Saturday, January 14, 2012

What's in The News Today

A luxury cruise ship aground off the coast of Tuscany, Italy. This caused water to pour in and 4,200 people were evacuated. Passengers complained that the crew members did not instruct the them how to evacuate. Passengers could not get on life rafts because the ship was tilting too much. Passengers were rescued by several boats in the area, but some passengers panicked and jumped into the frigid water. The accident is still unclear, but possibly the cruise liner hit a reef. Five helicopters from the Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force were taking turns rescuing people. Three bodies were recovered from the sea and the total number of dead is still not confirmed.

D'Emillo, F. & Winfield, N. (January 14, 2012). Coast Guard: ship aground off Italy, bodies found. Yahoo!NEWS. Retrieved January 14, 2012, from http://news.yahoo.com/coast-guard-ship-aground-off-italy-bodies-found-033222889.html

Actor Gene Hackman is hit by a car while he was riding a bicycle. He was not wearing a helmet when he was struck by a car in Islamorada, Florida. He is 81 years-old and is in serious condition. He was thrown from his bike when he hit into a "Toyota Tundra" pickup truck. 

CNN Entertainment. (January 13, 2012). Gene Hackman sruck by car while riding bike. Retrieved January 14, 2012, from http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/showbiz/hackman-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t3


Montana mom teacher is found dead. Sherry Whited Arnold went missing on last Saturday at 6:30 a.m. when she went for her morning jog. She is mother of 5 and a math teacher for Sidney public schools. No details of her death has been released, but one man has been arrested and one detained for her murder. The community is small with a population 5,200 people and "this type of crime is unheard of," stated  several residents living within the community.

CNN Justice. (January 13, 2012). Montana teacher dead days after going missing during run, 2 detained. Retrieved January 14, 2012, from http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/justice/montana-missing-woman/index.html

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