Wednesday, October 5, 2011

What's in The News Today

A 10-month old baby is stolen out of her crib in Kansas. Lisa Irwin was put to bed at 10:30 p.m. that evening by her mother. When her father came home at 4 a.m. from work he realized baby Lisa was missing. A daylong search for Lisa took place on Tuesday with 100 officers and police dogs. There are no clues who would have taken baby Lisa. She weights 25-30 pounds and 30 inches tall and she has two bottom teeth. She has a cold and was wearing purple shorts and a purple shirt with kittens on it.

Draper, B. ( October 4, 2011). Kansas City police hunt for clues on missing baby. 4mov.com. Retrieved October 5, 2011, from Kansas City police hunt for clues on missing baby | KMOV.com St. Louis


A helicopter crashes in NYC and one person dies. The helicopter was a tourist chopper that plunged into the East River. The helicopter had 4 passengers and a pilot and all survived except for Sonia Marra. She was celebrating her 40th birthday and her body was retrieved 90 minutes after the crash and she was pronounced dead on the scene. Witnessed stated that the "chopper went 25 feet in the air and then spun  around twice and fell into the river.

NEW US & Canada. (October 5, 2011).  NYC helicopter crash victim was celebrating birthday. Retrieved October 5, 2011, from BBC News - NYC helicopter crash victim was celebrating birthday

More deaths from cantaloupes. The number is up to 18 people dead from listeria poisoning and 1 hundred sickened. The illness can take up two months before symptoms occur. The deaths are still increasing  after the cantaloupes were pulled off the shelves, due to the incubation period of the bacteria, which can take up to 60 days.

1250. WTMA.  More Deaths Confirmed from Cantaloupes in Listeria Outbreak. Retrieved October 5,, 2011, from 1250 AM WTMA: The Big Talker | News and Talk from Charleston, South Carolina

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