WASHINGTON (AP) — Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run.Long believed to be hiding in caves, bin Laden was tracked down in a costly, custom-built hideout not far from a Pakistani military academy.justice has been done said obama in a dramatic announcement at the White House while a crowd cheered outside and hundreds more gathered at ground zero in Manhattan to celebrate the newsU.S. helicopters ferrying elite counter-terrorism troops into the compound identified by the CIA as bin Laden’s hideout and back out again in less than 40 minutes. Bin Laden was shot in the head, officials said, after he and his bodyguards resisted the assault.
Three adult males were also killed .
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau deserves NBA coach of year award
All he said is he loves basket ball. No one has come forward to say the Bulls coach is a huge fan of 13th century Russian folk dance.He accepted the NBA coach of the year award Sunday afternoon and made it clear that everyone else was the reason for the honor.But he’s a big reason the Bulls won 62 games in the regular season, the most in the league.Look how far these Bulls have come in one season. When you think about it, this team isn’t so different from the one that went 41-41 last season.
Prince William, Kate Middleton try to carve out private time
LONDON — Shunning an immediate overseas honeymoon and opting instead for a quiet weekend at a secret British location, Prince William and Kate Middleton made it clear Saturday they want to carve out some space for themselves.This fight for privacy is crucial if they are to avoid being hounded like William’s mother, the late Princess Diana, whose every move was tailed.The royal newlyweds started the day by asking the media not to intrude this weekend and to leave them alone when they eventually start their honeymoon.Separately, palace officials also asked the media not to reveal where the couple live near William’s Royal Air Force base in Wales.He will return to military duty there as a helicopter rescue pilot after the holiday weekend, which ends Monday.
Teammates, mothers, more bury Nigerian soccer player killed here
Kabiru Adewunmi’s mother was not able to travel from Nigeria to Chicago for her son’s funeral.Instead, Mariam Taiyelolu Adewunmi was represented by the mothers of his soccer teammates at services held Sunday .“It’s hard to put into words,” said a distraught Julie Butler of Wilmette, whose son Patrick was a friend of Adewunmi’s. Adewunmi, a rising soccer star with the Chicago Fire Juniors North team, was shot to death Tuesday as he and four friends left a Chatham neighborhood convenience store. This is a very difficult day and hard to understand,” said Sole Antonijevic, who coached Adewunmi in the under-17 league. “Not just as a coach but as a parent myself.”
How DNA testing confirmed bin Laden’s death
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration used DNA testing and other means to confirm that elite American forces in Pakistan had in fact killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.officials said Monday would be the day they found out as the world absorbed the stunning news.The officials said the DNA testing alone offered a “99.9 percent” certainty that bin Laden was shot dead in a daring U.S. military operation in Pakistan.Detailed photo analysis by the CIA, confirmation by other people at the raid site and matching physical features like bin Laden’s height all helped confirmed the identification.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the matter
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