Korva Coleman

Good morning - we're following these stories today:

Lance Armstrong's Seven Tour De France Titles Are Effectively Gone.

And here are more early stories:

Norwegian Mass Shooter Declared Sane, Jailed For 21 Years. (CNN)

More than a thousand people turned out for a huge memorial service for the 34 miners killed by police at a South African platinum mine last Thursday. Questions are still being raised as how the tragedy occurred. Police say they fired in self defense on miners armed with machetes and clubs; miners say they were running from tear gas that police had thrown at them.

He really IS cool. James Todd Smith, better known as rapper and actor LL Cool J, decked a would-be intruder in his Studio City home early Wednesday, foiling a burglary.

Good morning, we're following these stories this morning:

Isaac Could Be A Hurricane By Friday; Florida And GOP Convention Brace.

SEAL's Book On Bin Laden Raid, Woodward Book On Obama Due Sept. 11.

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Tony Nicklinson received his wish today. After losing a long court battle to get doctors to help him legally end his life, the 58-year-old profoundly disabled man passed away from 'natural causes'; one of them may have been a broken heart.

Good morning - we're watching these stories today:

Romney's Pick Of Ryan Hasn't Changed Race, Polls Signal.

Texas Sheriff: Sacred White Buffalo Was Not Slaughtered.

And here are other early stories:

After Controversial Rape Comments, Embattled Rep. Akin Won't Attend GOP Convention In Tampa. (Politico)

Ethiopia's longtime ruler, prime minister Meles Zenawi has died of an undisclosed illness. He was 57. Meles, as he is known, was a long-time ally of the U.S. and seen as a strong bulwark against terrorism.

Good Tuesday morning - we're following these stories today:

In Afghanistan: General's Plane Damaged; Afghans Start Spying On Own Troops.

As Deadline To Drop Out Nears, Rep. Akin's Best Defender Is His Opponent.

Good afternoon - here are a few stories we're watching today.

Wikileaks' Assange Demands U.S. Cease 'Witch Hunt'.

Uniformed Afghan Kills NATO Servicemember; 3 NATO Troops Die In Roadside Bombing. (AP)

Good afternoon. Here are some headlines we're watching:

Paul Ryan Campaigns On Medicare In Florida - With His Mom. (Politico)

GM Recalls Nearly 250,000 SUVs Over Potential Fire Hazard. (Detroit News)

Good morning, we're following these stories today:

Family Research Council Attacker Could Face Terrorism Charge.

11 Killed In Afghan Helicopter Crash; 3 Were U.S. Military Personnel. (Update at 9 a.m. ET: 7 Americans Were Killed.)

An expert panel for the U.N. concludes that both Syrian government troops and its allied militias have committed crimes against humanity in the country's civil war.

Some of the enumerated war crimes include murder, torture, rape and indiscriminate attacks against civilians. The Syrian rebels also committed the same war crimes, but the U.N. expert panel found these abuses didn't occur as frequently or against as many people.

Good Wednesday morning - we're watching these stories today:

Campaign Trail:Biden's Comment About 'Chains' Sparks Controversy.

Nellie Gray, Founder Of 'March For Life', Dies.

A Connecticut woman who didn't know she was paying for two streetlights in front of her home for 25 years is getting a refund check. Grace Edwards of Cheshire, Conn. saw the light when a prospective buyer asked her what she was paying in power costs.