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Excitement Builds for Next-to-Last Space Shuttle Launch
By not in system - AOL NewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It's still a day before space shuttle Endeavour is set to soar one last time. But already, the excitement level is approaching an all-time high. It's the next-to-last shuttle flight, as well as Endeavour's final voyage. Add to that the presence of the commander's wounded congresswoman wife, and Friday's visit by the president and his family. Forecasters, meanwhile, were slightly more pessimistic Thursday. Still, there's a 70 percent chance of good weather for Friday's 3:47 p.m. launch. Endeavour commander Mark Kelly is married to Gabrielle Giffords, who arrived in ...
NASA Braces for Giffords, Obama, Huge Launch Crowd
By not in system - AOL NewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords left hospitals behind Wednesday for the first time since her tragic shooting nearly four months ago and traveled to NASA territory for the next-to-last space shuttle launch with her husband in command. "Gabby is looking forward to some time away from the rehab center & the chance to see Captain Mark Kelly launch again!" Giffords' staff posted on her Facebook page. Space shuttle Endeavour is due to blast off Friday afternoon with Kelly at the helm. It will be Endeavour's final voyage after 19 years of spaceflight, as the shuttle era nears the ...
Rep. Giffords Cleared to Attend Shuttle Launch
By not in system - AOL NewsHOUSTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attend husband Mark Kelly's space shuttle launch in Florida on Friday, Kelly said, allowing the Arizona congresswoman to travel for the first time since she was flown from Tucson to Houston more than three months ago to recover from a gunshot wound to the head. In an interview with CBS' Katie Couric, Kelly said Giffords' doctors had given her permission to travel to Cape Canaveral, Fla., for the launch of Endeavour, which is scheduled for 3:47 p.m. Friday. Kelly is the commander of the shuttle mission. Handout / AP Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ...
Police Look at How Houston Kindergartner Got Gun
By not in system - AOL NewsHOUSTON -- Police are trying to determine how a Houston kindergartener got a loaded gun that he brought to an elementary school, where officials say it accidentally fired when it fell from his pocket as he sat down for lunch, wounding himself and two other students. Some parents said the incident has made them think twice about safety at the school and they wonder if additional security measures, including extra officers and even metal detectors, are needed. School district officials said extra security would be in place Wednesday to allay parents' fears. Houston Chronicle / AP A ...
Kindergartner Brings Gun to Texas School, 3 Hurt
By not in system - AOL NewsHOUSTON -- A kindergartner who brought a loaded gun Tuesday to his Houston elementary school was among three students injured by fragments when it fired after falling from his pocket as he sat down for lunch, officials said. One bullet was fired about 10:35 a.m. in the Ross Elementary School cafeteria, spraying fragments at the students, said Houston Independent School District Assistant Police Chief Robert Mock. "Either some type of chips off the floor, or it could be pieces of the round that discharged," Mock said. "They had some cuts and stuff on their legs, they don't appear to ...
Day Care Operator, in Body Armor, Returned to Houston
By Lisa Flam - AOL NewsA woman accused of shopping while a fatal fire broke out at her home day care center was brought back to Houston early today, and she stayed silent as she was walked into the jailhouse in handcuffs and a body armor vest. Jessica Tata, 22, fled to Nigeria several days after the Feb. 24 fire, which killed four children and wounded three at her Jackie's Child Care in Houston. She was taken into custody in Nigeria on Saturday and returned to Atlanta early Monday to face charges. Tata waived extradition and was flown to Houston, arriving at the Harris County Jail at about 1:15 a.m. in a convoy of ...
Fugitive Operator of Day Care Center Where 4 Died in Fire Jailed in Ga.
By Lisa Flam - AOL NewsThe woman who fled to Nigeria after four children died in a fire at her Houston day care center has been returned to the United States and is behind bars in Atlanta. Jessica Tata, 22, appeared in court this morning and waived extradition to Texas, where she faces charges on four counts of manslaughter related to the Feb. 24 fire at her home-based Jackie's Child Care, the Houston Chronicle reported. She was jailed in Atlanta, awaiting transfer back to Texas. Fulton County Sheriff / AP Jessica Tata was arrested in Nigeria and transferred to the U.S. to face ...
NCAA Basketball Tournament Pictures 2011 [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL NewsMarch Madness is upon us once again. Keep up with the latest pictures from the NCAA Final Four in Houston through this AOL News photo gallery. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=990046&pid=990045&uts=1301578156 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf March Madness Virginia Commonwealth head coach Shaka Smart arrives at the team hotel in Houston, Texas. The ...
Official: Houston Day Care Operator Has Fled US
By not in system - AOL NewsHOUSTON -- A Houston home day care operator left the kids she was caring for without adult supervision, while a stovetop burner was on, before a blaze that killed four children and injured three others, according to an arrest affidavit made public Monday. Investigators believe the burner was the source of last week's fire. Hours after the new details about the blaze were released, Houston fire department officials announced that day care operator Jessica Tata had fled the United States and they had asked the U.S. Marshals Service in Houston to help track her down. Officials believe Tata has ...
Fire at Houston Daycare Center Kills 3, Injures 4
By not in system - AOL NewsHOUSTON -- A kitchen fire filled a home daycare center with smoke on Thursday, killing three children and injuring four others. Firefighters ran with babies and small children in their arms to nearby ambulances on the crowded street, a fire official said. All seven children in Jackie's Child Care were taken to hospitals, said Rick Flanagan, Houston Fire Department's executive assistant chief. They ranged in age from 18 months to 3 years old, officials said. Neighbor Michael McAndrews said he saw "smoke billowing out of the house and firemen up on the roof, trying to make a hole." Around ...
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