Entries from November 2012

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

BP to Pay $4.5 Billion for Gulf Oil Spill

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/bp-oil-spill_n_2136063.html BP has been found guilty of all eleven charges that they were charged for, many of them felonies. The article goes on to say that two men, who were the site leader, were charged with manslaughter. The settlement includes nearly $1.3 billion in criminal fines – the biggest criminal penalty in U.S. history – […]

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

Guatemala Earthquake Nov. 7, 2012

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/guatemala-earthquake-2012_n_2091294.html The 7.4 magnitude quake hit Guatemala’s border near Mexico yesterday. At least forty-eight people are dead several dozens are still missing. San Marcos was hit the worst out of anywhere. The only place that still has electricity is the hospital. Everyone is trying to get inside there because there is “blankets” of snow everywhere […]

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Oprah’s 2012 Favorite Things List has been announced

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/01/oprahs-favorite-things-2012_n_2036457.html#slide=more260049 Oprah Windfrey’s annual favorite list has been released. Some of the items include sweaters by Ralph Lauren Polo, a Tory Burch tote, and the Temperpedic Tempur-Air mattress. Oprah considers these the hot items of 2012. When she makes this list she makes these items more wanted by the public because Oprah likes it. I […]

Thursday, November 1st, 2012

Science Broadcast Story

An eye opening study sheds light on the evolution of vision. A new study from the University of Bristol, found some interesting facts about the origin of eye sight in animals, including humans. The research team of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences used computer modeling to provide a detailed picture of how and when opsins […]

Thursday, November 1st, 2012

Shooting

A wedding ended badly this past Saturday. Richard Brunson, 50, shot his wife of just a few hours, Laurette Kenny Brunson, 38, with a handgun. We spoke to their neighbor, Michael Martin. Martin Laurette Kenny Brunson is now at St. Lukes Hospital recovering.