Katherine Weber

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• Sep 28, 2011

  Saudi Princess Tweets Support Against Women Driving Ban

  Saudi Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel has tweeted her support of women driving in Saudi Arabia today.

• Sep 28, 2011

  Sharp Rise in Health Care Premiums; White House Responds to Criticism

  Health insurance premiums jumped nine percent in 2011, nearly three times the rate of inflation, according to a report released Tuesday.

• Sep 28, 2011

  Craigslist Killer Sentenced to Over 123 Years; Church Helps Family Move On

  The fourth and final defendant in the slaying of Jim Sanders' has been charged with murder earlier this month. Clabon Berniard has been sentenced to over 123 years in prison for the cold-blooded shooting of Sanders – following an attempt to sell a diamond ring he posted on Craigslist in April 2011.

• Sep 28, 2011

  Killer Cantaloupes Claim 16 Lives, Deadliest Food Outbreak in a Decade

  The Listeria bacteria outbreak found in cantaloupes that began in mid-August has now claimed as many as 16 lives in a total of 18 states.

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  Sep 28, 2011

  Amanda Knox Appeal: Absurd Arguments Undermine Italian Legal System

  In the appeal case of Amanda Knox, attorneys have used interesting comparisons to sway the opinion of the court in their favor. On Tuesday in Perugia, Italy, Giulia Borgiono, the co-defense lawyer for Rafaelle Sollecito and Amanda Knox, portrayed Knox as being a “faithful young woman in love” with her Italian boyfriend.

• Sep 27, 2011

  'Miracle Doctor' in Africa Healing the Blind One at a Time

  Namibia’s Helena Ndume, known by locals as “the miracle doctor,” is making history for the small South African country, curing one eye at a time.

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  Sep 27, 2011

  Iran Pastor Faces Execution for Refusing to Renounce Jesus Christ

  Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani awaits execution in Iran as he refuses to renounce his Christian faith for the second day in a row. He will be asked to recant in two more court hearings on the 27 and the 28, and if he again refuses, execution by hanging will follow as early as Wednesday.

• Sep 27, 2011

  Attacks Decrease in Iraq; Home-Made Bombs Pose Threat

  Iraq and the United States have combined efforts in an attempt to thwart Iran from providing weapons to militants; however, it is believed that household bombs are still posing a formidable threat.

• Sep 26, 2011

  Five Killed in Indiana: Are the Deaths Meth Related?

  Residents in Franklin County near Laurel, Indiana, are angry with the lack of information coming from police after five murders were committed in their neighborhood on Sunday.

• Sep 26, 2011

  Saudi Arabia: Trial Against Woman for Driving Set to Commence

  Saudi feminist Najalaa Harrir’s trial for breaking the Saudi driving ban back in June is set to commence, thus making Saudi Arabian female activists question their progress in the ultraconservative nation.