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Middle School Student Drives Bus to Safety
By Samantha Sonner
April 10, 2012 - 10:13am
A seventh grade student drove a school bus to the side of the road when the driver appeared sick, saving the 15 students on the bus.

 A middle school student is a hero in the town of Milton, Washington for driving a bus full of his classmates to safety. 

13-year old Jeremy Wuitschick told FOX that he noticed something wrong with the Bus Driver, while he was driving to school on Monday morning.

Facebook Acquires Instagram
By Russell Oliver
April 10, 2012 - 10:01am
Deal cost Facebook about $1 billion in cash and stock

A picture is worth a thousand words...or $1 billion dollars.

In Facebook's largest acquisition ever, the social network shelled out $1 billion dollars in cash and stock to purchase Instagram.

Instagram is the wildly popular mobile application where users can take pictures on their smartphones and upload them to the application, where they can add cool effects to the photos and share them with followers. The app has about 30 million users and Instagram estimates that 5 million photos are uploaded per day.

Obese Women May Have Higher Chances of Giving Birth to Autistic Children
By Perry Russom
April 9, 2012 - 6:23pm
Pregnant women with weight problems are more likely to have children born with developmental delays, report says.

A new study says pregnant women who have high blood pressure, are obese or have diabetes are more likely to have children who have autism or other development disorders. 

ABC News reports more than 1,000 children were in the study, conducted by University of California- Davis, and found that the signs of autism and other developmental delays where 60% higher among mothers who were obese, diabetic or suffer from high blood pressure.

U.S. Navy to Provide Compensation for Jet Crash Victims
By Christina Ventura
April 9, 2012 - 3:36pm
Although no one was killed in Friday's military jet crash, many were left homeless.

The U.S. Navy is beginning to provide compensation for those affected by the military jet that crashed into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach last Friday.

According to NBC 12 in Virginia, at least 40 apartment units were damaged in the crash. No one was killed and a few people were treated for injuries.

Bubba Watson Wins Green Jacket
By Russ Reed
April 9, 2012 - 2:56pm
The 33-year-old lefty wins the Masters after a two-hole playoff

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New Tunnel Hints North Korea is Preparing Another Nuclear Test
By Meghann Ludemann
April 9, 2012 - 12:22pm
Reporters were taken to the Sohae launch station, to see the rocket that will be launched later this month

North Korea is in its final stages of digging a tunnel that can be used to launch a third nuclear test, according to top officials in South Korea. U.S. officials are concerned that this is another step by the North Koreans that could lead to a future attack on the U.S.

Iconic CBS Newsman Mike Wallace Dies
By Mitchell Heckman
April 9, 2012 - 11:13am
The hard-hitting “60 Minutes” reporter passed away Saturday in Connecticut, surrounded by family

CBS News reports that Mike Wallace, one of the most recognizable names in broadcast news, died Saturday at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, Conn., where he spent his last few years. He was 93.

Pope Reinforces Ban on Female Priests
By Gabriela Ornelas
April 6, 2012 - 2:01pm
During a Thursday Mass at St. Petersburg Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI pointed out female disobedience against the Roman Catholic Church

During a Holy Thursday homily, Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed his opposition to recent initiatives looking to allow female clergy within the Roman Catholic Church. The pope gave an unusually stern lecture during the mass, speaking out against those challenging women's ordination and priestly celibacy.

U.S. Coast Guard Sinks Ghost Ship
By Julianne Michel...
April 6, 2012 - 12:10pm
Japanese vessel has been drifting since last year’s tsunami

Over a year ago in March of 2011, the deadly tsunami that struck Japan sent a vessel drifting into the Pacific Ocean.  The U.S. Coast Guard sunk the 164-foot ghost ship on Thursday.

According to ABC News, it took two bouts of open fire to sink Ryou-Un Maru. 

Ai Weiwei’s Self-Surveillance Forced to Shut Down
By Xiang Wang
April 6, 2012 - 9:18am
Five million people viewed the artist's live webcams in two days

Chinese authorities have shut down live webcams installed in dissident artist Ai Weiwei’s home in Beijing.

Ai put four cameras over computers and broadcasted a 24-hour live feed on his website, weiweicam.com. However, the camera was soon blacked out after it went live and his website showed a blank screen.