On the eve President Barrack Obama's first visit to China his half-brother has come forth with a new book. Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo who is the president's younger half brother reveals that Barrack Obama Sr. was a violent alcoholic who him and his mother.

A medical helicopter crashed early Saturday north of Reno near the Nevada-California state line. The crash killed all three crew members aboard, officials said.

Ocean City in NJ, once considered the best beach in New Jersey is now coping with the remnant of hurricane Ida. Heavy rains have flooded the city. Tolls are lifted on 2 Cape May county bridges: Ocean City, NJ & Middle Thoroughfare Bridges free til tomorrow due to flooding.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried before a federal court in New York. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to make the announcement that Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of 9/11, is being transferred from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, along with four other detainees to New York where they will stand trial before a civilian court instead of a military commission.

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged Fort Hood shooter, has been charged with with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the military's legal system. He is therefore eligible for the death penalty if convicted, officials said on Thursday.

On November 11, the UN Security Council conducted open debates on the Protection of civilians in armed conflicts, which are dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the first introduction of this important issue in the Security Council. The Foreign Minister of Austria, Michael Spindelegger arrived to New York to preside over this momentous event. Azerbaijan and Armenia debated exchanging views on the role of the authorities in protecting civilians during armed conflicts.

The U.S. has moved to seize assets of the Alavi Foundation, which purports to be "a private not-for-profit organization devoted to the promotion and support of Islamic culture and Persian language, literature and civilization." In doing so, federal authorities said the Foundation is a front for the goverment of Iran.

President Barack Obama is sending his national security advisers back to the drawing board. According to White House reports, the President has decided to reject all of the options presented him for military deployments in Afghanistan.

While opinions swirl about Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the man behind the Fort Hood massacre from last Thursday that claimed 13 lives, many point to his Muslim faith as the key factor. Was it really that, or was it something much simpler? Was Hasan psychotic?

Charla Nash, a Connecticut woman who was attacked by her friend's 200-pound chimpanzee early this year, appeared on Oprah today. Her face is heavily disfigured and she said she is blind and has to eat through a straw via a small hole where her mouth used to be, but she has no anger, she said.

Military officials said Wednesday that body of Benjamin Sherman, 21, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, has been found in a river. Sherman is a paratrooper who went missing since last week in Afghanistan