San Francisco Chronicle Haditha outraged as Marine avoids jail in massacre Haditha, Iraq -- In this town which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the Marine sergeant who told his troops to "shoot first, ... (photo: AP / Chris Carlson) Crime Iraq Photos War Wikipedia: Haditha killings The Los Angeles Times Egypt marks anniversary of 'Arab Spring' revolution Reporting from Cairo — Tens of thousands of Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square in celebration and protest Wednesday, the anniversary of the revolution that brought down President Hosni Mubarak ... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) Arab Egypt Photos Revolution Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution Top Stories The Tribune San Luis Obispo LA tourism rose to 26.9 million visitors in 2011 A record number of tourists visited Los Angeles last year The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau ... (photo: Creative Commons / NickCPrior) Photos Tourism Travel US Wikipedia: Los Angeles The Los Angeles Times Gabrielle Giffords bids an emotional farewell to Congress Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House floor one final time as her colleagues approved her bipartisan border security bill on the day she officially steps down ... (photo: Public Domain / Unknown: "Courtesy photo") Congress House Photos Security Wikipedia/Gabrielle Giffords The Los Angeles Times L.A. breaks tourism record with 27 million visitors in 2011 Thanks to a swell in international visitors, Los Angeles hosted a record number of visitors in 2011 , prompting tourism officials to predict they will welcome even more ... (photo: AP / Nick Ut) Economy Los Angeles Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Los Angeles The Examiner Support Monterey Jazz Festival today and get two tickets to Pebble Beach Pro-Am If the Monterey Jazz Festival dominates that peninsula in the final days of summer, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am holds sway over the dead of winter. MJF has ... (photo: WN / aruna) Festival Jazz Peninsula Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Jazz The Examiner Sexual exploitation of children alleged against UN Police in Haiti The United Nations is looking into two cases of reported sexual exploitation of children in Haiti by UN Police officers, the organization announced Monday. Details were ... (photo: UN / Logan Abassi) Crime Haiti Photos UN Wikipedia: United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti The Independent Deal sees Haditha Marine sentenced to just three months The deal, which caught observers by surprise, means that Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich will now face a maximum of three months of confinement. He will also be demoted one ... (photo: AP / Lenny Ignelzi) Crime Iraq Photos US Wikipedia: Haditha killings The Examiner Vanessa Hudgens donates couture gown to benefit Stand Up To Cancer Vanessa Hudgens donated a one-of-a-kind couture Candie’s gown to charity in order to help raise money for non-profit organization “Stand Up To Cancer .” ... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong) Actress Cancer Charity Photos Wikipedia: Vanessa Hudgens The Daily Telegraph Australia Stem cells may aid vision in blind people TWO legally blind women appeared to gain some vision after receiving an experimental treatment using embryonic stem cells, scientists have reported. While embryonic stem ... (photo: AP / Paul Sancya) Health People Photos Science Wikipedia: Stem cells culture