Vaccine to arrive in West Africa Friday, 1/23 3 companies have shipped Ebola vaccines to Africa. Small trials of the drugs have been ongoing since December. Larger scale trials will begin in Liberia next week. Trials will begin in Sierra Leone shortly after that. Trials for Ebola treatment drug ZMapp will begin soon as well. The manufacturer of that drug …
Pro Surfer Shot by Cop
Brazilian Ricardo dos Santos shot by off-duty officer On Monday, 1/19, pro surfer Ricardo dos Santos was shot. Reports say he confronted people using drugs on his street. An off-duty officer then shot dos Santos 3 times in the chest. Doctors conducted 4 surgeries to revive the 24-year-old. Luis Paulo Mota Brentano, the officer, has been arrested. He says he …
Coup in Key Mid-East Ally
Rebels seize presidential palace, kidnap official Yemen is a critical US/Western ally in the Middle East. The Houthis are a Shia minority with ties to Hezbollah and Iran. AQAP is al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Houthi rebels are fighting for more representation in gov’t. They took over the capital and kidnapped the Chief of Staff. Officials are negotiating with …
Prosecutor Found Dead
Argentinian prosecutor was investigating a cover-up The ‘94 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires killed 85. It was the deadliest bombing in Argentina’s history. Prosecutors have accused high-ranking Iranian officials. But Iran won’t turn over the accused so it has stalled. Prosecutor Alberto Nisman was investigating the case. He accused Argentinian President of protecting the Iranians. He was …
ISIS Wants $200 Million
Terrorist group holds 2 Japanese citizens for ransom Islamic extremist group ISIS has captured 2 Japanese men. In a new video the group demands $200 million from Japan. Japan recently pledged the same amount to help fight ISIS. Japan has 72 hours to pay the ransom. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the threat “unacceptable.” The 2 men were captured by …
Coretta King
MLK’s widow was talented, passionate, and powerful. Coretta Scott was born in 1927 in Marion, Alabama. A talented singer, she wanted to pursue a career in music. She got a scholarship to a prestigious music school in Boston. There she met MLK and they were married in 1953. She played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement. She …
Trafficking Ring Busted
Trafficking Ring Busted Chinese police raided an abandoned factory in Eastern China. They rescued 37 babies and a 3-year-old girl. They also arrested 103 people for trafficking & buying babies. The traffickers brought pregnant women to the factory. The women gave birth, were paid, and then left. The babies were carried in luggage bags to a morgue and sold. The …
Paris Magazine Attacked
Gunmen open fire inside offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is a French satirical magazine. On 1/7, 3 hooded gunmen entered their offices in Paris. They killed at least 12 people and then escaped by car. French President Francois Hollande says it was terrorists. Journalists, cartoonists, and police were among the victims. Video shows the gunmen yelling “God is great!” …
Boston Marathon Bombing Trial
Trial for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins this week Jury selection started Monday for the Boston Marathon bomber. The bomb killed 3 people & wounded over 260 in April, 2013. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will plead not guilty to 30 federal charges. Lawyers have been working on a plea deal for Tsarnaev . So far, it hasn’t worked out because of the death penalty. …