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SpaceX Falcon 9 blooper reel

SpaceX Falcon 9 blooper reel

SpaceX released a blooper reel on Thursday, September 14, of its Falcon 9 rocket failing to land during testing. The rocket, designed to separate and send one stage back to Earth after launch, has made 16 successful landings. 
Sep 15, 2017
By Staff Reporter
New Hampshire investigating alleged hanging of biracial boy

New Hampshire investigating alleged hanging of biracial boy

Over the past two weeks, the alleged hanging of an 8-year-old biracial boy has roiled the small, picturesque town of Claremont, New Hampshire. As a few hundred residents gathered in town for a prayer vigil organized by local clergy on Tuesday night, fresh allegations by the boys family further rocked this normally quiet area. In an interview with Newsweek on Tuesday, the boys maternal grandmother, Lorrie Slattery, said local police did not begin seriously investigating the incident until images of the boys neck went viral on social media.
Sep 15, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Virtual Talks with Holocaust survivors

Virtual Talks with Holocaust survivors

You can now talk with Holocaust survivors in this museum. The interactive testimony installation at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York enables you to have virtual conversations with survivors Pinchas Gutter and Eva Schloss. The lifelike projections have 1,500 pre-recorded answers allowing them to respond to visitors questions in real time.
Sep 15, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Holly Bobo murder case explained

Holly Bobo murder case explained

Six years ago, Holly Bobo was kidnapped outside her home in Parsons, Tennessee. On April 13th, 2017, the 20-year-old nursing student was getting to ready to go to school. Her brother Clint Bobo saw her walking into the woods near their house with a man in camouflage. That was the last time anyone saw her beforeher remains were found in September 2014. Her remains were found 3 years later near the house of Zachary Adams. Adams is accused of kidnapping, drugging, raping, and killing Bobo, then with the help two other men, disposing of her remains. A receipt with Bobos signature was found near his areaand the gun he allegedly used to shoot Bobo in the head was also found. No DNA, hair, or fingerprints of Bobos were found in Adamshouse in 2014. Currently he and the two other men are being tried for aggravated kidnapping and felony first-degree murder. If convicted of murder, Adams faces the death penalty.
Sep 15, 2017
By Staff Reporter
FC Köln fans storm London streets in spectacular video

FC Köln fans storm London streets in spectacular video

Around 20,000 German football fans have travelled to the UK ahead of tonights Europa league clash with Arsenal. Footage shared on Twitter shows the moment thousands of FC Köln supporters marched through the streets of London chanting.
Sep 15, 2017
By Staff Reporter
President Trump denies deal with Dems on DACA

President Trump denies deal with Dems on DACA

No deal was made last night on DACA, Trump tweeted. Massive border security would have to be agreed to in exchange for consent. Would be subject to vote.
Sep 15, 2017
By Staff Reporter
School teacher transforms classroom into Harry Potter wonderland

School teacher transforms classroom into Harry Potter wonderland

A middle school teacher in Hillsboro, Oregon, gave returning Evergreen Middle School students an enchanting surprise when he transformed his classroom into a Hogwarts-themed paradise. Beaverton native Kyle Hubler decorated his classroom in every imaginable facet of the series, from Kings Cross train station to Professor Snapes dungeons.
Sep 15, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Mans five day old Caribbean house destroyed by Hurricane Irma

Mans five day old Caribbean house destroyed by Hurricane Irma

A British man attempts to see the funny side when showing how his new house was destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Kyrie Caulfield bought the house of his dreams five days before the hurricane struck the British Virgin Islands, only for the roof to be taken off by the storm.
Sep 14, 2017
By Staff Reporter