Also, more misplaced remains found at Arlington National Cemetery, and second day of EPA hydrofracking hearing is sparsely attended.
View full sizeSarah Shourd (right) embraces her mother, Nora Shourd, upon Sarah Shourd's arrival at the royal airport in Muscat, Oman, on Tuesday. The American woman, who was released by Iran after more than a year in prison, said she was grateful to Iran's president for her freedom. From CNN World:
Muscat, Oman -- An Iranian prosecutor said Wednesday a trial will soon commence for three American hikers, one of whom, Sarah Shourd, was released on bail the day before from a Tehran prison.Shourd, 32, was waiting with her mother in Muscat, Oman, to travel back home to the United States. Fellow Americans Shane Bauer, 28, who is Shourd's fiance, and their friend, Josh Fattal, 28, remain jailed in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison.
A source familiar with her situation said Shourd had various medical examinations Wednesday, in light of her medical conditions. She had a pre-existing gynecological problem, and her family says she now also has a lump in her breast, according to attorney Masoud Shafii.
» Read the story: Trial for Americans detained in Iran may happen soon [CNN World]
» Shourd's Family Was 'Gravely Concerned' For Her Health in Iranian Prison [ABC News]
» Mothers of held US hikers urge Iran to bring sons home [AFP]
» Behind the Hiker Release: Iran's Power Struggle [Time magazine]
Misplaced remains at Arlington:
» More bodies placed in wrong graves at Arlington [USA Today]
» More Questions Raised Over Burials at Arlington National Cemetery [Fox News]
In other news:
» Long Island Man Charged As Funding Source for Times Square Bomber [The Wall Street Journal]
» Primary votes are still being counted in Oneida County [centralny.ynn.com]
» Second day of EPA hearing sparsely attended [pressconnects.com]
» Syracuse man indicted on charges that he abused pit bull [WSYR-TV Channel 9]
» Delay in receipt of September state aid payments cause for worry for school districts [Watertown Daily Times]
» Volunteers give 13-year-old Buffalo boy a new home [The Buffalo News]