karen wessel went swimming in far northern wisconsin tuesday, with her sister, a female friend ... and their children. three boys, including wessel's son, swam out ... then got too tired to swim back. the women went out to help them. wessel reached the third boy and kept him above water. but, she also got tired and went under. letters start going out today, to 9 thousand people who received questionable traffic tickets from chicago's red light cameras. the letters will explain what people can do, to appeal the tickets, and possibly get their money refunded. the city is investigating whether the bad tickets were due to faulty equipment or human tampering. first lady michelle obama is in chicago. her motorcade was spotted outside soldier field last night, where beyonce and jay-z were performing. she was reportedly there with her daughters. mrs. obama attended a fundraiser earlier in the day, for the democratic national committee. 16 people are dead, dozens more wounded, at a u.n. refugee shelter in gaza... the latest casualties of the 17-day-old war between israel and hamas. most of t