| Baseball Hall of Famer and Cardinals star Stan Musial dead at 92 Jan 20th 2013, 01:53  (Reuters) - Hall of Fame baseball player Stan Musial, who used an unorthodox batting style to become one of the sport's greatest hitters in 22 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, died on Saturday at age 92, his former team said in a statement. Musial, adored by fans for his humility and easy-going manner as much as his baseball skill, died at his home in Ladue, Missouri, surrounded by his family, the team said. "We have lost the most beloved member of the Cardinals family," William DeWitt Jr., chairman of the Cardinals, said in a statement. ...
|  | Two women wounded in gunfire at Las Vegas soccer field Jan 20th 2013, 01:29 LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Gunfire erupted at a crowded soccer field during a match in Las Vegas on Saturday, wounding two women attending the game, local media reported. The shooting took place at a public park during a men's soccer league game attended by 150 to 200 people, Nevada ABC affiliate 13 Action News reported, adding that police said shots were fired toward the field from over a wall. The women were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, it added. A Las Vegas police spokesman did not immediately respond to calls requesting comment. ... | | Three hurt in firearm accident at North Carolina gun show Jan 19th 2013, 23:44 (Reuters) - Three people including a retired sheriff's deputy were wounded on Saturday at a gun show in North Carolina when a 12-gauge shotgun accidentally discharged as its owner was taking it out of its case, state officials said. The incident comes as the country debates gun control and the rights of gun owners after a man armed with an assault rifle killed 20 first graders and six adults last month at an elementary school in Connecticut - the deadliest of a string of U.S. shooting sprees last year. ... | |
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