1 Point Safety in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl

A one point safety happened at the 2013 Fiesta Bowl, on Thursday.

It is the rarest of all ways to score in football.

This is the fourth time, in history, that it has occurred.

Kansas State blocked an Oregon extra point attempt, and it was caught by a defensive end, who lateraled it back to another Oregon player.

However, that player was tackled in the end zone.

In a normal play, that would result in two points, but during an extra point attempt it is only worth one.

California Court Reverses Rape Conviction as Rapist Pretended to be Boyfriend

The 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles has reversed a rape conviction, as the man impersonated the woman's boyfriend.

According to the court's decision:

"A man enters the dark bedroom of an unmarried woman after seeing her boyfriend leave late at night, and has sexual intercourse with the woman while pretending to be the boyfriend. Has the man committed rape? Because of historical anomalies in the law and the statutory definition of rape, the answer is no, even though, if the woman had been married and the man had impersonated her husband, the answer would be yes."

It concludes with: 

"Therefore, we reluctantly hold that a person who accomplishes sexual intercourse by impersonating someone other than a married victim's spouse is not guilty of the crime of rape of an unconscious person"

So, rape is now no longer a crime if the attacker pretends to be the boyfriend of an unmarried woman?

According to police reports and the prosecution, at the beginning of the rape, the woman had been asleep, but when the act awoke her she realized it wasn't her boyfriend, and tried to fight him off.

It is unclear exactly how the man pretended to be her boyfriend.

The defense's argument based everything on everything being consensual and argued that the defendant's original confession, to police, had been changed, by the officers.

Julio Morales, who's first trial ended in a hung jury, will now see a third trial, for the same crime.

Subaru to Recall 634,000 Vehicles

Around 634,000 Subaru's are set to be recalled, starting in February.

According to Subaru lights at the bottom of doors can be exposed to water causing a short.

The short can melt the plastic around it, which could then start a fire.

All Outbacks and Legacys from 2010 and 2011 are being recalled.


It also includes Tribecas from 2006 through 2012 and Foresters from 2009 to 2012.



Subaru will install an additional fuse, to prevent the shorts and fires, at no charge to owners.

Indian Men Charged With Murder After Gang Rape Victim Dies

Thousands of Indians protest after rape and death of woman.

Five Indian men, accused of gang raping a twenty-three year old student, were formally charged with murder, on Thursday.

They are also being charged with gang rape and criminal conspiracy.

A sixth person is accused of involvement in the attack, but is under eighteen, and so will be tried separately and in juvenile court.

The woman was attacked on December 16, and later died from her injuries.

Her father has led calls for the men to be hung, for their crimes.

Since the attack, India has seen mass protests, throughout the country, with thousands protesting in the major cities.

Indians are protesting what they see as a lack of protection for women, by the government.

Car Bomb Strikes Damascus Gas Station

A car exploded at a Damascus gas station, Thursday night.

At least nine people were killed, with thirty more injured, when the blast struck the Syrian capital.

Due to the severity of some of the injuries, the death toll is expected to rise.

It happened in the Masakin Barzeh neighborhood, which has seen little fighting, and is considered a loyalist area.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Jabhat al-Nusra is being blamed.

Jabhat al-Nusra, is listed as a terrorist organization, by the US and other countries, and has claimed bombing attacks before.

Most of the group's bombings have hit government buildings, but all of it's targets have been aimed at loyalists.

On Wednesday, a government air strike hit a gas station, in a neutral part of Damascus, killing dozens.

The UN lists over sixty thousand as having died during the twenty-two month long conflict.

Boehner Reelected Speaker of The House

John Boehner was reelected as Speaker of the House, on Wednesday.

With a vote of 220-192 he won with the narrowest difference since 1997.

In his acceptance speech he promised to shrink the national debt and protect free enterprise.

Despite growing conflict inside the party, Boehner went unchallenged for the position from another Republican.

27 Shi'ites Killed in Suicide Bombing

Thousands gather in Kerbala earlier this week

Shi'ite Muslims had gathered by the thousands in Kerbala, Iraq, as part of a pilgrimage, this week.

On Thursday, as they began to leave, a suicide bomber struck outside a bus station, in Mussayab.

The car bomb killed twenty-seven and injured at least sixty more, when it exploded.

Another eight were wounded when a road side bomb exploded as a minibus drove by, in New Baghdad.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Sunnis are being blamed.

Two Shootings in Switzerland

It's extremely rare for shootings to happen in Switzerland, but on Wednesday the country suffered two separate ones.

In one incident a man walked into a restaurant, with a gun, but only managed to shoot the ceiling, as customers jumped him and took him down.

However, in Daillon, three people were killed and two wounded when a gunman let loose over twenty shots.

Police shot and wounded him when he tried turning the gun on himself.

The man has a history of mental illness, and police had previously confiscated weapons from him, in 2005.

Al Jazeera Buys Al Gore's Current TV

Al Jazeera has announced it's purchase of Current TV.

The move will bring the Arab news network into the homes of forty million more Americans.

 They currently only reach less than five million.

Qatar's government owns Al Jazeera and plans to double or triple the size of Current TV, as well as rename it to Al Jazeera America.

It still won't be an easy move, as Time Warner Cable Inc has announced that it is immediately dropping Current TV, as the country's second largest cable provider does not want to work with Al Jazeera.

Current TV had been Al Gore's failed attempt to bring an admittedly left wing channel, into the US.

Clinton Released From Hospital

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was released from New York Presbyterian Hospital, on Wednesday.

Her family was there by her side as she was seen in public for the first time in almost a month.

On Sunday, a scheduled check up discovered a blood clot behind her ear. 

She had been hospitalized while doctors figured out what dose of blood thinners would be best, for her.

Doctors feel that there's no further threat to Clinton and expect her to recover fully.

According to the State Department, the Secretary had stayed actively working, via phone, and was anxious to get back to work.