Crystal Mangum Crystal Mangum, the accuser in the 2006 Duke lacrosse case, is convicted of second-degree murder by a North Carolina jury in the 2011 stabbing death of her boyfriend, and is sentenced to serve between 14 and 18 years in prison.
United States The United States has snooped on the Netherlands since 1946, according to files published in NRC Handelsblad.
Qingdao At least 35 people are killed in an explosion after a leaking oil pipeline caught fire in the city of Qingdao, China.
Cyclone Helen Cyclone Helen hits India's Andhra Pradesh state killing at least six people and knocking out power to thousands of villages.
United States The United States commemorates the 50th anniversary of the day when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.