The cardinals were facing a do or die game game 6 against the rangers.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Snowstorms in October
It is still October but the eastern part of the country is supposed to get 6-10 inches of snow.The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia from Friday to Saturday afternoon as a storm blows through the region. Even more snow was expected to fall in higher elevations, including the Laurel Highlands and the Pocono Mountains, forecasters said. Temperaturs are supposed to drop into the 30s. Forecasters said early snows could bring down power lines and tree lines.There will be high pressure from Canada.
13 year old pulled from rubble alive after 10 days
A 13 year old was the last survivor pulled from the rubble in a collapsed building in turkey.The boy was uninjured and survived on rainwater that dripped through the cracks in the rubble. Rescuers did not think that they would find the boy.Rescuers said he didnt even have a scratch on him. The first day he said he was hungry but then the hunger pains went away as he was only trying to survive. The death toll from the 7.2 magnitude has risen to 573 people.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
People outrage over veteran injured at occupy wall street
People were outraged in Oakland and across the country after Scott Olsen was critically injured after being hit with a projectile thrown or shot from police in Oakland after police were trying to clear the plaza of protestors he suffered a fractured skull. Scott Olsen did to tours of duty in Iraq and to be injured like this at his own town made people mad. There was video of Scott laying stunned and bleeding and having to be drug away from the chaos.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Early hunters left mastadon murder weapon
Archeoligists found a sharp bit of bone imbeded in a mastadons rib bone archeoligists are not sure of when the mastadon was killed. They say the hunter was probably trying to get the sharp object inbeetween the rib and hit a vital organ. They think the mastadon might of flinched or ran off when or before the hunter could get a hit on him. One thing archeoligists know is that it probably wasnt a fair fight because they think that the mastadon was probably old and sickly. The dig sight was turned over by a rancher who returned the favor by dubbing the house the "Manis Mastadon" after the ranchers last name.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Alabama excecutes man after 2005 death of son
Alabama on thursday executed a man who requested the death penalty and spent four years on death row for the 2005 beating and suffocation of his infant son. Christopher Thomas Johnson was pronounced dead after lethal injection made the rare move by pleading guilty to capital murder of his 6 month old son.Johnson said he killed his son because he hated his wife and didnt want to be near her and worry about her threats to put her in jail for alimony or child support . Johnson killed his son after he wouldnt stop crying.The forensic patholigist said the child suppered 85 seperate injuries.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Schools in Ohio close after exotic animals escape
In eastern Ohio schools were closed after Terry Thompson released his exotic animals from his reserve then shot and killed himself. Sherrifs deputies told people to stay in there houses while they went on the hunt for the beasts. Among the animals were leopards, grizzly bears, wolves, girrafes, camels and more.Thirty or thirty five animals have been shot. There are still a couple animals that have not been found almost all of the animals were shot and killed. Police are not sure why Terry Thompson let the animals out . Many think laws will be changed about owning dangerous animals.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Judge dismisses Hurt Locker case
Sergeant Jeffery Starver said the director of the Hurt Locker based the movie "The Hurt Locker" on him. After the ruling director Mark Boal said the movie was inspired by many soldiers he met. Sergeant Jeffery Starver said he plans to appeal the decision. "We are not going to stop representing Sgt Starver Todd Weglarz said. The movie follows a team of dedicated bomb disposal experts in Iraq, and there new sergeant who takes dangerous and uneccasary risks. Starver claimed Boal wanted to stay with him exclusively because he did not trust other bomb technicians.Starver sued the makers of the film in March 2010, saying her rights of publicity were infringed and he was cheated out of the financial success of the movie.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
NYC chopper crash pilot was experienced
The man at the helm of a private helicopter that crashed into the East River, killing one passenger and injuring three others, was an experienced commercial pilot who owns a company that manages a local airport. Investigators are still trying to determine why the helicopter went down shortly after takeoff from a riverbank heliport. Emergency crews arived quickly to see the helicopter overturned in the water. The pilot was very experience once landing a plane in a field near coney island after its engine failed. The passengers were friends of the pilots who were in New York for there anniversery.
Four mentally disabled people found in Philadelphia 'dungeon'
Four malnourished mentally disabled adults were found in a Philadelphia "Dungeon". Police said 2 of them might have been held at locations around the united states for as long as 11 years. The victims who each have the mental capacity of 10 year olds were chained to a boiler in a 15 ft by 15 ft basement behind a steel door that was chained shut. Police said it was like a horror story they were abused physically and emotionally.80 Linda Westen who is a convicted murderer allegedly posed as their caregiver and collected their disablity checks. She allegedly had to accomplices police said to of the captives were with her for 11 years and refered to Westen as "mom".
Suspect identified in California shooting
Santa Clara County sheriffs officials have identified the suspect in the Cupertino California workplace shooting . The shooting left two dead and six wounded.The gunman also shot a employee in the leg and carjacked her vehicle as he fled the scene authorities said, and is reportedly held up in a home in nearby Sunnyvale.He is armed and dangerous Cardoza said, according to the Mercury News in San Jose.
The rampage started at 4:30 am. when the suspect walked into a safety meeting and opened fire with a handgun and a rifle, according to Cardoza.Shooting victims were taken to Stanford Medical Center and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.The family of an employee was outside the plant Wednesday waiting for information about the shootings."He's on the loose with a gun," said a woman.
The rampage started at 4:30 am. when the suspect walked into a safety meeting and opened fire with a handgun and a rifle, according to Cardoza.Shooting victims were taken to Stanford Medical Center and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.The family of an employee was outside the plant Wednesday waiting for information about the shootings."He's on the loose with a gun," said a woman.
US defence chief warns NATO allies about cuts
Leon Panetta said the US was facing cuts of at least $450billion to its mammoth defence budget over the next decade.He urged European partners not to repeat past mistakes of hollowing out forces following military campaigns.Mr Panetta was speaking in Brussels ahead of talks with Nato counterparts.He is on a tour to to Israel, Egypt and now on his first trip to Europe since taking over as defence secretary from Robert Gates in July.Mr Panetta gave his warning as austerity programmes bite on both sides of the Atlantic, and Nato members contemplate swingeing cuts to their defence spending.He says Libyan and Afghanistan conflicts had exposed gaps in alliance capabilities including a shortage of drones refuelling tanker aircraft, munitions and strategic transport.
Germany reopens hundreds of nazi investigations
Germany has reportedly reopened hundreds of nazi death camp guards following the may conviction of 91 year old John Demjanjuk who was sentenced for 5 years for 28,060 counts of accessory to murder for his role as a guard at Polands Sabibir camp during World War II.
China mine accident kills 16
The death toll in a Chinese coal mine collapse reached sixteen as three more bodies were found.Two miners are still missing from the gas and coal explosion. Twenty eight miners were in the mineshaft at the time. An investigation into the cause is under way. Chinese mining accidents are not uncommon few mines in China follow government regulation codes. A number of bodies have been recovered as rescuers work at the scene.This is not the only mine explosion in china in recent years. Chinese miners are 350 times more likely to die at there workplace than there American and british counterparts.
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