Q: Gallman, Mississippi (CNN) -- A 42-year-old man was charged Wednesday with arson and two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of a woman and her 7-year-old son in Mississippi.

Wearing a bulletproof vest, Timothy Burns appeared in Copiah County Justice Court. He said he has no lawyer, so one will be appointed to him.

No bond was set.

He's being held in the deaths of Atira Hughes-Smith and Jaidon Hill. The boy's stepfather, Laterry Smith, was also killed.

There's some question as to whether Smith was killed in a different county, said Copiah County Sheriff Harold Jones, explaining why Burns was charged with two, rather than three, counts of murder.

There's no indication the suspect had anything against the three victims, the sheriff noted, nor that he even knew them.

"We don't think there is (a relationship)," Jones said. "But we haven't tied that loose end up yet."

The seeming randomness of the crime makes the deaths all the more inexplicable to loved ones, as well as to neighbors in the city of Brandon they called home.

As Vinson Jenkins, Hughes-Smith's cousin, said: "We don't know why anybody would want to do any harm to them."

The family was last seen Friday in a car that was later found flipped and on fire.

The Copiah County sheriff says authorities now believe that Burns was driving that car when he got in an accident, then set it ablaze. Was he alone at the time? Jones said he has "no way of knowing that right now."

1. a man
2. Timothy Burns
3. 42-years-old
4. a woman and her 7-year-old son
5. Mississippi
6. Atira Hughes-Smith, Jaidon Hil, Laterry Smith
7. There's some question as to whether Smith was killed in a different county
8. No
9. Copiah County
10. Vinson Jenkins
11. Friday
12. in a car
13. flipped and on fire
14. Burns
15. no way of knowing
16. No
17. Yes
18. No
19. Yes

Numbered questions:
1. Who was charged with arson and 2 counts of murder?
2. What was his name?
3. How old was he?
4. Who did he kill?
5. Where?
6. What were the names of the victims?
7. Why was he tried with only 2 counts instead of 3?
8. Was there a bond set?
9. Which county is he being tried in?
10. What is the name of the victims cousin?
11. When were they last seen?
12. Where at?
13. What condition was the car in?
14. Who does the sheriff feel is responsible for the car accident?
15. Was he alone?
16. Did he have anything against the victims?
17. Did he wear a bulletproof vest to court?
18. Does he have an attorney?
19. Will one be appointed to him?

Q: (CNN) -- A year to the day after he killed his girlfriend, South African "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius broke his silence Friday, describing her death as a "devastating accident."

The double amputee Olympic star is charged with premeditated murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, a model and law school graduate.

He has never denied killing the woman he calls the love of his life on Valentine's Day last year.

But he maintains that he mistook her for a home invader when he shot her in the bathroom of his upscale home in Pretoria.

Since being freed on bail, he has remained largely out of the spotlight. He released a statement Friday, the anniversary of her death, saying he will carry the "complete trauma" of the day forever.

"No words can adequately capture my feelings about the devastating accident that has caused such heartache for everyone who truly loved -- and continues to love Reeva," he said on his website.

"The pain and sadness -- especially for Reeva's parents, family and friends consumes me with sorrow."

Pistorius, an Olympic sprinter, also tweeted about her death for the first time since the shooting.

"A few words from my heart," the tweet said, linking to the statement on his website.

His statement got mixed reviews on social media.

"Apparently Oscar Pistorius is 'consumed by sorrow'. All these perpetrators claiming victim status. Again, I want to scream," Marianna Tortell tweeted.

Others were more forgiving.

"God bless you, Oscar," @Sissi_olcp tweeted. "Such kind and heartfelt words. My thoughts and prayers are with you, your family and Reeva's loved ones."

1. Reeva Steenkamp
2. Oscar Pistorius
3. No
4. she was shot
5. last year
6. Valentine's Day
7. No
8. in his home
9. No
10. the bathroom
11. in Pretoria
12. No
13. No
14. she was a model
15. Yes
16. the law
17. he mistook her for a home invader
18. No
19. Olympic sprinter
20. South African

Numbered questions:
1. who died?
2. who was her partner?
3. did she die of natural causes?
4. how did she die?
5. when did this happen?
6. on what day?
7. did it occur outdoors?
8. where did it occur?
9. in the kitchen?
10. in what room?
11. where is the house located?
12. is it a modest house?
13. did he mean to shoot her?
14. what was her profession?
15. was she educated?
16. in what field?
17. why did he shoot her?
18. will he ever forget what happened?
19. what was his profession?
20. what is his nationality?

Q: The longest-serving lawmaker in U.S. congressional history, a legendary Motown artist, and the matriarch of a renowned political family will be among this year's recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House announced Monday.

Rep. John Dingell, Stevie Wonder and Ethel Kennedy are three of the nineteen Americans who Obama will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon later this month.

Dingell has served nearly 60 years in Congress representing a district outside Detroit. He'll retire at the end of this session. Wonder has won 25 Grammys and an Oscar for his fusion of soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. And Kennedy, who is the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, became an activist for human rights and the environment after her husband's death.

Other honorees this year include Meryl Streep, the prolific actress known for holding the most Oscar nominations of any actor in history. She stars this winter in "Into the Woods," the musical composed by Stephen Sondheim, to whom Obama will also award the Medal of Freedom on November 24.

Tom Brokaw, the former "NBC Nightly News" anchor, will be honored as well, alongside actress Marlo Thomas, golfer Charles Sifford and author Isabel Allende.

The other medalists are scientist Mildred Dresselhaus; Native American activist Suzan Harjo; former Reps. Abner Mikva of Illinois and Patsy Takemoto Mink of Hawaii; and economist Robert Solow.

Five awards will be delivered posthumously: to "Freedom Summer" civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner; to the well-known choreographer Alvin Ailey, who founded the namesake dance company; and to Rep. Edward Roybal, the founder of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

1. the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2. Rep. John Dingell
3. a district outside Detroit
4. nearly 60 years
5. No
6. At the end of this session
7. Stevie Wonder
8. Wonder has won 25 Grammys and an Oscar
9. Meryl Streep
10. Yes
11. Into the Woods
12. Stephen Sondheim
13. The composer
14. Yes
15. golfer Charles Sifford
16. Mildred Dresselhaus
17. Isabel Allende
18. Tom Brokaw
19. A former "NBC Nightly News" anchor
20. Marlo Thomas

Numbered questions:
1. What award is this about?
2. Who is one of the recipients?
3. Who does he represent?
4. How long has be done this?
5. Will he work next year?
6. When will he stop?
7. Who else has won?
8. Why exactly?
9. Are there any actors or actresses?
10. Has she starred in anything lately?
11. In what?
12. Is anyone else from that winning?
13. Who is he?
14. Are there any people in sports winning?
15. Who?
16. Are there any scientists, if so, who?
17. What about writers?
18. Are there any other people from TV?
19. Who is he?
20. Anyone else?