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Explosion in Indianapolis leaves two dead and several homes destroyed

11/13/2012 18:20
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 13, 2012 An explosion in Indianapolis has left two dead and 27 homes uninhabitable. The explosion happened on Saturday just after 11 p.m., according to WTHR. Two were pronounced dead and it was unsure if they were both in the same...

American reporter held hostage in Syria

11/13/2012 18:19
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 13, 2012 American journalist Austin Tice is missing in Syria and his whereabouts are unknown. Tice’s parents Debra and Marc have not heard from their son since August 13, according toThe Daily Star Lebanon. He was reporting for several...

The Tower of London broken into during the early hours last week

11/13/2012 18:18
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 13, 2012 A person broke into the Tower of London and stole a set of keys on November 6. The intruder got past the first gate sometime in the early hours and stole the keys to a restaurant, conference rooms and an internal lock to the...

Elmo puppeteer taking leave of abscense due to sexual allegations

11/13/2012 18:17
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 13, 2012 The Elmo puppeteer has taken a leave of absence from Sesame Street due to allegations of a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Kevin Clash, had been the voice of Elmo for nearly 30 years, and said the boy’s...

Iranian jets were unsuccessful at firing down a U.S. drone

11/10/2012 08:12
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 10, 2012 A U.S. drone was fired at by an Iranian aircraft over the Persian Gulf. The incident happened on November 1. It was not announced sooner because the military does not discuss classified surveillance missions. They did agree to...

Bradley Manning plans to plead guilty to some of the charges being brought against him

11/10/2012 08:11
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 10, 2012 The Army soldier accused of leaking more than half a million confidential U.S. documents to WikiLeaks will plead guilty to some of the charges being brought against him. Private First Class Bradley Manning’s defense attorney, David...

Jared Loughner sentenced to seven life terms and 140 additional years

11/10/2012 08:10
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 10, 2012 Jared Loughner was sentenced to seven life terms and 140 additional years. Loughner agreed to a plea deal in August. He plead to 19 counts which include attempted assassination of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and six life...

New York governor fires the State Office of Emergency Management director

11/09/2012 09:53
By Miranda Bridgeford November 9, 2012 New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo dismissed the chief of emergency management after learning he used government workers to work on his home during Hurricane Sandy. Steven Kuhr was the director of the State Office of Emergency Management. He was...

Former Penn State University president was arraigned on Wednesday

11/09/2012 09:49
By Miranda Bridgeford November 9, 2012 Graham Spanier, former Penn State University president, was arraigned on Wednesday for his possible involvement in the sexual abuse case. CNN reports Spanier had allegedly helped cover up the fact that Jerry Sandusky had been sexually abusing boys...

Maine and Maryland approve same sex marriage

11/08/2012 13:06
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 8, 2012 For the first time ever during a vote, same sex marriage had been approved in Maine and Maryland. Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin said, “We have made history for marriage equality by winning our first victory at the...

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