Woman kills 1 and self, wounds 5 in NC

Woman kills 1 and self, wounds 5 in NC

GREENSBORO, N.C.

A woman killed one person and wounded five more before fatally shooting herself as police approached her Sunday morning, North Carolina authorities said.

One victim was found wounded in parking lot of Guilford Technical Community College near Greensboro. The gunwoman shot herself in a car and was pronounced dead at a hospital, said Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes. A wounded victim was in the back seat, he said.

Deputies then went to a nearby home, where they found one person dead and three more wounded. The victims ranged in age from 9 to 40, and four were younger than 18, Barnes said. They all knew one another, and some are related, he said. Their identities were not released.

NH senator endorses Romney for president

NASHUA, N.H.

Mitt Romney’s Republican presidential campaign steamed forward this weekend, scoring what is one of New Hampshire’s most significant political endorsements and fueling a growing sense of inevitability surrounding the former Massachusetts governor’s White House bid.

A beaming Romney stood shoulder-to-shoulder with New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte Sunday afternoon, several hours after the popular Republican senator’s decision became public.

Police set fire to tents in Tahrir Square

CAIRO

Egyptian soldiers and police set fire to protest tents in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and fired tear gas and rubber bullets in a major assault Sunday to drive out thousands demanding that the military rulers quickly transfer power to a civilian government. At least 11 protesters were killed and hundreds were injured.

Associated Press