Pete Frates, a man with ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, can no longer talk, walk, or move his arms. He has been challenging people to do the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness for ALS. The Ice Bucket Challenge is where you simply dump a
Read more…A man had always wanted to be Jonas in The Giver but as he grew older he started to look more like the actual Giver. So even though his dream was to be in that movie as Jonas he will still get to live his dream out just in a different way than planne
Read more…When you think of an ankle bracelet do you think of a criminal on house arrest? Well now parents are able to get them for their infants, a company named Sproutlings has come up with a new gadget to help put anxious and nervous parents at ease. This
Read more…A 62 year old widow and her troublesome 19 year old daughter went on a dream vacation in Bali...sounds like a dream come true right? False, the two had a very rocky relationship over the past 10 years according to the 86 police visits! According to f
Read more…All around the world there are countries filled with talented students. These eight though, are beyond talented. All of these students are under the age of 20, yet have been creating life changing inventions; and making discoveries for many years. A
Read more…Recently in Japan an organization selling jeans ripped by lions. This Japanese group is a fundraising group, selling these jeans ripped by lions for $1,500! The way they do this is by wrapping the jeans up into balls and throwing them into lion cages
Read more…On early Friday morning the U.S. Military moved towards taking back one of Iraq's biggest hydroelectric dam from the terrorist group ISIS. U.S. bombers were reported bombing near the dam in order to try to clear out most of ISIS terrorists. The Ironi
Read more…The Country of Israel occupied the Gaza Strip in 1967. The Gaza strip is a City located on the hing of Israel and Egypt. War Has been a Recurring factor in the Gaza Strip due to its trading of goods and valuable location. The reasoning for conflict t
Read more…Robin Williams was was struggling with depression, anxiety and the early stages of Parkinson's Disease when he died, his widow said Thursday. The diagnosis of the progressive illness was an additional fear and burden in his life, a person familiar wi
Read more…A 3 year old girl died Saturday after a man started police on a chase and shooting. Police followed the man early in the afternoon when he drove his car away from the scene of a shooting. One of the wheels fell off the car and he stopped and started
Read more…The Police have arrested a couple and charged them in the abduction of two Amish girls on Friday. Stephen Howells and his girlfriend Nicole are the couple being charged. An amber alert was sent out Wednesday after 6-year-old Delila Miller and her 12-
Read more…The recent chaos in Ferguson, Missouri has escalated even more. The Governor, Jay Nixon, Issued an executive order on Monday the 18th to bring in National Guard troops. Nixon said, "Given these deliberate, coordinated and intensifying violent attack
Read more…Pope Francis left for Seoul, South Korea last Thursday, on a mission to re-introduce the idea of peace and unity to the North and South. North Korea "flexed it's muscles" at the sight of power by firing off projectiles into the sea before, and after
Read more…Lately, their has been a lot of news about the Terrorist Organization called "ISIS" otherwise know as "Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham." They have self-proclaimed authority of the entire Muslim religious movement, and intend to spread their "ideals
Read more…Based on your recent feedback, here are the most common issues students mentioned about my class. I will respond with what I will do(or try to do) differently next year.
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31 year old murder suspect Jeffrey Chapman is hoping to get his neck tattoo removed before his trial. Why? Its the word 'murder' but mirrored. County officials denied his request to meet with a tattoo artist to get it removed. The solution? He'll wea
Read more…Obama says the US will impose more economic sanctions on Russia and Vladimir Putin. These sanctions target individuals and corporations in russia and are in response to what is being called the Ukraine crisis, and Russia's failure to uphold agreement
Read more…The Sewol ferry sank (I'm not sure where). The captain was among the first to be rescued along with some other crew members. The passengers however were told to stay put which led to many deaths. There is no international law or rule saying that the
Read more…Garrett and Andrew were conjoined twins born on April 10th. Their mother says that they were born together, they can stay together. The twins are conjoined from the breastbone down to the waist meaning they have separate heads. They share a heart and
Read more…At least 17 people were killed as a massive storm system ripped through the central and southern US yesterday,creating deadly tornadoes in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Tornadoes also touched down in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, reports t
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