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Korean war vet finally reunited with badly burned woman

In an emotional reunion on Monday a U.S. Korean War Veteran finally came face to face with a girl with severe burns who he helped and rescued in 1953. Retired airman Richard Cadwallader, 82, warmly embraced Kim Yeon-soon, now 72, who for decades he had only remembered as 'burned girl.' The pair discussed their mutual respect and exchanged gifts during the meeting at a hotel in Seoul. Hello again: Richard Cadwallader, 82, and Kim Yeon-soon, 72, reunite 60 years after the U.S. veteran helped save the life of the Korean woman Respect: Richard Cadwallader answers reporters' questions as Kim Yeon-soon looks on As reported by Stars and Stripes, Cadwallader has maintained a lifelong admiration for Kim after she was brought to his base by her mother in December 1953. After an accident with an oil lamp the 12-year-old girl had agonizingthird-degree burns from her chin to her waist. Kim's mother carried her daughter for over five miles to an isolated U.S. base on the edge of t

Mother and daughter, 10, die on boat on Lake Windermere

A woman and a girl died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning yesterday after being found on a boat with ‘serious breathing difficulties’. A man who was with them remains seriously ill in hospital. The emergency services, including two air ambulances, were called to the private boat on Windermere in the Lake District, where the three were treated by paramedics. The boat on which a 36-year-old and her 10-year-old daughter died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning today on Lake Windermere, was moored by the middle jetty (pictured) and has since been removed for checks The 36-year-old woman, the girl, 10, and the man were then flown to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. The woman and child, both from Leyland, Lancashire, who are thought to be mother and daughter, later died. The incident at a jetty near Bowness, was witnessed by businessman and Dragons’ Den presenter Duncan Bannatyne. He wrote on Twitter: ‘Two air ambulances have flown over me plus four on the road plus loads of police

Waffle House worker arrested after calling 911 with fake robbery report

Virginia Waffle House worker Susan Alexandria Tinker probably wishes she'd thought twice about her April Fool's prank. Tinker, 20, was arrested Monday after calling 911 at 6 AM to falsely report that her restaurant had been robbed. The officers responding at the Hampton location weren't taken in. Tinker faces 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine for lying about a robbery at the Waffle House 'Responding officers investigated the incident and determined that the complaint was a fabrication in celebration of 'April Fool's Day,' police said in a media release. Tinker was promptly arrested, the Smoking Gun reports. If found guilty of a misdemeanor count of falsely summoning police, she could be sentenced to a maximum of 12 months in jail.   Police arrived at the restaurant to find no evidence of a crime (stock image) She could also be fined $2,500. If Tinker had any excuses ready to excuse the prank, she hasn't told anyone.

U.S. jets to S. Korea, Jets To Tackle North

U.S. jets to S. Korea, The United States deployed stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday as part of ongoing joint military exercises between the two countries, a senior U.S. defense official said. The F-22 Raptors were sent to the main U.S. Air Force Base in South Korea amid spiking tensions on the Korean peninsula. The U.S. military command in South Korea said they were deployed to support air drills as part of the annual Foal Eagle training exercises, which are carried out in accordance with the armistice that put an end to armed hostilities in 1953. Kim Jong North Korea has been ramping up its rhetoric and military show of force in response to the annual joint military exercises, declaring the armistice invalid on March 11, 10 days after Foal Eagle began. It is something Pyongyang has done before during heightened tensions. The United States' participation in Foal Eagle is intended to demonstrate the country's "commitment to stability and security in

North Korea nukes weapons are a 'treasure'

South Korean soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, on March 31. North Korea nukes, A top North Korean decision-making body issued a pointed warning Sunday, saying that nuclear weapons are "the nation's life" and will not be traded even for "billions of dollars." The comments came in a statement released after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over the plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party. The meeting, which set a "new strategic line" calling for building both a stronger economy and nuclear arsenal, comes amid a series of near-daily threats from Pyongyang in recent weeks, including a vow to launch nuclear strikes on the United States and a warning Saturday that the Korean Peninsula was in a "state of war." Pyongyang is angry over annual U.S.-South Korean military drills and a new round of U.N. sanctions that followed its Feb. 12 nucl

Bieber to be prosecuted: For Spitting Incident

Justin Bieber to be prosecuted Bieber to be prosecuted. For the alleged Spitting Incident with Neighbor. Its most likely the pop star will be prosecuted but only if the L.A. County Officials has everything going on there way. Law administration sources acquaint TMZ ... Sheriff's board will accredit the case to the L.A. County District Attorney for analysis afterwards the analysis is completed, and the Dept. will acclaim that bent array accuse be filed adjoin the singer. Officially, the Sheriff's Dept. will say they accept no advocacy yet because the analysis is not complete. However, our sources say a bright account has already emerged, and not just over the declared spitting incident. We're told associates of the Dept. accept it's accordant Bieber has apparent a arrangement of apathy for the law, including dispatch tickets, fights, threats, adventuresome driving, drugs and more. Law administration sources say it's a cookie-cutter bearings they've appare

A Word of Caution From Rubio on Immigration

Updated As several of the senators taking part in a bipartisan effort to overhaul to the nation’s immigration laws appeared on the Sunday talk shows to sound an optimistic note, Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida and a member of the group, offered a strongly worded note of caution: “No agreement on immigration legislation yet,” read a headline, in all capital letters, of a statement released by his office on Sunday. “I’m encouraged by reports of an agreement between business groups and unions on the issue of guest workers,” Mr. Rubio said in the statement. “However, reports that the bipartisan group of eight senators have agreed on a legislative proposal are premature.” Mr. Rubio was referring to news reports on Saturday saying that the nation’s leading business and labor groups had reached an agreement on a guest worker program for low-skilled workers — an issue that had been among the final sticking points in the overall immigration negotiations among the group of eight sena