Friday, September 27, 2013

Bus Bombing in Pakistan Kills 19

Nineteen people were killed in a bus bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Another forty-four were injured in Friday afternoon's attack.

Officials say that the bomb was planted in the back of the bus and detonated with a remote.

No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, however suspicion has fallen on the Taliban.

India and Pakistan Shoot Across the Border For 20th Time in September

Indian troops guard the border
Once again Indian and Pakistani soldiers fired across the border at each other, on Friday afternoon.

The exchange of firing lasted late into the night.

Both sides accuse each other of violating the cease fire, saying that they only responded.

Friday's shooting left no reports of injuries or casualties, unlike many previous times.

This marks the twentieth time in September that the two countries have taken shots at each other.

It also is the one hundred and twenty-second time this year.

Building Collapse Kills 13 in India

Thirteen people were killed, Friday morning, when a building collapsed in Mumbai, India.

Another twenty-six were injured in the collapse of the five story apartment building.

Forty-four people have been rescued from the rubble, while around forty are still missing.

Rescue workers continue to search through the remains of the building, hoping to find more survivors.

The building was currently undergoing repairs to improve structural integrity.

It failed an inspection in April.


US Army: Staff Sergeant Thomas A. Baysore Jr.

Staff Sergeant Thomas A. Baysore Jr., thirty-one of Milton, Pennsylvania, died on September 26.

He was killed in Paktya province, Afghanistan, during combat with enemy forces.

It was his third deployment to Afghanistan, following one in Iraq.

Baysore was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Cambell, Kentucky.


US Navy: Lieutenant Commander Landon L. Jones

Lieutenant Commander Landon L. Jones, thirty-five of Lompoc, California, died on September 22.

He and another member of the Navy were killed when their MH-60S Knighthawk crashed into the Red Sea.

Jones was assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Six out of Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California.

US Navy: Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan S. Gibson

Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan S. Gibson, thirty-two of Aurora, Oregon, died on September 22.

He and another member of the Navy were killed when their MH-60S Knighthawk crashed into the Red Sea.

Gibson was assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Six out of Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Arrests Made in Deadly 2011 Listeria Outbreak

Arrests were made, on Thursday, in the case of the 2011 listeria outbreak.

Thirty-three people died as a result of eating tainted cantaloupe.

Over the past two years the CDC gathered enough evidence to show that the owners of a Colorado farm were negligent in their cleaning of the cantaloupe and the environment that the cantaloupes were in.

With the negligence shown, the two owners of the now bankrupt Jensen Farms have been arrested.

Eric and Ryan Jensen are being charged with the misdemeanor offense of introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce.

23 Killed in Baghdad Market Bombings

Twenty-three people were killed in bombings in Baghdad, on Thursday.

Seven people were killed and seventeen wounded when a bomb went off at the al-Athorien market, in Dora.

In Sabaa al-Bour, the market was struck by three simultaneous bombs.

Sixteen people were killed and forty-one wounded in the triple bombing.

No one claimed responsibility for any of the bombs, but the government is pointing to Al Qaeda as the likely suspect.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

2 Dead After Plane Crash in Illinois

Two people were killed when a plane crashed in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

It happened Wednesday evening, in the town outside of Chicago.

Officials say that the plane was trying to make it to the nearby Clow International Airport, but fell short.

As it came down it clipped a tree, a light pole, and three vehicles.

The pilot was severely burnt in the fire which resulted from the crash and died later at the hospital, while a female passenger was killed instantly.

No one on the ground was hurt, as all three cars involved were parked in a lot.

An investigation is underway to try and determine the cause of the crash.

Obamacare to Cost $328 a Month Per Person

On Wednesday, the US Department of Health and Human Services released information on how much Obamacare will cost.

According to them, Obamacare will cost on average three hundred and twenty-eight dollars per month, per person.

The current average for health insurance, from an insurance company, is about a hundred dollars a month less than that at two hundred and thirty-seven dollars a month.

Despite this ninety-one dollar increase, the government insists that Obamacare will be cheaper, for all Americans.

At the same time they are still calling it "free" healthcare.