Sunday, January 24, 2016

Magnitude-6.8 Quake Jolts Alaska; 1 home Explodes

A 6.8 earthquake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents. One home was really damage and an entire neighborhood was evacuated do to a gas leak. A police officer extinguished a fire that started in a house. The flames started coming under a wall, and the officer backed off after the fire department got to the fire. 4,800 people were without power early Sunday in the Kenai Peninsula. Everyone in the area is under medical services. 

Monday, January 11, 2016

Donald Trump takes aim at NFL

Donald Trump was saying that football has becomes soft during a presidential campaign in Reno, Nevada. He was also saying that are country was becoming soft too. He said that referees are making unnecessary penalty calls, saying they  " throw flags so their wife sees them at home." Trump was quick to assure his audience that his ire does not reflect on one specific player, Tom Brady. Hopefully his doesn't become the president or are country will be real SOFT. 

Aid finally comes to besieged Syrian town where children are starving

War and politics has prevented the town of Madaya from receiving food or medicine for months. Five starving deaths were reported on Sunday. The people in the town been starving since October. One 9 year old boy and 4 men over 45 were the 5 people that died Sunday. Other city's are asking other for support. Hopefully they get help anytime soon.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

U.S B-52 Flyover of South Korea in Response to North Korea Nuclear Test

The United States has flown a B-52 long range bomber to South Korea to conduct a low level flight over U.S military base. The U.S did the same thing back in 2013 about a month after North Korea's last nuclear test. The close military cooperation between the US and the Republic of Korea said that they are ready to respond at any time. To gather more information on the test US sent out WC-135 aircraft to Japan to "sniff" for possible radioactive isotopes in the atmosphere.