In Pinellas Park, Florida, a six year old girl named Kimberly lives with her grandparents, who took her in when she was just six months old after it was found that her mother was a substance abuser. She has lived in their retirement community ever since. However, the estate has a strict rule against children living there, so the Home Owners Association is demanding that she be evicted.
Jimmy and Judie Stottler say that they want to leave the community, but their plans to sell their home were derailed when the housing market crashed. With no place to go, they are now leaving the matter up to the courts to decide. Kimberly could end up in a foster home, but Judie says “They will have to drag me out in handcuffs and tear her from my arms. I’m not putting her out on the streets. Read full story here
USF Armed Intruder Update: Police have arrested one suspect in connection with a scare that shut the USF Tampa campus down for more than two hours Monday.
BREAKING NEWS: Armed intruder on the campus of The University of South Florida (Tampa) campus…Student have been told to report to their dorms or leave campus immediately….Police are on the scene
POSTED BY USF security – Alert Tampa Campus: Armed intruder on campus. Stay inside. Lock doors. Emergency personnel responding. Check usf.edu for updates.
Police said they have called in the Tampa Police Department bomb team to examine the suspect’s belongings.
School police initially received a call from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office about an armed man outside the library, according to USF PD spokesperson Meg Ross.
Campus police, Tampa police, and the HCSO responded to the scene.
A USF student named Melissa was on the 5th floor of the library when she heard the warning over a loud speaker. A warning was also sent out via text message. Read full story here
BREAKING NEWS: Armed intruder on the campus of The University of South Florida (Tampa) campus…Student have been told to report to their dorms or leave campus immediately….Police are on the scene
POSTED BY USF security – Alert Tampa Campus: Armed intruder on campus. Stay inside. Lock doors. Emergency personnel responding. Check usf.edu for updates.
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the worst U.S. recession since the 1930s has probably ended, while warning that growth may not be strong enough to quickly reduce the unemployment rate.
“Even though from a technical perspective the recession is very likely over at this point, it’s still going to feel like a very weak economy for some time,” Bernanke said today at the Brookings Institution in Washington, responding to questions after a speech.
The remarks are Bernanke’s most explicit statement that the contraction that began in December 2007 is over. They echoed comments yesterday by San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen and followed a report today showing retail sales rose last month by the most in three years, adding to evidence of a recovery. Read full story here
With solemnobservances, the United States is marking the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Ceremonies were held in many places, as well as at the sites in New York, Washington and in the eastern state of Pennsylvania where nearly 3,000 perished in the attacks.
In New York City, Americans gathered for a solemn ceremony to remember those killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks eight years ago.
Under a steady cold rain, family members read the names of victims at the place known as “ground zero,” where the two World Trade Center towers once stood.
Holding photos of their loves ones, some cried. Others tossed roses into a pool of water at the site where a permanent memorial will stand. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says, “While there is pain in remembering the loss, there is sweetness in remembering their lives.” Read more here
In Washington, President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama led the nation in a moment of silence at the White House on the minute (8:46 a.m. EDT/1246 GMT) the first jet struck the World Trade Center eight years before.
Later at the Pentagon, Mr. Obama consoled some of the family members of the 184 people killed there.
“Let us renew the true spirit of that day. Not the human capacity for evil but the human capacity for good – not the desire to destroy but the impulse to save and to serve and to build,” Mr. Obama said. Read full story here
♦“Are you guys ready? Let’s roll!” — Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer, apparently as a signal to other passengers to attack the hijackers, Sept. 11.
♦“Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward and freedom will be defended.” — President Bush, Sept. 11.
♦“The number of casualties will be more than most of us can bear.” — Then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Sept. 11.
♦“Commending the victims to almighty God’s mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.” — Pope John Paul II, Sept. 11.
♦“It is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that would have conjured up such a cowardly and depraved assault upon thousands of innocent people.” — Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Sept. 11.
♦“This mass terrorism is the new evil in our world today. It is perpetrated by fanatics who are utterly indifferent to the sanctity of human life, and we the democracies of this world are going to have to come together and fight it together.” — British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Sept. 11.
♦“An attack on one is an attack on all.” — NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson, Sept. 12.
♦“We will find those who did it. We will smoke them out of their holes. We’ll get them running, and we’ll bring them to justice.” — Bush, Sept. 15.
Victim list of 9-11-01 attack: World Trade Center. Leave your memorial thoughts for the individual victims
As a tribute to those who died in World Trade Center or as rescue workers and firefighters, 9-11 Heroes presents the names of all almost 3,000 victims and heroes written in online ”Memorial Stones“.
In the tiny town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the pain of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is on simple, but dramatic display.
It is here, in a deserted field, that United Airlines Flight 93 crashed after the passengers and crew took on the hijackers who commandeered the plane. In this week’s Making a Difference we introduce you to a man who is by using his fame to help build a permanent memorial to the people who lost their lives in Shanksville that Tuesday morning.
Each day, people come from across the country and around the world to this field, seemingly in the middle of nowhere.
They listen to the story of Flight 93 and gaze out at the spot where the plane crashed. Read full story here
Bleier is an icon in southwestern Pennsylvania. He played professional football for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s and early ’80s. Now he is mobilizing the National Football League champions to raise money for the Shanksville memorial.
“You know, I have always felt if you are in a role of leadership and you are in a role of responsibility — and there is a certain responsibility being a professional athlete, an image — there is a certain responsibility, giving back to a community that has supported you over the years,” Bleier said. Read more here
