Man arrested for being connected to the death of student who was trying to sell his car on Craigslist

A 24 year old man was arrested in Missouri for being connected to a killing of a student who was trying to sell his car on craigslist. The body and the teens car were found on Tuesday at a truck driver training center. The two men were going to meet and test drive the car. A short time after they met the teenager was shot once and his body was moved into the nearby woods. The young man had just finished taking his exams for college and he was selling his car to help pay for tuition.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/07/us/missouri-student-craigslist-killing/index.html

New abortion controversy hits Congress

On the day that the senate reached a deal on abortion language in a bill to combat human trafficking the House of Representatives worked on a law that passed last Tuesday night that bans employers from punishing their employees for using abortion services and birth control. The Heritage Foundation and other conservative groups have attempted to block the law according to a reporter. Debate of the panel has become very heated and personnel. Quote from Tim Walberg "This is a continued attack on religion and a person's 1st amendment rights of freedom of belief." But democrats on the panel argued that the GOP was raising a controversial issued and imposing its views on the District of Colombia once again. Earlier this year the House Republican leaders pulled a bill that would have banned "late-term" abortions for woman who are beyond 20 weeks.The decision could have helped the criticism from the GOP leaders but now they are still negotiating internal divisions.

 Walsh, Deirdre. "New Abortion Controversy Hits Congress - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, 22 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
  http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/21/politics/congress-abortion-dc/index.html

Secret Service supervisor accused of making unwanted sexual advances

A female employee for the Secret Service accused Xavier Morales, a supervisor for the agency, with assault after she claims that he made sexual advances towards her. The woman told the police and the agency that at a party her boss told her that he was madly in love with her and that he would like to have sex with her. She then claimed that later that night he attempted to kiss her. During the incident he grabbed her arms and the two fought until he gave up according to a source. A spokesperson confirms that Morales has been put on administrative leave and that any threat or violence that in dangers the employees will not be tolerated according to the service director. The incident will be further investigated by the office of the Inspector General.

 Acosta, Jim, and Betsy Klein. "Secret Service Supervisor Accused of Making Unwanted Sexual Advances - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, 9 Apr. 2015. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.
 http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/politics/white-house-secret-service-scandal/index.html

 

Two Illinois men arrested on terror charge

An army national guard and his cousin were arrested for conspiring to provide material support to the terrorist organization. The National Guard was arrested Wednesday night while attempting to fly to Egypt to join Isis. His cousin was arrested at his house due to the fact of a plot to attack the U.S. military facility. The two U.S. citizens were charged with one count of each conspiring to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. In the past 18 months the Justice Department's National Security division has prosecuted 32 cases of people attempting to travel abroad to join terrorist groups and of those cases 18 of them involve support from Isis.

CNN Breaking News. "Two Illinois men arrested on terror charge" Ray Sanchez and Wesley Bruer. 26 March 2015. Web. 26 March 2015.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/26/us/illinois-arrests-isis/index.html

Georgia Woman

For a second time this year, a woman's execution has been postponed due to unusual reasons. The 47- year old was scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, February 25th, but the execution was postponed to March 2nd due to weather conditions. She was scheduled to die at 7 p.m. on Monday, but prior to the execution the drugs were sent to be tested but fell within the testing limits causing her execution to be postponed again. A petition was started saying that the woman has turned her life around and she should be set free. As of Tuesday morning the petition had 80,000 signatures and the organizers made a plan to deliver it the Governor of Georgia. She was convicted of taking part in her husband's murder in 1997 and has been in jail ever since.



Devon M. Sayers and Elliot C. McLaughlin. "Georgia woman's execution postponed because drugs appeared 'cloudy'." CNN News. 3 March 2015. Web. 3 March 2015.

UCLA 'super bug' at hosptial

179 exposed, 7 infected, and 2 possible deaths were all linked to a 'superbug' that was exposed at the UCLA hospital. The bug supposedly was contaminated on medical instruments and was exposed to patients. 179 patients were exposed to the antibiotic-resistant contamination between October and January. The bacteria caused infections in the bladder and lungs which lead to coughing, fevers, and the chills. The medical devices that were used, were inserted through the patients throats but still carried the bacteria even though they were sterilized to certain specifications. The outbreak was discovered last month during tests on a patient.  The devices were removed immediately and the contamination procedures were upgraded.