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House GOP To Distribute Draft Contempt Citation Against Eric Holder Over “Gunwalking”

Source: Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News Republicans on the House Oversight Committee were to take the first formal step Thursday toward contempt proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder over the Fast and Furious “gunwalking” operation, CBS News has learned. The case for a citation declaring Holder in contempt will be laid out in a briefing [...]

More Than 100 Players Sue NFL Over Concussions

Source: Nadia Kounang / CNN More than 100 former professional football players, including former Atlanta Falcons Jamal Anderson, Chris Doleman, and O.J. Santiago, are adding their names a growing list of players suing the NFL. They join more than 1,500 other players who claim that the National Football League hid the dangers of concussions from [...]

Economists See Job Growth Pushing Unemployment Rate Below 8 Percent By Election Day

Source: AP / CBS News WASHINGTON — An Associated Press survey of 32 leading economists suggests steady hiring will get strong enough to push the unemployment rate below 8 percent by Election Day. Yet the same economists think it will be at least three more years before unemployment falls below 6 percent, which would be [...]

Mother Accused Of Letting Daughter, 6, Use Tanning Bed (VIDEO)

Tanning enthusiast Patricia Krentcil was arrested and charged with child endangerment for allegedly bringing her 6-year old daughter, Anna, to tan at a tanning salon. Derricke Dennis of WCBS 2 News reports.

WTH? Spirit Airlines Raising Carry-On Bag Fee To $100

Source: Samantha Bomkamp / The Miami Herald NEW YORK — Putting a bag in the overhead bin will soon cost some Spirit Airlines passengers $100. That’s more than they may have paid for their tickets. The Miramar, Fla., airline currently charges $45 for a carry-on bag. As of Nov. 6, customers who wait to pay [...]

Zimmerman’s Attorney: Trayvon’s Social Media Posts Fair Game

Source: Frances Robles / The Miami Herald SANFORD — George Zimmerman’s defense attorney says he will not comment on a Myspace page that portrays his client in a “less-than-favorable” light, because the racially charged social media postings could come up at his murder trial. But he hinted that if Zimmerman’s postings will be scrutinized in [...]

Junior Seau Dead In Apparent Suicide

Source: Kristina Davis / UTSanDiego.com OCEANSIDE — Former Chargers linebacker Junior Seau, an icon not only in his hometown of Oceanside but as a star in the NFL, has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at his beachfront home in Oceanside Wednesday. Junior Seau, along with his children, watch a video tribute as he [...]

UPDATE: Former NFL Star Junior Seau Found Dead Inside California Home

Source: New York Post OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Former NFL star Junior Seau was found dead Wednesday at his home near San Diego, TMZ reported, citing multiple law enforcement sources. The report could not immediately be confirmed. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that police responded to reports of a shooting at Seau’s Oceanside, Calif., home. A [...]

Bobby Brown: ‘I Could’ve Done Something Different’ (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Speaking out for the first time since the death of ex-wife Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown tells TODAY’s Matt Lauer about his last encounter with Houston, the moment he learned she had died, and whether he feels responsible for her addiction struggles.

13 Charged In Hazing Death Of FAMU Band Member Robert Champion (VIDEO)

Source: AP / CBS News ORLANDO, Fla. – A prosecutor says most of the 13 people charged in the death of Florida A&M university drum major will face a felony hazing charge. The charges were announced more than five months after 26-year-old Robert Champion died aboard a chartered bus parked outside an Orlando hotel following [...]