South africas first black president died yesterday at the age of 95 following a long illness. He was surrounded by his family. Mandelas fight against apartheid made him an inspiration to millions, including president obama. I would study his words and his writings. The day he was released from prison, he gave me a sense of what human beings can do when theyre guided by their hopes and not by their fears. When mandela died, crowds gathered throughout south africa to mourn his death and celebrate his life. Debora patta is in johannesburg with the latest. Debora, good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. Well, im outside Nelson Mandelas home. They woke up to the news he had died. It came as no surprise because his health has been very, very poor for six months, but it still has the power to shock and sadden. His health has been critical but over the past few days it got even worse, prompting his wife graca machel to summon the family to his bedside and in this home they were able to
His resolve and ability to forgive, traits that helped peace employ end the brutal segregational policy in south africa. He died yesterday at the age of 95 following a long illness. He was surrounded by his family. His fight made him an inspiration to millions, including president obama. I would study his words and his writings. The day he was released from prison, he gave me a sense of what human beings can do when theyre guided by their hopes and not by their fears. When mandela died, crowds gathered throughout south africa to mourn his death andelebrate his life. Debora patta is in johannesburg with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. When i was outside his home, they woke up to the new e his had died, it came as no surprise because his health has been very, very poor for six months but it still has the power to shock and sadden. His health has been critical but over the past few days it got even worse prompting his wife to summon the family to his bedside an
A Morgan County jury on Monday recommended Corey Maples, convicted of capital murder almost 30 years ago for shooting and killing two friends, be sentenced to life without parole.
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The State made its opening argument Monday morning in front of a jury that will ostensibly decide whether Corey Maples, convicted of murder in 1997 for fatally shooting his two