Hurricane Rina Gaining Strength in Caribbean

Hurricane Rina is just off of Mexico's coast and Central America's Caribbean coast. This Hurricane is a category 2 storm. Hurricane specialist, Michael Brennan, thinks that the hurricane could be moving toward Florida soon. Its winds are picking up and is going to become a major hurricane tuesday night. I think this is crazy that another hurricane is maybe going to be hitting the United States. There have been so many this year!

Nineteen Suspects Arrested Over Alleged Explosives

In Warsaw, Poland, 19 people were arrested on suspicion of producing and possessing explosives. In July, Anders Behring Breivik confessed to two attacks that were used with the same illegal production and sale of the explosives. I think that this is crazy and scary! People just producing explosives and selling them all around...good thing they got caught!

Kentucky Police Say Couple

In Louisville, Kentucky, a couple was caught shoplifting a cellphone and makeup from a Walmart. When they left the store they forgot their 3 year old and 18 month old behind. The man also tried to take a tablet computer and destroyed the attached display. The couple was charged with theft, criminal trespassing, and endangering the welfare of two minors. I think that this couple is so nuts! Are you seriously going to try and shoplift and then leave your children behind, come on people!

NY Parents Charged With Kidnapping 8 Children

In New York, a husband and a wife were charged with kidnapping their eight children from foster care. They thought that the children were being abused. They left New York. The family was found a week later in Pennsylvania. They were charged with custodial interference and child endangerment. I think that the parents were trying to keep their children safe, but they definately should not have just taken the children and left New York. They should have done something different, because now they are being charged.

Suspected Twister Hits Va. County At Quake Center

In Louisa, Va., a tornado hit the town and did major damage. The tornado had torn off the roof of a centuries old plantation house. The house was built in 1746. Not long before this, an earthquake hit the ounty too. The earthquake was also felt in Washington and New York. I thought that this was an interesting article, because there have been so many tornados this year in the U.S. This shows what damage all of these tornados are doing to towns and buildings.

Salvage Crew Reaches Cargo Ship Spilling Oil

In New Zealand on October 5, a cargo ship carrying oil spilled hundreds of tons of if just off New Zealand. The ship had ran into a reef off of the coast. A salvage crew was able to board the ship and are now trying to pump the rest of the oil from the ship before it breaks up and spills into the ocean. So far, about 88 containers of oil have fallen off the deck. I think that this was a really interesting article, because there has been so many oil spills in the oceans. Hopefully the workers can get most of the oil from the ship before it spills into the ocean.