MAVEN traveled 442 million miles to the red planet NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft reached Mars on Sunday evening. The craft made the 442 million mile trips in 10 months. MAVEN is now orbiting Mars collecting atmospheric data. Scientists want to know what happened to water on Mars. They believe the upper atmosphere may hold clues. There are 3 other crafts orbiting …
Agent Storm: CIA Spy
Yes, that’s his real name. Morten Storm was born in Denmark and got into trouble a lot. After joining a biker gang he stumbled on a book about Islam. He changed his name to Murad Storm and moved to Yemen. He met Anwar al-Awlaki, a key al-Qaeda leader. His faith crumbled and he reached out to Danish intelligence. He became …
Scotland Stays
Majority of Scots vote to stay part of UK On Thursday, Scotland voted 55% to 45% to stay in the UK. Voter turnout was as high as 90% in some areas. British Prime Minister David Cameron praised the decision. Alex Salmond, Scottish 1st Minister, resigned in defeat. The “Yes” campaign made a late surge that caused panic. Politicians promised to …
Ebola Outbreak
No room in hospitals leave the sick waiting to die 2,400 people have died in West Africa from Ebola outbreak. Hospitals are full leaving thousands of people without care. People are literally waiting to die outside hospitals. The number of infected is increasing exponentially. The US is sending 3k troops, supplies, and medical equip. US medics will also train more …
3 Days Until IndyRef
British PM campaigns in Scotland Get more backstory summed up for easy reading right here! David Cameron was in Edinburgh Monday campaigning. The Conservative PM wants Scotland to stay in the UK. He said he would be sad if the UK “was torn apart.” Scots over 16 years-old will vote on Thursday. Recent polls show Scotland is still evenly …
Houdini Suicide
Victor White shot himself while handcuffed On Mar. 2, Victor White was stopped by police in Louisiana. He consented to a pat-down. The officer found pot on him. White was handcuffed and taken to the Sheriff’s Office. Police say he became uncooperative and pulled a gun. Coroner says White shot himself near his right nipple. 2 abrasions were also found …
Obama Isis Speech
The President lays out US strategy Check out our summary of what’s going on in Syria. Click here. US is currently conducting airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. Obama says the US will now go on the offensive in Syria. US troops won’t be used except for 1,600 “military advisors”. Action will include air strikes and training rebels against ISIS. The …
Net Neutrality
It matters because the internet will save us all In 2010 the FCC reclassified Internet providers. This action was done to preserve an open Internet. In Jan. 2014, that reclassification was repealed by the courts. In Apr. 2014, FCC released new rules. New rules allowed providers to create internet fast lanes. This means that sites have to pay in order …