Washington Post - An inquiry traced the source of the launch failure (explosion is not a word that is welcome in the NASA lexicon) to a single “O” ring that joined two segments of the solid rocket booster. Such rings worked in all conditions except at low temperatures

Law Officers Bust Meth Ring
KOLD-TV - Police say they have taken down a high-volume methamphetamine distribution ring that preyed on the midtown area, around Fifth Street and Alvernon Way. Officers say it was the Patricia Loya Drug Trafficking Organization. They say the investigation

Gov’s in-law allegedly tried to bite ring off fiancee’s finger
Chicago Sun-Times - Frank Schmidt — an in-law of Gov. Blagojevich who sparked the governor’s infamous feud with Ald. Dick Mell (33rd) — is now at the center of a domestic violence dispute. Schmidt, 36, is accused of biting his fiancee’s right shoulder and left hand

NEW YORK (AP) — A survivor of the 50-shot police bombardment that killed a groom on his wedding day recalled Wednesday lying on his dying friend as they both said “I love you” — and then hearing a final breath and silence.
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Back to School Learn your lesson: Thanks for the objective and comprehensive coverage in Rob Jordan’s “The Missionary” (January 4). The issues, efforts to address them, and challenges to addressing them were well represented. I would like to comment on teacher Judy Brown’s statement, “If your …

Judaism on the rebound in Cuba 
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) — Salomon Mitrani sat through his wedding ceremony. At 84, he finds it hard to stand.