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7:39 AM EST
2/7/2012 President Obama, First Lady to host dinner for Iraq war vetsPresident Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will honor Iraq War veterans and their families at the White House on Feb. 29, according to Jay Carney, the White House spokesman.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Veterans Affairs, Human Interest, People, Accomplishment, Government, Heads Of State

10:29 AM EST
1/16/2012 Laura Kaeppeler, Miss Wisconsin, named Miss America 2012Miss Wisconsin, Laura Kaeppeler, was crowned Miss America 2012 Saturday night at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Television, Fashion, Human Interest, People, Accomplishment

5:09 PM EST
1/11/2012 'Skins London Fletcher nabs Bart Starr Award for character, leadershipAthletes in Action announced today that linebacker London Fletcher will be honored with the 2012 Bart Starr Award, which recognizes one NFL player for outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community.

Source:AHN Sports Topics:Sports, American Football, National Football League, Human Interest, People, Accomplishment

6:27 PM EST
1/8/2012 Tucson marks one-year annivesary of Giffords shootingA resounding chorus of bells resonated across Tucson Sunday as the southern Arizona city marked the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage that claimed six lives and nearly killed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. She was scheduled to attend a vigil Sunday on the University of Arizona campus.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Assault, Politics, Government, Public Officials, Human Interest, People, Accomplishment

12:52 PM EST
1/5/2012 Robert Lee Carter, civil rights lawyer who won school desegregation, dead at 94Robert Lee Carter, civil rights activist, lawyer and former federal judge who successfully argued the historic Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation case before the U.S. Supreme Court has died. He was 94.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, People, Accomplishment, Crime, Law And Justice, Justice And Rights, Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority

11:26 AM EST
1/4/2012 Yahoo names Scott Thompson as CEOInvestors, traders and shareholders' had muted reactions, with no one yelling yahoo, after the president of PayPal was named the new chief executive officer of Yahoo.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Management Change, Human Interest, People, Accomplishment

11:24 AM EST
12/29/2011 U2, Taylor Swift lead top grossing tours of 2011U2 and Taylor Swift had the top grossing tours of 2011 in North America.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Human Interest, People, Accomplishment

1:34 PM EST
12/23/2011 Space station gets early Christmas 'gift' -- three more astronautsA Russian Soyuz capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday with three astronauts, bringing the capsule back to full staffing after a failed cargo ship launch in August disrupted flight schedules. The station can n now resume full-time science operations, which include medical research, physics experiments and astronomical observation, with the return to a six-member crew.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Space Program, Human Interest, People, Accomplishment

1:07 PM EST
12/13/2011 Highest ranking woman plans to leave PentagonMichele Flournoy, the Undersecretary of Defense and the highest ranking female civilian to hold a Defense Department position, announced Monday she will step down.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Public Officials, Human Interest, People, Accomplishment

1:04 PM EST
12/12/2011 German researchers create world’s smallest steam engineGerman physicists claim to have designed the world’s smallest steam engine that is only a few micrometers long but that works like a normal-sized version.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Engineering, Human Interest, People, Accomplishment