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Muslim students stand in the rubble of an Islamic seminary that was hit by a suspected U.S. drone strike in Hangu district in Pakistan on Thursday. If confirmed, the missile strike outside of the northwest tribal areas would be a rarity. (Associated Press)

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President Kennedy confers with his brother Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in 1962 during the buildup of tensions with the Soviet Union that became Cuban Missile Crisis. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Arlington House sits atop a hill overlooking the eternal flame at the grave site of former President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery.

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The caisson bearing the flag-draped coffin of Kennedy leaves the White House in procession down Pennsylvania Avenue en route to Arlington National Cemetery.

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A bill has been introduced to award the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the OSS, created in World War II by Army Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan. (U.S. ARMY)

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"America knew our nation had changed that day, yet nobody was exactly sure how," writes James L. Martin, who was a reporter and radio/TV broadcaster in Washington when he covered President Kennedy's funeral. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"It's a complete failure for me. It won't let you progress. It freezes up," Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, says of his attempts to sign up for Obamacare using the HealthCare.gov website. (associated press)

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Warlord Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, reportedly "wants to lay down his arms," a spokesman for the Central African Republic government said. (Associated Press)