An 87-year-old man jumped out of an airplane thousands of feet over Ohio on Saturday to help his sick 11-month-old great-grandson.Clarence Turner of Warren County took the tandem skydive with an instructor near Waynesville to help raise money for medical bills for Julian Couch, who has been in the hospital since he was born, NBC station WLWT of Cincinnati reported.The boy has a rare protein defici...

Sun, 26 May 2013 05:32:50 GMT

In two major speeches, President Obama sent strong signals this week about what he envisions for the military in a post-Sept. 11 era, a new path which can be described in a word: downsized.The president said the United Stateswill have stricter limits on drone attacks overseas and telegraphed a new emphasis on fighting terrorism, based more on focusing on targeted, isolated threats and less on an ...

Sun, 26 May 2013 04:05:21 GMT

The wet weather plaguing many parts of the U.S. this holiday weekend has turned fatal in sodden San Antonio.Two people are dead and more than 100 were rescued Saturday after heavy rain pummeled the Texas city, causing flash flooding.The majority of rescues were people trapped in their vehicles in low-lying areas of the city, San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Christian Bove told NBC News.Bove s...

Sun, 26 May 2013 03:59:46 GMT

By Craig Stanley, NBC NewsSome mornings, beneath the streets of Boston, David France plays his violin for the passers-by who fill the subway corridor. Some stop to listen, while others acknowledge him by dropping money into the empty violin case that lies at his feet.France uses this money to fund Revolution of Hope, an after-school orchestra he started a few months ago in the disenfranchised comm...

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:59:08 GMT

Attorneys for George Zimmerman say that unreleased text messages drawn from Trayvon Martins cell phone show the 17-year-old was arguing with a friend and was angry on the day he was shot and killed in Sanford, Fla.This is relevant to Mr. Martins overall demeanor that day and relevant to his emotional state, a new court filing by the defense team reads. The filing goes on to say the messages ...

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By Ron Mott, Correspondent, NBC NewsMOORE, Okla. As it was for many of her classmates here, Saturdays high school graduation was an emotional ceremony for 18-year-old Alyson Costilla, a moment of pride long anticipated.But unlike most of her peers, she accepted her diploma one day after a final farewell to her mom, Terri Long, one of 24 people killed in Mondays devastating tornado.She talked ...

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Tucked among the cornfields, windmills and water towers of Littlefield, in west Texas, Dr. Isabel Molina treats one patient after the next at Lamb Healthcare Center.Littlefield is a small, dusty town of about 6,500 people, but Molina's two-doctor practice draws from a much larger area. She and her partner serve a total population of about 15,000, she estimates. To keep up with her patient load, Mo...

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore."I wouldn't want to be in any other place. It's our roots. Tornadoes are a part of life here," said 18-year-old Brooke Potter, whose current college aspirations take her to two n...

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:31:37 GMT