NEWS

Coast Guard set to end search for boaters
March 3, 2009-- On Monday, two NFL players went missing along with two former college football players on a fishing trip. Today, the Coast Guard announced that they will call off the search at sundown. Marquis Cooper, linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, NFL free agent Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player William Bleakley. The Coast Guard narrowed the search to 16,000 square miles.

Police hunt gunmen after attack on Sri Lankan cricket team
March 3, 2009-- Pakistan police have set out a search for 12 gunmen who are believed to have attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team. Seven officers and a driver were killed while eight cricket players were hurt including two with gunshot wounds. The buses holding the players wre making their way to the Pakistan stadium when they were ambushed. People say they heard alot of AK-47 fire and battered up vehicles.

Scientists discover new species in ocean's depths
March 3, 2009-- A group of Australian and American researchers explored the Tasman fracture and found an interesting species of plant. This one is shaped like a venus flytrap and usually eats shrimp. When shrimp near the plant and are near the reach of this plant, it snaps them up quickly and eats them. This plant was found at 4,000 feet deep.

Man convicted of 22 counts in Nevada toddler rape case
March 3, 2009-- A Nevada man was convicted of 22 counts in the connection to a videotaped sexual assault of a toddler. It took the jury four hours to deliberate and they finally made their decision. The name of the man is Chester Arthur Stiles who is 38-years-old. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. He faces charges including lewdness with a child, sexual assault with a minor, and attempted sexual assault with a minor.