2. Visitations, wakes and vigils have begun for several victims of the deadliest mall shooting on record in the US. Crowds gathered at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska where four days earlier, eight people were fatally shot by a teenage gunman.
3. A senior Anglican cleric slipped off his collar and cut it to pieces live on British television. Born in Uganda, this Archbishop of York says he would not wear one again until Robert Mugabe is no longer leader of Zimbabwe. He says the African leader has destroyed Zimbabwe's identity.
4. Thousands of supporters streamed into this football stadium for Oprah Winfrey's second day of campaigning with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The two addressed a big crowd in the 80,000-seat University of South Carolina stadium. Their next stop is New Hampshire.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online
1. wake: noun.
an occasion before a funeral when people gather to remember the dead person, traditionally held at night to watch over the body before it is buried
2. vigil: noun.
a period of time, especially during the night, when you stay awake in order to pray, remain with someone who is ill, or watch for danger
