Plane Crach at Reno Air Show

On Friday september 16, a deadly plane crash happened at an air show in Reno killing nine people. A P-51 Mustang fighter pilot Jimmy Leeward 74, crashed on Friday afternoon while flying with another plane. 70 injuries have been reported, half of the victims have serious critical or conditions. The reason some people think the plane had crashed was a damaged tail, making the plane lose control. Investigation will take months to figure out what happened to the plane.  

Corrected By Ryan Bockmier

Headlight-flashing faces test as free speech in Florida By Ryan Bockmier

In December of 2009, a Florida resident named Erich Campbell was on the freeway near the Tampa International Airport. He saw two Florida state troopers and flashed his headlights to warn other drivers of the radar patrol. He was very surprised when he was pulled over and given a ticket for improper flashing of headlights. "Literally within one minute, they had me stopped on the side of the road," recalled Campbell, 38. This past August, Land O'Lakes, Florida, resident filed a class action lawsuit against highway patrol and state troopers. He wanted an injunction banning any law enforcement from using any headlight flashing tickets and refunds for damages to motorists caused by the tickets. Campbell's lawyer, J. Marc Jones, claims his client's First Amendment right to free speech was violated. "The flashing of lights to communicate with another driver is clearly speech," he said. "The First Amendment protects all sorts of non-verbal conduct; it protects more than the spoken or printed word," Hudson said. "Courts have found that a wide variety of actions — such as honking one's horn or flashing one's headlights are forms of communication under the First Amendment." Corrected by: Adriana Lugo

White House willing to pay for Job bills by Chey Mello

On Monday, the Obama administration proposed a $467-billion package of savings deal. Changing how deductions count for wealthy income-tax payers, meant to offset the cost of its proposed jobs package. The package is being sent to Congress along with the $447-billion jobs bill. The extra $20 billion is designed to create a cushion to make sure the job plan is fully paid for, as the president has promised. Jay Carney says, “In order to invest in jobs and growth, we're going to have to pay for it.” The proposal includes limiting some deductions for those earning at least $200,000 a year or for families who make $250,000 a year. This would be a change that would save America $400 billion over 10 years.   
Corrected by: Adriana L.

9/11 10 year Anniversary by Marcella Marquez

          
Ten years after the horrific terrorist attack on 9/11 2001, thousands gathered at Ground Zero to hear the names of the 2,977 victims that lost their lives at the World Trade Center a decade ago. Family members of the victims had emotional break downs as they saw the thousands of names inscribed on the dark bronze parapets that surround the waterfalls, built over two reflecting pools where the twin towers once stood.  President Barack Obama led the nation in honoring and mourning the victims. When he read a passage from the bible, Psalm 46, which reads “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” At the memorial service in New York, he also attended the ceremonies in Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Former President George W. Bush was also present at the service and looked deeply touched as held his hand to his heart. Later on he read a letter that President Abraham Lincoln wrote to console a mom, who lost 5 sons during the Civil War. Obama and Bush both paused at the reflecting pools to run their hands over the names. Relatives did the same, and when someone began to take paper rubbings of the names, the 9/11 memorial staffers began to hand out crayons. The ceremony took place on a very peaceful day that stared almost as beautiful and blue as that of 9/11/2001. 


Corrected By Ryan Bockmier