!"
The Douglas name _ first with patriarch Kirk and later with son Michael _ has always meant gold for Hollywood. But drama for the third generation of the Douglas family has occurred mostly off-screen, where Cameron Douglas has battled drug addiction and legal troubles.
Jim Harbaugh practically galloped through the locker room, lively as ever, offering a wave and a smile to long snapper Brian Jennings before putting his arm around right guard Alex Boone.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is endorsing President Obama for re-election, citing his leadership on climate change.
Long before Robin Cawelti arrived on the scene, the Packard Motor Co. had come and gone. She can't recall seeing even one Packard in the daily traffic on the streets of San Francisco.
Oprah Winfrey has tapped La Toya Jackson to star in her own reality show.
Jermaine Jackson says he regrets the recent turmoil that has embroiled his family and hopes it can be resolved peacefully and privately.
"Michael was a brave American," he said.
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Kerr died Saturday of heart failure at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, his son Michael said.