Israel Develops New Grenade Technology

Israel Military Industries announced the development of a new grenade.

Whilst they would not go into detail on how it works, they let it be known that the grenade will not explode if struck by a bullet, hit by shrapnel, or put in a fire.

The new model has already been in field use with Israeli forces for a few months.

It is expected that the new technology will save lives, as it will cut down the number of accidental explosions.

Israel will sell the technology to friendly states.

Seventeen Beheaded for Holding Coed Party

Seventeen people were beheaded in the town of Musa Oala, Afghanistan.

Their crime was throwing a coed party, with dancing and music.

The fifteen men and two women were killed by members of the Taliban.

To the Taliban a party involving men and women, who are not related, is one of the worst possible crimes.

The Taliban is also against women voting, showing their faces, or being in public with out a male relative or husband present.

In 2001, the US and their allies officially ended Taliban rule in the country, but insurgents have been a problem ever since.

Snakes on a Plane, Almost

Mateus Del Maso Jr was arrested earlier this month for attempting to smuggle snakes onto a plane.

Del Maso was trying to leave Florida through Orlando International Airport, on his way home to Brazil.

A TSA agent who was suspicious of the speakers the man checked in, searched them and made a slithering discovery.

Inside the speakers were twenty-seven snakes that had been wrapped in pantyhose, before being stuffed into the speakers.

The snakes had a value of about ten thousand dollars, and Del Maso planned to begin a breeding operation once he got home.

Luckily for the people he was to share the plane with, they never made it aboard.
 
After pleading guilty, Del Maso served two days in prison, was served a six thousand dollar fine, will have to undergo a year of supervised release, and be required to announce himself to a probation officer if he ever returns to the US.

Will.I.Am's New Song to Debut From Mars

Will.I.Am's new single will become the first debut from Mars.

The song called "Reach for the Stars" will be released via the Curiosity rover, and then transmitted back to earth.

It will take place at the end of a presentation at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

During the event a new science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics initiative featuring NASA will be announced.

Reach for the Stars details the singer's passion for science, technology, and space exploration.

Counselor Stopped Shooting at Maryland High School

It was the first day of the school year at Perry Hall High School, near Baltimore, Maryland.

About 10:45 EDT a fifteen year old student walked into the cafeteria, and pulled a gun.

He managed to get off two shots before being subdued and disarmed by teachers and staff.

One of the bullets struck a seventeen year old male, who is expected to recover.

Guidance counselor Jesse Wasmer is being credited as having pinned the shooter against a vending machine, until other faculty were able to take the gun away from him.

Wasmer without a doubt saved lives.

Hertz Buying Dollar Thrifty for $2.3 Billion

After a couple years of attempting to Hertz will be buying Dollar Thrifty in a deal worth about $2.3 billion.

As part of the deal Hertz will have to sell their sub company Advantage.

This will very much emphasize Hertz's position as the number two car renter, in the US.

The number three group, Avis, had been bidding on Dollar Thrifty, but withdrew their attempts after buying into the European market.

Enterprise Holdings, which owns Enterprise, National, and Alamo, never did seek to expand their number one spot, by adding Dollar Thrifty.

Franchise Services of North America and Macquarie Capital will be acquiring Advantage, for an as of yet undisclosed amount.

Lion Hunting in England

Police have been joined by military helicopters with heat seeking equipment as a search for a lion takes place in England.

Outside the village of St. Osyth a resident reported seeing a lion hanging around in a field.

No lions are missing from the zoos, nor from the circus, but authorities aren't taking any chances.

Zoo experts are assisting in the search, as hundreds check everywhere around the area for a large feline presence.

For England it's almost a yearly experience, the search for a sighted big cat of one type or another.

They never find anything, but always go with better safe than sorry.

Lakewood Preparing for Soda and Candy Tax

Lakewood, Colorado is set to vote on Monday on a tax on candy and soda.

It is expected to pass, as it would bring in a lot of revenue for the city.

Also up for vote is a tax exemption for food for home consumption and all grocery foods.

The three percent tax would join a 3.75% tax already in place by Aurora.

Aurora's law set a definition of candy and sodas that Lakewood's law is expected to follow, if passed.

Two Separate Plane Crashes in Colorado

There have been two separate plane crashes in Colorado. Both involved single engine planes, with only one aboard each aircraft.

Saturday afternoon a sheep herder happened upon a crash in northwestern Colorado's Routt County. The pilot was dead in the plane. Authorities acknowledged that they are unsure when the plane actually crashed.

On Sunday morning, southeast of Aurora and east of Parker, a plane barely missed a subdivision of homes. It's pilot was taken to Parker Adventist Hospital in serious condition.

At this time it is unclear what caused either of the crashes. The National Transportation Safety Board is preparing to take over both investigations.

NYC Cops Hit Shooter Five Times in the Head

More information has come out regarding Friday's shooting in New York City.

Around 9am, a man walked into his former place of employment and shot a former coworker three times, killing him. He then left the scene, but pulled his gun when approached by police.

The two officers were forced to shoot him in self defense, and he died from his wounds. Unfortunately, in the gunfire nine other people were wounded in the gunfire, luckily they are all expected to recover fully.

A total of sixteen bullets were fired by the officers, nine by one, seven by the other. On Saturday, ballistics came out, showing that three of the nine bystanders were hit by bullets from the officers, whilst the other six were struck by fragments.

The medical examiner's report came out Sunday, stating that the shooter was struck five times in the head, and once to the chest. It was also revealed that the shooter's gun fit eight bullets, and he only had two at the end of the incident. Investigators are unsure if he only had five bullets in his gun, or where the other three bullets went if he was fully loaded.

Both officers are fifteen year veterans of the force, and neither of them had ever fired their weapons on patrol. For now the officers are suspended, during the investigation.

New York City and the NYPD are both likely to be sued over the incident. The officer's actions were by the book, and in self defense, making any judgment the more complicated.