Tuesday, December 20, 2011

What's in The News Today

A blizzard stranded many in the mid-west. A blizzard caused for many highways to be closed and caused dozens of car wrecks and leaving many stranded. The storm caused havoc on New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas on Monday evening closing highways and schools. Oklahoma had snow drifts reaching 4 ft. In Colorado a prisoner and correction officer were killed when the transporting van carrying nine lost control on Interstate 70. Another pile-up involving 18-wheel trucks on U.S. 287 in Colorado closed the highway all the way to Boise City, Oklahoma 18 miles form the Colorado line.  Shelters were opened for stranded motorist, but  many stayed in their cars.

Olafson, S. (December 19, 2011). Blizzard strands motorist in Southwest, Plains. Yahoo! News.Retrieved
December 20, 2011, from http://news.yahoo.com/blizzard-strands-motorists-southwest-021220722.html


A teen was sentenced as an adult for killing a gay student. A California teen was sentenced 21 years for shooting a 15-year-old gay middle school classmate for making sexual advances towards him. Brandon McInerney was 14 at the time he killed Larry King. He took a gun to his school in Oxnard, California and sat behind King in a computer lab class and shot King in the back of his head. King died two days later, after he was taken off of life support. McInerney was sentenced to 21 years in jail without reduction for good behavior and no credit for the 4 years that he already served.

Slosson, M. (December 20, 2011). Teen gets 21 years in prison for slaying of gay student. Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 20, 2011, from http://news.yahoo.com/teen-gets-21-years-prison-slaying-gay-student-203819128.html

One of the conjoined twins died, after surgery in Chile. Maria Jose was separated from her sister Maria Paz on December 14, they were attached at the chest, stomach and pelvis. Maria Jose died, after the surgery, but Maria Paz is showing "excellent signs and her condition is favorable" a week following her surgery.

Yahoo! News. (December 20, 2011). Conjoined twin dies after spit from sister. Retrieved December 20, 2011, from http://news.yahoo.com/photos/chilean-doctors-separate-conjoined-twins-1323916127-slideshow/

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