(CNN) -- A silent, invisible battle is being fought against roadside bombs in Iraq. Though the military doesn't like to advertise their use, electronic jamming systems are playing a key role in neutralizing the threat. Smoke billows from tires of a U.S. military truck hit by an IED near the Iraqi-Syrian border in October 2005. "Any weapon we had against IEDs, [improvised explosive devices] was utilized including jamming technology," said Jason Spencer, 29, an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, engineer who served with the Army in Iraq in 2005. Vehicle mounted electronic jammers attempt to block a signal going to a radio-controlled IED. The military also uses portable backpack jammers. "The sophistication of IEDs definitely increased during my time in Iraq," said Spencer. "There was a definite increase in remote detonation." A signal going to a remote-controlled IED operates on a radio or infrared frequency. Jamming devices, known as Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare, or CREW systems, attempt to intercept or block a signal before it reaches its intended target, preventing detonation. One common method is barrage jamming, which knocks out a broad range of radio signals. However, it also knocks out communications used by U.S. troops putting them at increased risk. "Ideally what you want to be able to do is have something that can grab very precise signals, capture the signals and render them irrelevant without knocking out your own communication," said CNN military analyst retired Army Brig. Gen. James "Spider" Marks. These technologies represent the last line of defense, Marks said. "We don't want to give our potential enemies an understanding of what we are doing to counter their efforts," he said. Along with jammers, troops use air surveillance, robots, blast-resistant vehicles and mine rollers as countermeasures.  See counter-IED technologies in Iraq » IEDs are the No. 1 source of U.S. and alllied casualties in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. From July 2003 to July 2007, 1,565 coalition forces were killed by IEDs, according to iCasualties.org.  See the casualty toll inflicted by IEDs » "We dealt with hundreds of IEDs while in theater," said Spencer. "IEDs were always on our minds during every patrol." Spencer says IEDs come in a variety of shapes and sizes. "From a simple mortar round on the side of the road with a fuse and a wire running to a push-button, to complex explosives poured into concrete (shaped like curbs) with remote detonators and booby traps." Most roadside bombs are remotely detonated using common household devices: cell phones, garage door openers, burglar alarms, key fobs, doorbells, or remote controls for toy cars.  Learn more about the IED threat » "Our enemy hides in plain sight. He buys his bomb parts in stores. It's standard commerce," said Marks. U.S. forces are dealing with an adaptive, innovative and flexible enemy, according to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, or JIEDDO, which is leading the counter-IED effort for the military. As insurgents modify their devices to outwit the military, the military in turn adapts its own jamming technologies. Many companies have been tapped to supply jammers to coalition forces. JIEDDO is interested in technologies that can be used in the field within two to eight months -- "light speed" in Defense Department terms. The Army's main CREW system is the Warlock Duke, a vehicle- mounted radio jammer developed by Syracuse Research Corporation. It's capable of jamming most radio-controlled IEDs, according to the Pentagon. The Navy, which oversees the CREW program, contracted BAE Systems to produce 3,800 wearable jammers to be fielded in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2008. Canadian firm Med-Eng is building jammers for the Marines, reports military contractor General Dynamics. By the end of 2007, JIEDDO will have funded more than 30,000 jammers for Marine and Army units. They have spent $1.6 billion on jamming technology for this fiscal year.

What was used to block an IED from detonating?

Answer: Vehicle mounted electronic jammers

Answer: signal

Summary:
Counter-IED technologies are troops' last line of defense in Iraq .
Signal jammers used to block an IED from detonating .
Enemy is adaptive, innovative and flexible .
Best way to combat insurgents -- go after the bomb makers .


(CNN) -- A single-engine airplane made an emergency landing on a California highway Sunday morning, though no major injuries were reported, authorities said. The Piper Comanche 260 carrying a married couple landed on the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101. The Piper Comanche 260 carrying a married couple landed on the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101 just outside Santa Barbara and a few miles from the airport, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer James Richards. The plane's engine quit, and as the pilot descended, he lost control of the plane and landed in the southbound lane facing oncoming traffic. The plane struck two vehicles while landing, then spun and hit another one with its tail, Richards said. One vehicle passenger was treated for minor injuries, he said. No other injuries were reported. The landing happened at 10:36 a.m. (1:36 p.m. ET) and held up traffic for less than two hours, Richards said. He added that the plane had departed Temecula in southwestern Riverside County, California, and was destined for the airport in Santa Barbara, a flight of about 180 miles. The pilot told authorities that he attempted to switch fuel lines during the flight, but was unable to restore power to the plane. He said he alerted a tower at the airport that a landing on the highway was imminent, Richardson said.

On which U.S. Highway did the Piper Comanche 260 land?

Was the Piper Comanche 260 facing north or south when it landed?

How many vehicles did the plane strike while landing?

What is the number of vehicles that were struck?

What was the cause of the plane landing?

who  landed in south lane facing oncoming traffic?

Answer: a married couple

Answer: southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101.

Answer: 101.

Answer: two vehicles while landing, then spun and

Answer: southbound lane

Answer: The Piper Comanche 260

Answer: two

Answer: two

Answer: two

Answer: The Piper Comanche 260

Answer: engine quit,

Answer: The Piper Comanche 260

Answer: quit,

Answer: The Piper Comanche 260

Summary:
Piper Comanche 260 carrying a married couple landed on U.S. Highway 101 .
Plane's engine quit, pilot lost control; landed in south lane facing oncoming traffic .
Plane struck two vehicles while landing, then spun and hit another one with its tail .


(CNN) -- A slaughterhouse that has been accused of mistreating cows agreed Sunday to recall 143 million pounds of beef in what federal officials called the largest beef recall in U.S. history. Officials said this is the largest recall in the United States, surpassing a 1999 recall of 35 million pounds. Keith Williams, a U.S. Department of Agriculture  spokesman, said investigators have found no cases of illness related to the recalled meat. But Dick Raymond, the undersecretary of agriculture for food safety, said there was a "remote probability" that the meat from the Westland/Hallmark Meat Packing Company in Chino, California, could cause illness in humans. The amount of beef -- 143 million pounds -- is roughly enough for two hamburgers for each man, woman and child in the United States. The largest U.S. meat recall before Sunday came in 1999, when about 35 million pounds of product possibly contaminated with listeria were ordered off shelves. USDA officials said that was Class I recall, involving a known risk to human health. Sunday's action was a Class II recall, under which authorities say there is little risk of illness. Raymond said cattle that had lost the ability to walk since passing pre-processing inspections were slaughtered without an inspector having examined them for chronic illness -- a practice he said violated federal regulations and had been going on for at least two years.  Watch video of cows being abused » Federal regulations are aimed at preventing the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE -- the scientific name for "mad cow" disease. It's important to keep downed cattle out of the food supply because they also may pose a higher risk of contamination from E. coli or salmonella because the animals tend to wallow in feces and have weaker immune systems, according to AP. Raymond said the average age of the cattle involved is 5-7 years, meaning they were likely born long after a 1997 ban on ruminant feed, and that the incidence of BSE in U.S. cattle is "extremely rare." "We do not know how much of this product is out there at this time. We do not feel this product presents a health risk of any significance," he said. "But the product was produced in non-compliance with our regulations, so therefore we do have to take this action." About 37 million pounds of the meat went to school lunch programs and other federal nutrition programs since October 2006, said Ron Vogel, of the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. The recall dates back to February 1, 2006, and Raymond said "the great majority" of the meat has probably been eaten already. USDA officials have begun tracing the products covered by the recall, he said. "A lot of this is fresh, raw product and with ground beef, etcetera, that has a very short shelf life and refrigerator life," he said. Most of the beef was sent to distribution centers in bulk packages. The USDA said it will work with distributors to determine how much meat remains, the AP reports. In January, the Humane Society of the United States accused Westland/Hallmark of abusing "downed" cattle, releasing video that showed workers kicking cows, jabbing them near their eyes, ramming them with a forklift and shooting high-intensity water up their noses in an effort to force them to their feet for slaughter. Federal inspectors halted operations at the plant earlier this month after finding "clear violations" of USDA regulations. California prosecutors on Friday announced animal cruelty charges against two former employees of the plant. In a statement issued February 3, Westland Meat President Steve Mendell said the company was cooperating with the USDA and called the practices depicted in the humane society video as "a serious breach of our company's policies and training." "We have taken swift action regarding the two employees identified on the video and have already implemented aggressive measures to ensure all employees follow our humane handling policies and procedures," Mendell said. E-mail to a friend CNN's Jen Pifer contributed to this report.

Who were being dragged and carried by forklifts?

How much meat went to school cafeterias?

What illness could result from consuming the beef?

How many pounds of meat went to school lunch programs?

Answer: walk

Answer: cows

Answer: 37 million pounds

Answer: workers

Answer: 37 million pounds

Answer: "mad cow" disease.

Answer: cows being abused

Answer: illness

Answer: mistreating cows

Answer: 37 million

Answer: school lunch programs and other federal nutrition programs

Summary:
About 37 million pounds of the meat went to school lunch programs .
USDA official: There is "remote probability" beef could cause illness in humans .
Westland/Hallmark Meat Packing Company employees accused of cattle abuse .
Hidden video shows animals unable to walk being dragged, carried by forklifts .


(CNN) -- A slaying spree spread across two southern Alabama towns left 10 people dead Tuesday. The gunman then took his own life. Mayors Wynnton Melton, left, of Geneva, Alabama, and Clay King of Samson, Alabama, speak with CNN. CNN "American Morning" anchor Kiran Chetry spoke with the mayors of the two towns on Wednesday. They are Mayor Wynnton Melton of Geneva, Alabama, and Clay King of Samson, Alabama. Kiran Chetry, CNN anchor: Police have identified the gunman who they say went on a killing spree in southern Alabama yesterday afternoon. They say Michael McClendon murdered 10 people, including his own mother, his grandparents, an aunt, an uncle, along with a sheriff's deputy's wife and child. And these are crime scenes now spread out across two small towns this morning. And their mayors join us now, Wynnton Melton of Geneva, Alabama, and Clay King of Samson, Alabama. Mayor King, let me start with you. ... You knew all of the victims and also the shooting suspect who took his own life as well. What can you tell us about the situation this morning, Mayor King? Mayor Clay King, Samson, Alabama: Well, the whole community is still in shock. Like I said, we know, I personally know everyone that is involved, both the shooter and the victims. And that makes it more difficult to have to deal with.  Watch the mayors talk of the tragedy » Chetry: And Mayor King, you say you coached him, along with your own sons in T-ball, in Little League, and that you would have never had any idea that he could have done something like this. Is there any motive that people are talking about this morning? King: No, ma'am. At this time, I don't think anybody has any idea of what the motive is. And yes, I did. I coached the shooter's -- I coached him in both T-ball and in Little League baseball along with my two sons. Chetry: And Mayor Melton, I want to ask you about this situation. I mean, this turned -- it appears from the beginning, this shooter targeted people within his own family. After that, it turned into really a random shooting spree. He had a semiautomatic, according to police, and he was firing at random until the sheriffs were able to corner him at this place of business. What are you learning about just how dire the circumstances were and how law enforcement was able to respond the way they did? Mayor Wynnton Melton, Geneva, Alabama: That is correct. And the response was very quick. He was intercepted in Geneva by one of our officers, and then the chief of police arrived at the scene. Both of those received fire from the assailant. The chief of police was nicked in the arm, not very seriously. The pursuit went on to the metal fabrication plant, Reliable, where an exchange of gunfire occurred in the parking lot. The suspect went into the building and took his own life there inside the building, which probably had around 400 people working at the time. But no injuries there at all, in the building. He took his own life at that point. Chetry: And Mayor King, it's also just so ironic that one of the sheriff's deputies who was actually responding to the call of this emergency going on, it was his wife and one of his children killed, and his second child also airlifted to a hospital in Florida. What is going on with that situation? How did that family become involved in any way in this shooting? King: They just happened to be over across the street visiting with the family. Chetry: The family, the grandfather, grandmother, uncle and aunt who were out on the porch? King: Right, right. Chetry: So, just an unfortunate circumstance. So, besides his family, you guys are investigating this, or your authorities are, as a random act? I mean, I

Who coached the gunman in Little League?

Answer: Mayor Clay King, Samson, Alabama:

Answer: sons

Answer: Michael McClendon

Answer: Mayor King,

Answer: the shooter's

Summary:
Mayor says he coached gunman in T-ball, Little League .
"The whole community is still in shock," mayor says .
Killings show that even in small towns, "we are not shielded"


(CNN) -- A slightly higher number of Americans will travel Thanksgiving holiday weekend compared with last year, but those traveling by air is expected to decline, AAA said. The association, which surveyed 1,350 American households, projects that 38.4 million Americans will travel over the holiday weekend, up from 37.8 million last year. However, the number traveling by air is expected to decline to 2.3 million, the automobile association said. In 2008, 2.5 million Americans traveled by plane for Thanksgiving. "We do this every year," said Mindy Potter of Atlanta, Georgia, who was flying with her husband and 6-year-old son. "It's insanity every year." Potter said she and her family were headed Wednesday to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, to see her husband's family. See the FAA's flight delays map She said they were allowing themselves plenty of time at the airport. "My husband's a stickler for going early," she said. "If I was in charge of it, we'd probably have a frenzied rush." AAA said the slight increase in the number of Thanksgiving travelers from last year reflects improved consumer confidence as well as "a growing sense among many consumers that the worst of the global economic crisis is behind us." Travelers are still concerned about the economy, said AAA spokesman Geoff Sundstrom, and the numbers remain well down from two years ago. "Clearly, there was a huge drop-off in the number of people traveling last year," he said. According to the association, Thanksgiving travel dropped 25.2 percent last year, compared with 2007. Still, Sundstrom added, "We are encouraged that the numbers have stabilized and turning up from what they were a year ago." The bulk of Thanksgiving travelers -- about 33.2 million -- will be traveling by car, AAA said. Jennifer Burrell of Tucker, Georgia, said she, her husband and their two daughters were driving Thursday morning to the Asheville, North Carolina, area, and will return Sunday. She said she wasn't expecting traffic on the way there but "it always gets heavy" on the return trip. In addition to those traveling by car, some 2.9 million will travel by train, watercraft, bus or a combination of transportation modes, and 2.3 million will travel by air, the automobile association predicted. Citing excess baggage fees and surcharges for jet fuel, along with delays and flight groundings, Sundstrom said that it's "not a very friendly environment this decade for the airline industry or the airline traveler." As in earlier years, the Federal Aviation Administration said military airspace will be opened to commercial flights along the East and West coasts and in the Southwest in an attempt to alleviate congestion. The airspace will be opened from Tuesday to Monday, spokesman Paul Takemoto said. As of Tuesday afternoon, the FAA Web site was reporting slight delays because of "weather/wind" at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Of course, some Americans are not traveling at all. Heather McKinnon of Broomfield, Colorado, said she is staying home with family for Thanksgiving. "I don't like to fly and really rarely like flying on holidays," she said, adding that she would consider driving. "I know what it's like going through the airport," she said. Plus, she added, "Everything I love is here."

how many american traveled by air last year?

How many americans dos AAA predict will travel over the holiday weekend

how many americans is it estimated  will travel by air?

Answer: 37.8 million

Answer: 38.4 million

Answer: 38.4 million

Summary:
AAA attributes slight increase to improved consumer confidence .
Number of travelers still well down from two years ago .
AAA predicts 38.4 million Americans will travel over the holiday weekend .
Those traveling by air is expected to decline to 2.3 million, from 2.5 million last year .


(CNN) -- A small plane crashed Friday near an Ohio-area high school during a football scrimmage. Spectators at a high school football scrimmage watch as a plane goes down Friday in Ohio. Spectators at a practice game at Harrison High School watched from the bleachers as the plane went down at 8:08 p.m. ET, said police officer Jennifer Coyle, who witnessed the incident. Two people on the plane died at the crash scene, authorities said. According to CNN affiliate WLWT, witnesses said the plane was heading toward the football field when it suddenly dropped, crashing in a gravel pit near the school. "It looked like he was going straight for the boys on the field, but then just did a straight nosedive," Mindy Brinson told WLWT. It is not yet known what caused the plane to crash. Harrison is in the southwest corner of Ohio. CNN's Dave Alsup contributed to this report.

What type of school did the crash occur?

Answer: crashed

Answer: high

Answer: Two

Answer: Two people

Summary:
Plane crashes near football scrimmage at Ohio high school .
Witness says plane was headed toward field when it did a sudden nosedive .
Two people on board died in the crash, authorities say .


(CNN) -- A small plane headed from New Jersey to suburban Atlanta crashed onto an interstate shortly after takeoff Tuesday, killing five people, authorities said.

Two men, one woman, two children and a dog aboard the plane died in the crash in Morristown, New Jersey, just after 10 a.m. ET, said Robert Gretz, a senior air safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.

The plane, a six-seater Socata TBM700, was headed from Teterboro, New Jersey, to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in suburban Atlanta when it crashed onto Interstate 287 about 14 minutes into the flight, Gretz said.

The plane was at about 17,500 feet when "there was some discussion between the pilot and the controller of locations of icing conditions," he said.

He told reporters Monday night the conversation seemed "routine" and was "not a distress call."

Gretz said he did not know whether the conversation concerned a cloud that might contain ice; actual icing on the airplane; or whether the pilot was inquiring where ice might be or reporting it. "I've heard this thirdhand. ... That's something I need to listen to the tapes to know," he said.

Gretz said he was not aware of any icing conditions on the ground at Teterboro that would have required the plane to be deiced.

However, he stressed that the investigation is in its infancy and it is too soon to speculate what might have caused the crash. "It's too early to tell whether it was something mechanical or something the pilot did -- we just don't know," he said.

Preliminary information is that the five were headed to Atlanta for a combination business-leisure trip, Gretz said.

Authorities did not release the names of those who died, pending positive identification by the medical examiner and notification of relatives.

But New York investment banking firm Greenhill & Co. reported that those on board were two of the firm's managing directors, Jeffrey Buckalew, 45, and Rakesh Chawla, 36; Buckalew's wife, Corinne, and their two children, Jackson and Meriwether. Ages for the children were not given.

"The plane belonged to Mr. Buckalew, an experienced pilot whose passion was flying," the company said in a statement. "The firm is in deep mourning over the tragic and untimely death of two of its esteemed colleagues and members of Jeff's family."

No one on the ground was injured, although a pickup truck narrowly missed the plane, Gretz said. The debris field from the crash was spread over about a half-mile, with part of a wing and the plane's tail found in a tree in a residential area, he said. Witnesses reported the plane was in an "uncontrolled spin" before it crashed.

A Federal Aviation Administration radar facility in New York lost radio contact with the plane, and also lost it on radar, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said. The crash site was about 30 miles southwest of the Teterboro airport, Peters said.

Gretz said Monday evening he was not sure how long after the conversation regarding icing that the plane dropped off radar, saying investigators will be determining that.

The plane struck the southbound lanes of I-287, continued through a wooded median and came to rest on the northbound lanes, New Jersey State Police Lt. Stephen Jones said.

Most of the interstate was shut down after the crash, Jones said. One northbound lane and two southbound lanes were open as of Tuesday afternoon, but officials were "still trying to recover both the pieces of the plane and the remains of the victims."

Gretz said Monday night the wreckage recovery was halted about 6 p.m. because of darkness and would resume after Tuesday's morning rush hour, at 9:30 a.m.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation said motorists had two of three travel lanes in each direction available for Monday evening's rush hour.

CNN's Mike Ahlers contributed to this report.

Who identified those killed in the crash?

What did the pilot mention before the crash?

What interstate did the crash shut down?

Answer: medical examiner

Answer: Morristown, New Jersey,

Answer: locations of icing conditions,"

Answer: about a half-mile,

Answer: I-287,

Answer: 287

Answer: 287

Answer: Greenhill & Co.

Summary:
An investment firm identifies those killed in the crash .
Before the crash, the pilot mentioned icing, NTSB investigator says .
The crash's debris field stretches over a half-mile .
Crash shut down most of Interstate 287 in Morristown, New Jersey .


(CNN) -- A small plane startled shoppers but caused no injuries or damage Tuesday when it made an emergency landing in the parking lot of a New Jersey shopping mall. The plane's pilot reported a "rough-running engine" before landing Tuesday, an FAA spokeswoman says. The plane landed around noon at the Rockaway Townsquare Mall, according to Greg Poff, an official with Rockaway Township, about 25 miles northwest of Newark, New Jersey. Neither of the two people aboard the Cessna 172 was hurt, Poff said. Footage from the scene showed the plane resting nose down in a part of the parking lot near JCPenney. Mall employee Jennifer Nelson was relieved to hear that no one was hurt, and kept her sense of humor about the novelty of the incident. The optician at Pearle Vision did not see the landing, but heard about it when a patient came in and told her a plane was in the parking lot. At first she thought the patient was kidding. "I did, because, who would think? It's craziness," she said. The unusual excitement near her store did inspire one idea. "We'll have to have a plane crash special on eyeglasses," she said with a laugh. Lori Magie, who works at the JCPenney department store, said that when she heard from others that a plane had landed in the lot, her first thought was to check on her car. "When I was told, I could not believe there would be an accident like that around here," she said. iReport: Watch video shot at the scene of the parking-lot landing The pilot of the plane reported a "rough-running engine" before the aircraft landed in the parking lot, according to Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac. One of the plane's wheels apparently hit a tree during the landing, said Les Morris, a spokesman for Simon Property Group, which owns the mall. FAA records indicate that the plane is registered to an aircraft charter company called Genesus One, based in Paramus, New Jersey.

What was the reported cause of the crash?

Answer: two

Answer: parking lot of a New Jersey shopping mall.

Answer: a "rough-running engine"

Answer: a "rough-running engine"

Answer: It's craziness,"

Summary:
Plane carrying two people lands in parking lot of New Jersey shopping mall .
No one injured, Rockaway Township official says .
Pilot reported engine trouble before landing, FAA spokeswoman says .
Mall worker says she thought landing was a joke when she first heard about it .


(CNN) -- A small town in Maryland is setting a precedent in eco-friendly road construction, breaking ground this week on one of the greenest streets in the nation. The tiny port town of Edmonston in Prince George's County is billing the thoroughfare as the greenest on the East Coast. The road will help clean and filter toxic storm water pollution that drains into rivers, and eventually into Chesapeake Bay. "What we're hoping to do, from top to bottom, is build a street that is completely environmentally sustainable, " said Edmonston Mayor Adam Ortiz. Ortiz says the blueprint incorporates native tree cover to cool off the streets, wind-powered street lights that use high-efficiency LED bulbs, and pedestrian and bicycle access But most important, says Ortiz, is the plan for all that water that rolls down the streets when it rains. "[It's] not going to be flushed into our local rivers. Instead it's going to be naturally filtered. And that's very important for us to save our rivers and to help save the Chesapeake Bay here in Maryland." Storm water runoff often carries toxins and pollution from parking lots and city streets, and from farms and agricultural lands in rural areas. Most cities and towns have underground concrete drain systems that collect the runoff and dump it into rivers and streams, pollutants and all. "What we're going to do, instead, is divert that water into natural gardens. To the naked eye it just looks like a regular garden, but actually it's very specially engineered to absorb a lot of water and naturally filter it before it gets into the water table, and to keep it from washing all those pollutants into the river," according to Ortiz. The storm water runoff in Edmonston drains into the nearby Anacostia River, which feeds into the Washington Channel, then empties into the Potomac River and eventually Chesapeake Bay. The eco-street project includes using porous bricks in building the road and creating bioretention cells or rain gardens. The idea is to trap the polluted runoff water, sending it through natural filter systems so that when it makes it into the Anacostia, it's a lot cleaner. Maryland Department of the Environment Deputy Secretary Robert Summers hopes this new main street in Edmonston is just the first of many. "This kind of green infrastructure project to reduce storm water and energy consumption is exactly the kind of thing we need to do around the bay watershed to reduce pollution." Summers says the benefits of this project are twofold: a reduction in storm water pollution and, through the energy efficiency in powering lighting, a reduction in air pollution and fallout. But how much can converting one street really help in cleaning up an area the size of the Chesapeake Bay? Summers acknowledges this is just the beginning. "We need to grow it by leaps and bounds." The Edmonston green street project is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency through a $1.1 million Recovery Act grant. Summers says the state of Maryland has already allocated $20 million for other green projects and that this is the first of many projects. The District of Columbia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania are also reviewing this green technology to eventually help do their part to clean up Chesapeake Bay. And in the Northwest, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, have already taken steps to clean and control polluted storm water runoff. "Our goal is that other towns and cities and communities will steal our ideas," Edmonston Mayor Ortiz said. "We'll know we're successful when we see these technologies used in other places."

What aims to reduce storm water pollution?

What also uses wind-powered street lights?

What will help clean storm water pollution that drains into rivers?

What are the natural gardens designed to do?

Answer: green infrastructure

Answer: high-efficiency LED bulbs,

Answer: help clean and filter toxic storm water pollution

Answer: pollution that drains into rivers, and eventually into Chesapeake Bay.

Answer: eco-friendly road construction,

Answer: The road

Answer: clean and filter toxic storm water pollution that drains into rivers, and eventually into Chesapeake Bay.

Answer: trap the polluted runoff water,

Answer: build a street that is completely environmentally sustainable,

Summary:
New road will help clean storm water pollution that drains into rivers, Chesapeake Bay .
Road will divert runoff into natural gardens designed to filter water .
Plan also uses native tree cover to cool streets, wind-powered street lights .
Project aims to reduce storm water pollution, air pollution, fallout to the bay, official says .


(CNN) -- A snow storm on the first day of spring could drop several inches this weekend from New Mexico to Missouri, while farther north, Minnesota and North Dakota brace for the rising waters of the Red River.

The waters of the Red River are forecast to rise another foot this weekend, testing the more than a million sandbags stacked as a defensive barrier along Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota. Waters had reached 36.8 feet -- just two-tenths short of cresting level -- by Saturday night, the National Weather Service reported. The river had reached flood stage at 18 feet and major flood stage at 30 feet.

The river is expected to crest Sunday, about 3 feet below last year's record flood level of 40.8 feet. Last year, there were 10 reports of property damage, Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker said Saturday. There have been no reports of property damage associated with the recent river rising, he said.

More than 700,000 sandbags were guarding Fargo, and the National Guard was deployed to help in the city and surrounding Cass County on Friday.

The flooding began last week when warmer weather and rain melted snow south of Fargo and Moorhead, causing the Red River to swell. Upstream, snow and ice have yet to melt, pushing water back toward the two cities. Near one area of the river bank in Moorhead, a mound of packed snow several inches high sat across from a flooded and impassable underpass.

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The waters are expected to start receding Monday afternoon, but Walaker said he plans to keep Fargo's sandbags in their places through next week as a precautionary measure.

"Right now, I feel that all the dikes, sandbags and earthen dikes should stay in place until we at least get it down to 30 feet and if its continuing to go down we can start the process," he said. "But I would hate to see us move because of the quick change in the weather. I mean it doesn't take much to bounce us back ... just a weather front moving in with significant precipitation."

The Weather Service forecasted the waters to recede to 32 feet by next Saturday.

Farther south, the Plains are dealing with another severe weather threat.

Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry called for a state of emergency on Friday in anticipation of the coming snow storm, according to the governor's office. Ten to 14 inches of snow could fall from northeast Oklahoma to northwest Arkansas, the Weather Service said. The Tulsa metro area could see 5 to 9 inches of snow.

By Saturday night, snow accumulations had reached up to 7 inches in some areas and had slowed down operations at Will Rogers World Airport. Freezing fog and snow have caused delays of at least an hour and several flight cancellations, the airport announced in a news release. Continental Airlines canceled all departures and four arrivals, according to the statement.

A ski resort in New Mexico's Santa Fe County received 21 inches, the largest snowfall total from the storm in the state, according to the weather service. Other parts of the county saw half an inch or less, while 15 inches dropped over Rociada, which lies on the east side of the Santa Fe National Forest.

More than 6 inches of snow had already fallen in Lawrence, in northeast Kansas, the weather service reported. Seven inches of snow was tallied about 120 miles northeast in Conception Junction, Missouri.

From southeast Kansas to western Missouri, 4 to 8 inches of snow are expected through Sunday, the Weather Service said. Meteorologists forecast 2 to 6 inches in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles through Saturday afternoon. Wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour could cause whiteout conditions on roads, the Weather Service said. Snow drifts higher than 2 feet could also occur.

What are the forecasts for the Red River?

What meteorologists have forecast for Texas?

Answer: Minnesota and North Dakota

Answer: to rise another foot

Answer: rising waters

Answer: 2 to 6 inches

Answer: waters of the Red River are forecast to rise another foot

Summary:
Red River waters forecast to rise another foot this weekend in Minnesota, North Dakota .
State of emergency declared in Oklahoma in anticipation of snow storm, governor's office says .
Meteorologists forecast 2 to 6 inches in the Texas, Oklahoma panhandles through Saturday .


(CNN) -- A snowstorm that could last up to 18 hours was on its way to southern New England, and Boston, Massachusetts, could be snowed under with up to 15 inches, the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon. A snowstorm is threatening parts of the Northeast with as much as 15 inches of snowfall. Monday's commuters in the region could face a nightmare with blowing and drifting snow, freezing temperatures, gusty winds and periods of sleet. Flight delays and cancellations were likely, the weather service said. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino declared a snow emergency starting 10 p.m. Sunday in anticipation of the storm, CNN affiliate WCVB reported. Boston public schools will be canceled on Monday. At 2:15 a.m. Monday, light snow was starting to fall, WCVB reported. Winter storm warnings straddled Interstate 95 from Maine to the Carolinas, and they also were issued in parts of Georgia and Alabama. Delta Air Lines canceled 300 flights, most of them to or from Atlanta, because of snowy weather, spokesman Brian Kruse said Sunday. It was snowing in Atlanta, where Delta is based, and 2 to 4 inches was expected. David Spear, a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Transportation, expected traffic chaos. "People tend to get a little animated out here at the sight of snow," he told CNN. "Our concern is going to be -- as we move into the evening hours and the temperature drops -- that that slush becomes ice and then we have a real situation for our morning commute tomorrow." He said about 200 DOT trucks were deployed to help make roads safe for motorists. In northern Connecticut, southern New Hampshire and most of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, a winter storm warning was to be in effect from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 p.m. Monday, the weather service said. Such a warning is issued when winter weather conditions are expected to make travel dangerous. As the storm continued its northward trek late Sunday, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina was closed at 9 p.m. for snow removal from runways, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Farther north, Richmond International Airport in Virginia was closed at 10:45 p.m. for the same reason, the FAA said. Both airports were expected to reopen before midnight. The heaviest snow, up to 15 inches, was forecast for the heavily populated I-95 corridor between Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island, northeast Connecticut and north into the Merrimack Valley in northeast Massachusetts, the weather service said. As much as 3 inches per hour could fall between 10 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Monday. In Washington, Mayor Adrian Fenty declared a snow emergency Sunday afternoon, meaning any street designated as "snow emergency route" by signs would be cleared of any parked vehicles, towed if necessary, so snow plows could work unimpeded.  Watch report on the storm system » "It is important that our crews have access to the roads from curb-to-curb in order to plow the snow," said Fenty, whose city was expected to get up to 8 inches of accumulation Sunday night and early Monday with accumulations up to 10 inches by Monday night. "This is one of the first plow events we have had this season, and we want to ensure we are able to maintain clear and safe roadways as we move into Monday morning," Fenty said. Forecasters said as many as 14 inches of snow could pile up in Philadelphia and New York City, starting Sunday night. Lesser amounts of snow were reported as far south as Alabama, although Charlotte, North Carolina, could see up to 8 inches.  Watch snowfall in Georgia » In Memphis, Tennessee, CNN iReporter George Brown said Sunday that forecasters had predicted "Teflon snow," which wouldn't stick to the ground. But the snow that fell was much heavier, he said. iReport.com: Share photos of icy, snowy weather in your town "We were getting an inch or more an hour," he said. "Some roads are impassable because the folks here aren't use to dealing with slick streets. Many cars

How many flights were cancelled by Delta airlines?

What was  issued from New England south to Georgia, Alabama?

who declares snow emergency, could get 10 inches by Monday night?

Answer: 300

Answer: 300

Answer: straddled Interstate 95 from Maine to the Carolinas, and they also were

Answer: winter storm warning

Answer: National Weather Service

Answer: Boston,

Answer: Delta Air Lines

Answer: Maine to the Carolinas,

Answer: Delta Air Lines

Answer: 300

Answer: Washington,

Answer: Winter storm warnings

Answer: 8 inches

Answer: Mayor Adrian Fenty

Summary:
Winter storm warnings issued from New England south to Georgia, Alabama .
Washington declares snow emergency, could get 10 inches by Monday night .
Heavy snow could make for nightmarish Monday commute in parts of New England .
Snow falls in South; Georgia-based Delta Airlines cancels 300 flights .


(CNN) -- A soldier who had been slated to begin serving at Fort Campbell in Tennessee was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of killing his wife, police said. Jonathan Downing was found in a wooded area 20 miles from the home where his wife was found slain, police say. Jonathan Clyde Downing, 31, was being held without bond and will be tried in civilian court in the killing of 25-year-old Sena Marie Downing, said Jim Knoll, public information officer for police in Clarksville, Tennessee. Police officers went to the couple's Clarksville home shortly after 3 a.m. after receiving notice of a possible shooting, Knoll said. "When the officers responded, the door was ajar; they went in and found her inside of the garage, and she had been shot," Knoll told CNN in a telephone interview. A few hours later, officers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Robertson County Sheriff's Office located Downing's vehicle about 20 miles away in Robertson County and found Downing in woods nearby, Knoll said. "That's where he finally gave up," Knoll said. "It took them almost two hours to convince him." Downing, who had recently served at Fort Knox in Kentucky, was taken into custody shortly before noon and was charged with criminal homicide.

Who was arrested?
Where was Downing found?
For what crime was Downing arrested?
Where will Downing be tried?
Jonathan Downing is how old?
What happened to Jonathan's wife?

Answer: Jonathan Downing

Answer: wooded area

Answer: killing his wife,

Answer: in civilian court

Answer: 31,

Answer: was found slain,

Summary:
Jonathan Downing arrested hours after police found his wife slain at home .
Downing, 31, was found in woods about 20 miles from the home, police say .
Downing to be tried in civilian court, police say .


(CNN) -- A southwest Illinois man accused of strangling his wife and two young sons appeared in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to murder charges, officials said. Christopher Coleman sits in the back of a police car after his arrest Tuesday in the slayings of his wife and two sons. Christopher Coleman, 32, will remain jailed without bond pending a June 10 preliminary hearing, according to the Monroe County, Illinois, district court clerk's office. He is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Sheri Coleman, 31, and sons Garett, 11, and Gavin, 9. Their bodies were found May 5 in the bedrooms of the Coleman's two-story home in Columbia, Illinois, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The three died of strangulation by ligature -- a string, cord or wire -- police said. Coleman was arrested Tuesday at his parents' home in Chester, Illinois. As a police patrol car carrying Coleman arrived at the Monroe County courthouse for Wednesday's hearing, a waiting crowd shouted "murderer" and "baby killer," according to video posted on the Web site of CNN affiliate KSDK. Coleman told police he left the house at 5:43 a.m. the day of the deaths and drove to a gym to work out.  Watch report of Coleman's actions after deaths » "Shortly thereafter, he started calling his house, realized that nobody was answering and on his way back at around 6:50 a.m. is when he made the phone call to the Columbia Police Department, said Maj. Jeff Connor, commander of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis. Coleman said he was calling the house to make sure the boys were waking up for school, Connor said. Threatening messages were found on the walls inside the home, Connor said, but would not disclose the exact wording. In an article posted on the Major Case Squad's Web site, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper reported the message said something to the effect of, "I told you this would happen." A glove with red spray paint on it was found along Interstate 255, which would have been on Coleman's route to the gym, the newspaper reported. The message in the Coleman home was written in paint of a similar color, the article said. Coleman previously worked in the security department for Joyce Meyer Ministries, an evangelical Christian organization based in suburban St. Louis, said spokesman Roby Walker. Walker told CNN Coleman resigned last week after the two met regarding "a violation of moral conduct." He would not elaborate. The Post-Dispatch cited police sources as saying Coleman had more than one romantic rendezvous with a Florida woman, a friend of his wife, during out-of-town ministry trips. Neither Coleman nor his attorneys have commented on that report, the Post-Dispatch said. Police said Tuesday they did not have a motive for the killings. Joyce Meyer Ministries said in a statement Wednesday that it had learned of the charges against Coleman. "This horrible tragedy has deeply saddened us all and although nothing can compensate for the loss of this beautiful family, our ministry remains fully behind the diligent efforts of the law enforcement community," the statement said.

From what US state is the suspect a resident?

Where did Chris Coleman say he went before the slayings took place?

What is the name of the suspected murderer?

How many counts of murder is coleman charged with?

In which state were the slayed bodies found?

Did Chris Coleman plead guilty or not guilty to the slayings of his wife and two-children?

Answer: Illinois

Answer: gym

Answer: Christopher Coleman

Answer: May 5

Answer: May 5

Answer: three

Answer: Illinois,

Answer: pleaded

Summary:
NEW: Illinois man held without bond on three counts of first-degree murder .
Chris Coleman pleads not guilty to slayings of wife, two children .
Bodies were found in Southern Illinois home on May 5 .
Coleman claimed he left home for gym before slayings, police say .


(CNN) -- A spray-painted anti-Muslim message was discovered Thursday morning on the front of the Al-Farooq Islamic Center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, according to police. A written note disparaging Islam also was left at the mosque, police said.

Video from the scene showed "Muslims go home," in red spray paint across a window of the mosque.

The mosque was established in 2003, according to the center's Web site.

The FBI also is involved in the investigation.

CNN could not immediately reach mosque members for comment.

Is The FBI involved in the investigation?

Answer: FBI

Answer: at the mosque,

Answer: also is

Answer: A written note disparaging Islam also was left at the mosque,

Answer: in the investigation.

Answer: anti-Muslim message

Answer: A written note disparaging Islam also was left at the mosque,

Summary:
"Muslims go home" found sprayed on the Al-Farooq Islamic Center .
A written note also was left disparaging Islam, police said .
The FBI also is involved in the investigation .


(CNN) -- A statue worth more than $10,000 that was stolen from the Palm Beach, Florida, estate of Wall Street investment adviser Bernard Madoff has been recovered, police said Thursday.

The statue was found with a message apparently aimed at the owner, who is charged with securities fraud.

Palm Beach police Sgt. Chris Proscia said the 4-foot-high statue was found Wednesday morning with a message attached to it reading: "Bernie the Swindler, Lesson: Return stolen property to rightful owners."

The statue was stolen December 19, eight days after Madoff was arrested in New York on suspicion of operating a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

He was charged with securities fraud and is under house arrest in New York while awaiting court proceedings.

Police said the statue, which depicts two lifeguards sitting on a bench, was discovered undamaged in some bushes a few blocks from Madoff's million-dollar Palm Beach estate.  Watch what neighbors think of the statue case »

The note on it was signed, "The Educators."

The theft, which was discovered by a property manager for Madoff, is under investigation, authorities said.

The investor was charged in December with one count of securities fraud.  Watch Jeanne Moos report on how people are mad at Madoff »

His $10 million bail is secured by properties owned by him and his wife, including the Manhattan apartment and the Palm Beach estate.

CNN's Christian Chinnici contributed to this report.

Where was the statue reported missing from

who was accused of operating a ponzi scheme

Where is the estate of Bernard Madoff located?

What was the message on the statue when it was returned

Who was arrested and accused of operating a 50 billion dollar Ponzi scheme

Answer: Palm Beach,

Answer: statue

Answer: Bernard Madoff

Answer: Palm Beach, Florida,

Answer: December 19, eight days after

Answer: "Bernie the Swindler, Lesson: Return stolen property to rightful owners."

Answer: Bernard Madoff

Summary:
Statue was reported stolen in December from Florida estate of Bernard Madoff .
Statue recovered with message: "Lesson: Return stolen property to rightful owners"
Madoff was arrested in December, accused of operating $50 billion Ponzi scheme .


(CNN) -- A storm has barreled into the Southeast and sections of the Northeast, coating power lines and roads with ice and leaving thousands without power.

More heavy snow was predicted for Mid-Atlantic cities, some of which already have record amounts, the National Weather Service said Saturday.

Asheville, North Carolina, recorded 11 inches of snow on Friday.

The weather service said less than a half-inch of snow should fall during the day, turning to freezing drizzle at night. There was an ice storm warning for the Carolinas until midnight.

"Ice accumulations of one-quarter to one-half inch are expected," forecasters said. "Elevated surfaces such as trees, power lines and highway bridges and overpasses will accumulate ice most easily."

North Carolina's Department of Transportation asked motorists to avoid all unnecessary travel.

The town of Cary, North Carolina, canceled its Winter Wonderland festival because of the storm.

A foot of snow was expected in parts of Virginia, where iReporter William Bernstein, Jr. said people are "just not used to this."

A typical snowstorm in Virginia Beach, located about 20 minutes from Norfolk, usually yields about 4 to 5 inches of snow, Bernstein said. But by 8 a.m., snowfall had well surpassed the norm.

"Nobody is really out on the roads," he said. "They've closed off ramps and on ramps in downtown Norfolk."

See pictures from Virginia Beach on iReport.com

Washington and Baltimore, Maryland, were expected to get 4 to 6 inches of snow. Motorists were being warned to stay off the roadways, D.C. officials said.

Forecasters warned that gusty winds in several states may topple ice laden trees and power lines.

A Home Depot store in Spartanburg, South Carolina, saw a run on generators, fire logs and ice-melting chemicals Friday, and Spartanburg County called in extra dispatchers to handle emergency calls, CNN affiliate WYFF reported.

Watch the snow pile up in Tennessee

Several inches of sleet covered the ground in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, WYFF's Sean Muserallo reported.

Brian Wood of Marietta, South Carolina, told WYFF his car was "fish-tailing all the way" as he drove to work at a restaurant Saturday morning. "It's definitely not driving weather."

Tennessee's Transportation Department said highways statewide had patches of snow and ice, and trucks were spreading salt on roads across much of the eastern part of the state.

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The storm moved north and east Friday from the Southern Plains of Oklahoma and Texas. Oklahoma City was coated with ice and shivering with a daytime high of 20 degrees, said CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis. In Dallas, Texas, it was 26 degrees.

Oklahoma's Corporation Commission said Saturday that more than 108,000 homes and businesses were without power. Gov. Brad Henry had declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, ahead of the storm.

President Obama signed a disaster declaration for Oklahoma on Saturday, authorizing federal aid to the hard-hit state.

In northern Georgia on Saturday, about 1,200 customers were without power, down from 5,000 earlier in the day, the Electric Membership Cooperatives said in a written statement. They said the outages were caused by trees falling on power lines, and that power should be restored by late afternoon.

School systems and communities in northeastern Georgia also canceled numerous weekend activities, CNN affiliate WNEG reported.

Some are determined not to let the weather keep them indoors. iReporter Katy Hawkins of Norman, Oklahoma, said she and her roommate went outside to play in the snow after spending most of the day inside.

"Oklahoma does not usually get enough snow to make a snowball, but yesterday we had at least 7 inches in the Norman area," she said.

In her apartment complex's parking lot, most cars had at least a half-inch of ice encasing the whole car and then snow on top of that, she said.

"I spent 30 minutes trying to pry my door open

who cancels winter festival because of winter storm?

Answer: snow

Answer: Asheville, North Carolina,

Answer: Cary, North Carolina,

Summary:
NEW: iReporters in areas unaccustomed to heavy snowfall enjoy the novelty .
Asheville, North Carolina, gets 11 inches of snow .
Cary, North Carolina, cancels winter festival because of winter storm .
Ice and sleet cover roads in Tennessee, Carolinas .


(CNN) -- A street vendor in Ghana's capital sells small American flags with an image of President Obama on them, in front of a billboard that proclaims "Akwaaba" -- or "Welcome" -- next to a smiling image of the U.S. leader. President Obama says he chose Ghana partly because of the "democratic commitments" by President Mills. When Obama arrives in Accra on Friday night, he will be the third sitting American president to visit the West African nation of Ghana. But unlike Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, Obama is only visiting Ghana and no other country in the continent. Obama said he picked Ghana as the first African country he would visit as U.S. president partly because of the "democratic commitments" demonstrated by President John Atta Mills, who took office in January after a close election. "By traveling to Ghana, we hope to highlight the effective governance that they have in place," Obama said Tuesday in an interview with AllAfrica.com. During his 24-hour visit to Ghana, Obama will meet with the president and address parliament before he and first lady Michelle Obama tour the Cape Coast Castle, which was used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Security has been tight all week in Accra, and Ghana plans to deploy some 10,000 security forces during Obama's visit, according to Ghana News Agency (GNA). The White House has set up SMS codes to allow people across Africa to send "words of welcome" via text message to Obama during his visit. Obama has already received thousands of messages, and plans to answer several of the questions sent to him, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on Thursday. Bill Clinton was the first U.S. president to visit Ghana, in 1998, as part of a six-nation Africa tour. Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, stopped there during a four-nation Africa tour during his last year of office that largely focused on U.S. aid programs. Ghana's government named a road after Bush to recognize his government's contribution towards the country's development. As the United States' first African-American president, Obama's trip has broader significance as well. Obama's father is from Kenya and he expressed concern about the political situation in that East African nation. "The political parties [in Kenya] do not seem to be moving into a permanent reconciliation that would allow the country to move forward," Obama told AllAfrica.com. "And Kenya is not alone in some of the problems that we've seen of late, post-election or pre-election." Many in Kenya were critical of Obama's decision to pick Ghana the first African nation he visited instead of his father's birthplace. During his campaign for president, Obama was hailed by many as a "son of Kenya." Shortly after the White House announced the Ghana trip in May, newspaper headlines in Nairobi asked, "Why Obama Snubbed Kenya." A political cartoon in one Kenyan paper showed Air Force One dropping a note to Kenya's leaders saying, "Get your act together," as it flew over the country. Obama said he wanted his visit to Africa to mean more than just something to cross off his list as U.S. president. "I actually thought that it made sense for us to connect a trip to Ghana to a previous trip with the G8 ... to show that Africa is directly connected to our entire foreign policy approach," Obama told AllAfrica.com. "That it's not some isolated thing where once every term you go visit Africa for a while to check that box, but rather it's an ongoing part of a broader discussion about how we move many of these international challenges forward." As Ghana gears up for the visit, a group of local singers and rap artists wrote a welcome song for Obama and produced a music video on YouTube. "President Obama, Welcome to Ghana," they sing, with images of U.S. and Ghanaian flags interspersed between the musicians. "We welcome you to the Land of Gold."

Who wrote a welcome song for the president?

Which nation's media questioned why Obama did not visit them first?

Where does Obama arrive on Friday night?

Answer: a group of local singers and rap artists

Answer: Kenya

Answer: Obama

Answer: Obama's decision to pick Ghana the first African nation he visited

Answer: because of the "democratic commitments" by President Mills.

Answer: Accra

Answer: Accra

Answer: a group of local singers and rap artists

Summary:
President Obama arrives in the West African nation Friday night .
Obama says he picked Ghana partly because of the "democratic commitments"
Group of local singers, rap artists write a welcome song for U.S. president .
Kenyan media wondered why Obama didn't choose to visit his ancestral nation first .


(CNN) -- A strong earthquake jolted the southern Philippines on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 6.2 magnitude quake struck at 11:20 a.m. local time (10:20 p.m. ET). There were no immediate reports of injuries and a tsunami warning was not issued, said Jane Punongbayan of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. "That was enough to cause panic in some people," Punongbayan said. "Some people in the mall ran out of the mall, but according to initial reports it was not strong enough to cause damage." The quake struck 55 kilometers (35 miles) southeast of General Santos in the island of Mindanao or 1,095 kilometers (680 miles) south-southeast of Manila and at a depth of 207 kilometers (129 miles), USGS said. The Philippines is located on the "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning for the quake.

what was the magnitude of the earthquake?

How far south of Manila did the quake strike?

Answer: Center

Answer: 6.2

Answer: encircling the Pacific Basin

Answer: not

Answer: 6.2

Answer: 1,095 kilometers (680 miles)

Answer: 55 kilometers (35 miles) southeast of General Santos in the island of Mindanao

Summary:
NEW: No immediate reports of injuries from the 6.2-magnitude quake .
Quake struck some 1,100 km (680 miles) south of Manila, the USGS says .
Philippines is located on the quake-prone "Ring of Fire"
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning .


(CNN) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude struck southern Iran on Wednesday, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey. The citadel at the city of Bam, Iran in 2005, hit by a quake in 2003 when 30,000 people died. The quake demolished nearly 200 villages in Iran's Hormozgan Province, according to Iran's Press TV, citing the head of the provincial disaster management headquarters, Yasser Hazbavi. At least six people were killed and 46 others were injured, Hazbavi told Press TV. People panicked and fled buildings when the temblor struck in the quake-prone region around 3:30 p.m. Iranian time (1100 GMT), Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported. It also knocked out power to the region.  See map of quake's epicenter » The epicenter was located 35 miles (55 km) west-southwest of Bandar e-Abbas, Iran --  just across the narrow Strait of Hormuz from the United Arab Emirates -- according to USGS. Mehdi Rezapoor, head of the Iranian Seismological Center, said it was "a medium-sized quake." Speaking on Press TV, Rezapoor had no details on damage, but said that based on the quake's strength, "I don't think it was very extensive." The quake shook nearby Dubai, where CNN staff members said they felt the building they were in shake for about 15 to 20 seconds. "From my office window at the Dubai Media City where all foreign media are located, I can see that a lot of offices have evacuated buildings," CNN Dubai Bureau Chief Samson Desta said. "I can see up to perhaps 200 people who have taken refuge out in the streets, causing somewhat of a traffic jam." There was no evidence of any damage in Dubai, where there are a lot of high-rise buildings. Iran lies on a series of seismic fault lines and has experienced devastating earthquakes -- most notably in December 2003 when a 6.6 magnitude quake devastated the ancient city of Bam in southeast Iran, killing at least 30,000 people.

Who of the provincial disaster management said at least 6 dead and 46 others injured?

Where in Bandar-e-Abbas is the epicenter located?

Where did a strong quake measuring 6.1 magnitude strike?

According to Iran's press how many villages were destroyed?

What is the number of villages that were destroyed by the quake?

Answer: southern Iran

Answer: 30,000 people died.

Answer: Yasser Hazbavi.

Answer: 35 miles (55 km) west-southwest of Bandar e-Abbas,

Answer: southern Iran

Answer: A

Answer: nearly 200

Answer: 200

Answer: 200

Answer: 6.1

Answer: 35 miles (55 km) west-southwest of Bandar e-Abbas, Iran

Summary:
Strong quake measuring 6.1 in magnitude strikes southern Iran .
Epicenter located about 55 km west-southwest of Bandar e-Abbas, Iran .
NEW: Quake destroys nearly 200 villages, according to Iran's Press TV .
NEW: Head of provincial disaster management: At least 6 dead, 46 others injured .


(CNN) -- A strong earthquake struck off the south coast of Japan on Sunday night local time, "jolting Tokyo and wide areas of eastern Japan," the country's Kyodo news agency reported. The 7.1 earthquake hit 200 miles (320 kilometers) south-southwest of Tokyo at 7:55 p.m. (6:55 a.m. ET), the United States Geological Survey reported. Its epicenter was 188 miles (303 kilometers) deep, the USGS said. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported its magnitude as 6.9, Kyodo said. There were no immediate reports of damage, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning.

What was not issued?
Who measured the quake as 7.1?
What did Geological Survey measure?
Where did the tremor hit?
What was the measurement of the quake?
Who did not issue a tsunami alert?

Answer: a tsunami warning.

Answer: the United States Geological Survey

Answer: 7.1 earthquake

Answer: south coast of Japan

Answer: 7.1

Answer: Warning Center

Summary:
Tremor hits south of island, "jolting Tokyo," Kyodo news agency reported .
United States Geological Survey measures quake as 7.1 magnitude .
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami alert .


(CNN) -- A struggling German soccer team is offering a refund to its fans who traveled to another city to watch it suffer a 4-0 loss. Cottbus are second from the bottom of the German Bundesliga. More than 600 Energie Cottbus supporters saw their team suffer its sixth loss in seven games when it received a 4-0 drubbing Friday at the hands of another team, Schalke. Cottbus are second from the bottom in the German Bundesliga's ranking and is in danger of being relegated to a lower league at the end of the season. The team posted a Web statement Saturday headlined, "Sorry, Energie Fans!" In it, the team said its players "did not manage at any time to stand up to a high-class opponent with our particular qualities of passion, dedication and one-on-one duels." "Certainly one can lose at Schalke," the team manager Steffen Heidrich said in the statement. "Nevertheless we did not put up enough defense against the class of the individuals of this opponent." The team said it will announce details in the coming weeks of how fans can receive a refund on their admission ticket. "I welcome the apologetic gesture of the team to its fans," Heidrich said. "Real compensation must actually be given in the coming matches." CNN's Ben Brumfield contributed to this report.

What is Energie Cottbus' ranking in the league?

How many supporters came out to watch the team?

Answer: More than 600 Energie Cottbus supporters

Answer: details in the coming weeks of how fans can receive a refund on their admission ticket.

Answer: More than 600 Energie Cottbus supporters

Answer: second from the bottom of the German Bundesliga.

Answer: how fans can receive a refund on their admission ticket.

Answer: More than 600

Summary:
More than 600 supporters watch their team suffer its sixth loss in seven games .
Energie Cottbus are second from the bottom in its league's ranking .
The team will announce details of how fans can receive a refund on their ticket .


(CNN) -- A student who videoed a re-enactment of the "Jena 6" incident apologized and said the video was not intended to make fun of the six black students arrested in the beating of a white classmate, according to The News-Star newspaper of Monroe, Louisiana. The incident involving six black students has sparked protests across the country, like this one in Washington. The video, taped by University of Louisiana-Monroe student Kristy Smith, shows students in blackface apparently acting out the beating of Jena High School student Justin Barker.   One of the males in the tape runs onto the beach acting as if he is holding a noose, and three others -- covered in river mud -- pretend to knock him to the ground, punch and kick him. At least one racial epithet can be heard. It was unclear when the video was made. Smith said she taped it on the banks of the Red River in Alexandria, Louisiana, and posted it on her Facebook page, according to The News-Star. The page has since been made private, but the video was posted on YouTube and The Smoking Gun.  Watch Jena 6 re-enactment »  More than 500 people attended a forum held Tuesday night at the university in response to the video, a university statement said. "The majority ... decided not to let the actions of a few define the entire student body."  Vice President of Student Affairs Wayne Brumfield told students "there are no words to express the dismay at what happened in that video ... We're here tonight because the action of one or two set our university in motion." In a Tuesday interview with the News-Star, a tearful Smith denied being racist. "This is so not me," she said in the Wednesday article. "It wasn't that we were making fun of the Jena 6 incident. We were just fed up with it ... I have just as many black [friends] as I do white friends."  School administrators are reviewing the incident for possible disciplinary action from ULM's Office of Judicial Affairs, university spokesperson Laura Harris said. Smith and another participant in the video are ULM students, Harris said. The beating of Barker followed an increase in racial tensions in Jena, Louisiana, including at least two fights, sparked originally when three white teens hung nooses from an oak tree on the grounds of the town's high school.  The six black teens arrested in the beating were initially charged with attempted murder. Those charges, later reduced and moved to juvenile court, focused nationwide attention on Jena and led about 15,000 protesters to the town to participate in a march on the youths' behalf. Smith did not respond Thursday to an e-mail from CNN. Harris said she has left the ULM campus and returned home.  Smith told the News-Star she has taken the video off her Facebook page and has apologized to Facebook groups and bloggers. She said she is getting threats that have prompted her to delete her e-mail address and has had to keep her cell phone off. "My dad's back home dying of cancer, and I can't call him," she said. Brumfield told students at Tuesday's forum that Smith "is suffering terrible shame right now." ULM asked Facebook and YouTube to remove the videos, Brumfield said, but it was still available on YouTube as of Thursday afternoon. Brumfield also created his own Facebook account to respond to the video. University President James Cofer has directed that educational materials be developed for students, especially freshmen, on cultural sensitivity and racial diversity, according to a university statement. "We are naturally appalled, and we intend to face this matter directly by gathering our community together and exploring these difficult issues," Cofer said in a statement. Students at the forum offered ideas for strengthening racial unity on the campus of about 8,500 students. "What we're doing here right now is a very important thing," said Ma'ya Blount, a ULM junior from New Orleans, according to a university statement on

How many people met on the University of Louisiana-Monroe campus?

What did the student tell News-Star of Monroe, Louisiana?

Where did hundreds meet in response to the video?

What has been removed from Kristy Smith's Facebook page?

Answer: six

Answer: the beating of a white classmate,

Answer: 500

Answer: was not intended to make fun of the six black

Answer: University of Louisiana-Monroe

Answer: she taped it on the banks of the Red River in Alexandria, Louisiana, and posted it on her Facebook page,

Answer: the video

Answer: six black students arrested in the beating of a white classmate,

Answer: black

Summary:
Student tells News-Star of Monroe, Louisiana, she wasn't making fun of "Jena 6"
Kristy Smith posted tape on her Facebook page; it has since been removed .
Hundreds meet on University of Louisiana-Monroe campus in response to video .
Six black students, dubbed "Jena 6," accused of beating white student .


(CNN) -- A surrogate mother gave birth to twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, a publicist for the couple said. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are the new parents of twin daughters. "The babies are doing beautifully, and the entire family is over the moon," the publicist said, adding that the girls were born Monday afternoon. The couple, married for 12 years, revealed in April that they were expecting twins "with the generous help of a surrogate." It was not said whether the surrogate was the genetic mother of the twins or whether embryos from Parker, 44, had been transferred to her. "Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick weighed five pounds, 11 ounces and Tabitha Hodge Broderick weighed six pounds," the publicist said. "Both Hodge and Elwell are family names on Parker's side." Parker is best known for the popular television series and movie "Sex and the City," while Broderick gained fame as the main character in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." They have a son, James Wilkie, 6. He was named after Broderick's father, actor James Broderick.

what is the total number of children they have together?

For how long has the couple been married?

Answer: a son,

Answer: Matthew Broderick,

Answer: surrogate mother gave birth to twin girls

Answer: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

Answer: 12 years,

Summary:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have twin daughters .
The babies were born via a surrogate .
Married for 12 years, the couple are also the parents of a 6-year-old boy .


(CNN) -- A surveillance video of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, missing since March 27, shows the child in the mobile home park where she lives, skipping and happily swinging her arms on the day she disappeared in Tracy, California. A surveillance video shows Sandra Cantu skipping in the mobile home park where she lives. The grainy scene appears for about eight seconds before she disappears from view. Police Lt. Jeremy Watney showed the clip Saturday at a news conference, but offered no details. "I can't get into specifics of where it came from. That's all part of the investigation," he said. "The CD will show you exactly how she looked on that particular day when she went missing." In the video, the girl emerges from a pathway at the Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park into what appears to be an alley. To her right is the corner of what looks like a wooden deck; there seem to be deep shadows on the left. Watney said authorities initially thought Sandra was carrying a purse or backpack, but the images turned out to be shadows. He said authorities have "hundreds of hours of videotapes" in the case. The day the child disappeared, she came home from school, kissed her mother and left to play with a friend who lives a couple of homes away. A short time later, she left that home to go to another friend's home, according to a spokeswoman for her family. She was reported missing about 8 p.m. Sandra was wearing a pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings. Watney said the reward for information leading to her whereabouts has increased to $26,000, and authorities are following more than 800 leads. More than 300 trained searchers from 17 agencies were out on Saturday. A door-to-door canvass moved outside of the park Saturday afternoon as police continued to collect details from residents in the area. Watney said police executed search warrants on a home, a vehicle and a person Friday, but nobody has been detained in the case. "It's just looking for clues and evidence" he said of the warrants. Watney said the reward for information leading to her whereabouts has increased to $26,000, and authorities are following more than 900 leads. Over 300 trained searchers from 17 agencies were out on Saturday. On Monday night, Tracy police and FBI agents searched six locations, some in the Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park and some in Tracy. All of the places were connected to two men who live in the mobile home park, officials said. Authorities have not called the men suspects and have not named them publicly. They did not say how or if they might be related to the case. Police have said they do not believe Sandra ran away. The girl's aunt, Angie Chavez, told CNN Headline News' Nancy Grace that Sandra's father lives in Mexico and was not around the day she disappeared. Tracy is about 60 miles east of San Francisco.

how many leads are authorities following?

What clothes the girl wore the day I disappeared?

what was girl wearing the day she disappeared?

Answer: more than 900

Answer: the mobile home park where she lives, skipping and happily swinging her arms on the day she disappeared in Tracy, California.

Answer: pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings.

Answer: a pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings.

Answer: March 27,

Answer: $26,000,

Answer: shows the child in

Answer: Tracy, California.

Summary:
NEW: Video shows Sandra Cantu skipping near her home the day she went missing .
NEW: Grainy, 8-second image of the 8-year-old was shown at a news conference .
Girl had on a pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings the day she disappeared .
Reward has increased to $26,000, and authorities are following more than 800 leads .


(CNN) -- A suspect charged in the failed Times Square car bombing is a Pakistani who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in April 2009 and used to work as a financial analyst in Connecticut.

Faisal Shahzad, 30, most recently of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was arrested Monday night at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York as his flight to Dubai was about to take off, law enforcement officials said.

Federal authorities had put him on a no-fly list earlier in the day, with investigators having determined that he had purchased the vehicle used in Saturday's failed bombing attempt, FBI Deputy Director John Pistole said Tuesday.

Customs and Border Protection agents reacted quickly to the name match and made the arrest, Pistole said.

Shahzad has been charged with five counts in connection with the case, according to documents filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New York. According to the documents, he admitted to law enforcement officials that he attempted to detonate the bomb and that he recently received bomb-making training in the Waziristan region of Pakistan.

Also according to the complaint, Shahzad returned to the United States via a one-way ticket from Pakistan on February 3. He had told immigration officials upon his return that he had been visiting his parents in Pakistan for the previous five months, the complaint said.

Shahzad has a Karachi identification card, a sign of Pakistani residency, and his family is from northwestern Pakistan, according to Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik.

His father is a retired senior officer in the Pakistani Air Force, Shahzad's cousin, Kafayat Ali, said on Tuesday. The father, Bahar Ul Haq, a former air vice marshal, lives in the Peshawar suburb of Hayatabad in Pakistan.

Shahzad came to the United States and attended college, earning a bachelor's degree in computer applications and information systems from Connecticut's University of Bridgeport in 2000. He earned an MBA at the school in 2005.

He started working as a junior financial analyst for Affinion Media Group in Norwalk, Connecticut, in 2006, leaving voluntarily in June 2009, according to Affinion spokesman Michael Bush.

Before what the court document says was Shahzad's trip to Pakistan, he lived in Shelton, Connecticut. A woman who said she had lived next door to him in Shelton told CNN on Tuesday that the man she knew didn't say much and claimed to work on Wall Street in New York.

"He was quiet. He would wear all black and jog at night. He said he didn't like the sunlight," Brenda Thurman said.

She said Shahzad, his wife and two children and his wife's two sisters lived next to her for about three years, moving out in July 2009. People whom she believes were plainclothes law enforcement officers appeared to be staking out the house Monday, Thurman told CNN affiliate WTNH-TV.

The neighbor said she often saw Shahzad leaving the home in the morning and returning in the evening. She also saw him in his yard with his children, a boy and a girl, and the family usually wore traditional Muslim attire, she told WTNH-TV.

She said she never suspected he might be involved in a possible terror attack.

"I didn't think he was capable of doing something like that. ... I'm very shocked," she said.

Thurman said her daughter often played with Shahzad's daughter, but she herself didn't have much contact with the family.

Shahzad's wife spoke English, but was apparently so insecure about her language ability that she told people she did not, Thurman said.

"I never knew she spoke English until it was time for her to move," Thurman said.

Shahzad's wife told Thurman in July 2009 that the family was moving to Missouri. A few weeks after they left their home, the lender foreclosed on the property and changed the locks, the neighbor said.

At the Bridgeport residence where authorities say he lived most recently, agents with the FBI and local police, including members of a bomb squad, conducted a search, and investigators removed filled plastic bags.

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What did the Suspect admit to receiving?

Answer: he recently received bomb-making training in the Waziristan region of Pakistan.

Answer: suspect charged in the failed Times Square car bombing

Answer: all black

Answer: Faisal Shahzad,

Answer: A

Answer: the man she knew didn't

Answer: Saturday's

Summary:
Suspect in bombing attempt made Pakistan trip in 2009, court documents say .
Court documents: Suspect admits receiving bomb-making training in Pakistan .
Faisal Shahzad often wore black and jogged at night, ex-neighbor in Connecticut says .
Phone calls related to purchase of vehicle led investigators to suspect .


(CNN) -- A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of a 19-year-old Puerto Rican man found Friday decapitated, dismembered and partially burned, police said Tuesday. Members of the U.S. gay community are asking authorities to investigate whether the slaying was a hate crime because the victim, Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, was gay, said Pedro Julio Serrano of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "The brutality of the slaying and the fact that he was openly gay leads us to believe it was very possibly a hate crime," Serrano said. Authorities are investigating whether the killing involved sex, Guayama police Commander Hector Agosto Rodriguez told CNN affiliate WLII TV. Guayama prosecutor Jose Bermudez identified the suspect as Juan A. Martinez, 26. Police had earlier described him as a 27-year-old man from the interior Puerto Rican town of Cayey. Martinez was scheduled to attend a court hearing Tuesday night at which charges would be lodged, said Luis Bernier, a spokesman for the Guayama police district, which has jurisdiction in the case. The hearing was postponed several times throughout the day. Officials were waiting for a prosecutor from a nearby district, causing the delay, Bernier said. The FBI was not directly involved in the investigation Monday, said FBI Agent Harry Rodriguez of the San Juan office. "The FBI is monitoring this investigation by police in Puerto Rico," Rodriguez said. "Any assistance that the police requests or requires, we would be more than happy to provide." Puerto Rican authorities may ask for help with forensics or other advanced investigative tools the FBI could provide, Rodriguez said. The U.S. attorney's office, in consultation with local officials and other agencies, would determine if the slaying was a hate crime, which is a federal offense. "It's at a very preliminary stage," said Lymarie Llovet, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, which means federal agencies have jurisdiction. "There's the potential for a federal investigation," Rodriguez said. The suspect was arrested Monday around 11:30 p.m. AST (10:30 p.m. ET) at his home in the Mogote de Cayey neighborhood, said Wilson Porrata Mariani, another spokesman for the Guayama police district. Police impounded two cars and also are investigating a home in another neighborhood, Huertas del Barrio Beatriz de Cidra. Lopez Mercado's body was found on Puerto Rico Road 184 in another part of town, Barrio Guavate de Cayey, police said. The slaying has reverberated throughout the gay and lesbian community in the United States, where supporters started a Facebook page called "Justice for Jorge Steven Lopez -- End Hate Crimes." The group demands an investigation by Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno and prosecution of the slaying under the Federal Hate Crimes Law. The law was enacted in 1969 to guard the rights of U.S. citizens engaged in any of six protected activities, such as voting, going to school, applying for a job or attending a public venue. Last month, President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which extends federal protection against illegal acts motivated by a person's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. Gay activist Serrano said he does not believe anti-gay sentiment is any stronger in Puerto Rico's Latin culture than anywhere else. "That's a long-debunked myth, that our culture is more homophobic," Serrano said. Instead, he attributed any ill will toward gays to "hate rhetoric" by some religious and political leaders. One politician, he said, recently referred to gays as "twisted and mentally ill." "That's the kind of rhetoric that incites violence against gays," Serrano said. Equality Forum, an international gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights organization, asked for a federal investigation. "Equality Forum calls on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to have the FBI investigate," said former federal prosecutor Malcolm Lazin, the group's executive director. "The Matthew Shepard Amendment

What has the activist said about ill will towards gays?

When was the suspect due to attend court?

What does activist attribute ill will toward gays to?

Who wants police to see if slaying was a hate crime?

Answer: he does not believe anti-gay sentiment is any stronger in Puerto Rico's Latin culture than anywhere else.

Answer: Juan A. Martinez,

Answer: Tuesday night

Answer: United States,

Answer: "hate rhetoric" by some religious and political leaders.

Answer: "The FBI

Answer: monitoring this investigation by police in Puerto Rico,"

Answer: The hearing

Answer: are asking authorities to investigate whether the slaying was a hate crime because the victim, Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, was

Answer: Members of the U.S. gay community

Summary:
NEW: Activist attributes ill will toward gays to some religious, political leaders' "hate rhetoric"
Puerto Rican gay community wants police to see if slaying was a hate crime .
FBI is monitoring investigation and is prepared to offer help, agent says .
Suspect, 27, was to attend Tuesday court hearing, which was postponed several times .


(CNN) -- A suspect was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the death of Little Rock, Arkansas, television news anchor Anne Pressly, police said. Anne Pressly, 26, was a popular morning news anchor at KATV-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas. Curtis Lavell Vance, 28, was arrested at a Little Rock home soon after investigators named him as a suspect. CNN affiliate KATV-TV in Little Rock reported that police were tipped off to Vance's location after investigators publicly identified him as a suspect at a news conference. "We went there and he's in custody," said Lt. Terry Hastings, a police spokesman. Little Rock Police Chief Stuart Thomas did not say what led investigators to name Vance as a suspect, but he said it was "a very, very solid case due to solid detective work." Pressly, 26, was found beaten at her home in October. The KATV anchor had been beaten around her face and upper body. She died days later in a hospital. She had been sedated and unable to speak to police or family members, and suffered massive brain swelling, her family said. Her condition had seemed to be improving shortly before her death. Police earlier said Pressly might have been the victim of a burglary because her purse was missing. Her credit card was used at a gas station sometime this week, police said. Pressly's left hand was broken, possibly as she tried to fight off her attacker. During the investigation, detectives combed the area around Pressly's home in the Heights neighborhood, a mix of bungalows and mansions near the Little Rock Country Club. A $30,000 reward, established by KATV, was offered to anyone providing information leading to the arrest of Pressly's attacker.

KATV-TV anchor Anne Pressly was how old?

What organization said they had a solid case?

What did the Little Rock police chief say?

Answer: Anne Pressly,

Answer: Curtis Lavell Vance,

Answer: news

Answer: Anne Pressly,

Answer: Wednesday night

Answer: 26,

Answer: Little Rock Police

Answer: "a very, very solid case due to solid detective work."

Answer: Police Chief Stuart Thomas

Summary:
NEW: Little Rock, Arkansas, police chief says he has "solid case" against suspect .
Curtis Lavell Vance, 28, arrested late Wednesday in death of TV news anchor .
KATV-TV anchor Anne Pressly was 26 .
She was severely beaten in her home, died days later at hospital .


(CNN) -- A suspected arms dealer accused of conspiring to sell weapons to Colombian guerrillas was extradited Friday from Spain to the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said. Kassar is accused of conspiring to sell weapons to FARC rebels. Monzer al Kassar had been wanted for decades before he was arrested in an undercover operation in Spain last year. Justice Department officials say he has been a source of weapons and military equipment for armed combatants since the 1970s. He left Spain aboard a private plane accompanied by U.S. Drug Enforcement Agents and arrived in New York at 11:30 a.m. local time Friday (1530 GMT), a DEA spokesman said. He is expected to appear before a federal magistrate in Manhattan before the end of the day. Kasser was arrested in Madrid a year ago by Spanish police working with undercover DEA officers posing as members of the FARC. The U.S. accuses Kassar and two other men of conspiring to sell millions of dollars' worth of weapons to FARC, which the United States has designated a terrorist organization. The weapons included surface-to-air missile systems, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, thousands of machine guns, and millions of rounds of ammunition, according to a federal indictment. A Spanish court last week approved his extradition on four counts, including conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals. The two co-defendants, Tareq Mousa Al Ghazi and Luis Felipe Moreno Godoy, were both previously extradited to New York from Romania to face the same terrorism charges. All three could face life in prison. Kassar had told journalists before he was arrested that he had retired from arms dealing, but the U.S. says he had been involved since the 1970s, providing weapons and military equipment to armed factions in Nicaragua, Cyprus, Bosnia, Croatia, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, and elsewhere. CNN Justice Producer Terry Frieden contributed to this report

Where is Monzer al Kassar exxtradited to?

When did Monzer al Kassar's arrest occur?

Answer: undercover DEA officers

Answer: Spain

Answer: United States,

Answer: Spain

Answer: conspiring to sell weapons to FARC rebels.

Answer: in Spain last year.

Summary:
U.S. Justice Department says accused arms dealer extradited to the U.S.
Monzer al Kassar was arrested in Spain last year .
U.S. accuses him of trying to sell millions of dollars of weapons to guerrillas .
He is also accused of conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals .


(CNN) -- A terrorism suspect -- whose 2008 escape from Singapore launched a global manhunt -- has been arrested in Malaysia, according to authorities there. An public alert posted at a supermarket for Mas Selamat Kastari on March 1, 2008, in Singapore. Mas Selamat Kastari, suspected leader of the Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiyah's Singapore arm, was arrested April 1 in Johor state in Malaysia, near the border of Singapore, Malaysian police said. Authorities have interrogated him and are sharing the information with police in the region, Malaysian law-enforcement officials said. "It's very good he's been caught, but it's important to remember there are many other fugitives still at large, not (the) least, Noordin Moh Top," said Sidney Jones, South East Asia director for the International Crisis Group. Noordin is a Malaysian thought to be behind the region's most recent major attacks. He belongs to a small splinter group of Jemaah Islamiyah that espouses the use of large-scale terror attacks to push for the establishment of Islamic states in the region. Noordin is a one-time officer, recruiter and bomb-maker for Jemaah Islamiyah, who police say has narrowly escaped their dragnets for years. In the case of Mas Selamat, thousands of security forces fanned out across Singapore after he escaped in February 2008. Interpol, the organization that helps facilitate cooperation among police agencies around the world, later issued a worldwide security alert for him. Mas Selamat had been arrested in Indonesia and turned over to Singapore, on suspicion of plotting to crash a plane into the country's airport. Jemaah Islamiyah is thought to have links to al-Qaeda and is suspected of being behind the 2002 nightclub bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali that killed more than 200 mostly Western tourists. Singapore is a strong U.S. ally and one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links. Mas Selamet fled the southeast Asian country in 2001 after authorities cracked down on Jemaah Islamiyah and arrested dozens of its members. To retaliate, Mas Selamet plotted to hijack a plane and crash it into Singapore's main airport, Changi, the Home Affairs Ministry said. The plot was not carried out. He also is suspected of being behind plans to attack the U.S. Embassy and a government building. Indonesian authorities arrested Mas Selamet on immigration violation charges in 2003. Three years later, he was deported to Singapore, the Home Affairs ministry said. He was being held under Singapore's Internal Security Act, which allows authorities to indefinitely detain someone without trial. Mas Selamet slipped away from a detention center in Singapore after asking to use the toilet before a visit with his family, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng told lawmakers in parliament 2008. Journalist Baradan Kuppusamy contributed to this report.

Name the country where Kastari was arrested?

In what year did he escape from Singapore?

Answer: of plotting to crash a plane into the country's airport.

Answer: Malaysia,

Answer: was arrested April 1 in Johor state

Answer: Mas Selamat Kastari,

Answer: of being behind the 2002 nightclub bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali

Answer: detention center in Singapore

Answer: being behind plans to attack the U.S. Embassy and a government building.

Answer: 2008

Answer: 2008

Summary:
Mas Selamat Kastari was arrested April 1 in Johor state in Malaysia .
He is suspected head of Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiyah's Singapore arm .
His 2008 escape from Singapore launched a global manhunt .
He had been arrested on suspicion of plot to crash plane into Singapore's airport .


(CNN) -- A terrorist group might be planning attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, Singapore's navy warned Thursday. "The terrorists' intent is probably to achieve widespread publicity and showcase that it remains a viable group," said an advisory issued by the Singapore Navy Information Fusion Centre (IFC). "However, this information does not preclude possible attacks on other large vessels with dangerous cargo," the advisory said. The IFC recommended that ships strengthen security measures. It did not name any groups or indicate how the tip was obtained. Located between Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, the Strait of Malacca links the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean and is the shortest sea route between Persian Gulf oil suppliers and Asian markets, according to the U.S. government's Energy Information Administration. The agency estimates that more than 15 million barrels of oil are transported through the strait every day. At its narrowest point, the strait is only 1.7 miles wide, which creates a natural bottleneck and makes it vulnerable to terrorist attack. The IFC warned tanker crews to be on the lookout for smaller vehicles -- including dinghies, sampans and speedboats -- which have been used to launch successful attacks on tankers in the past.

How many barrels of oil are transported daily?

How many barrels of oil are transported every day?

Which oceans does the Strait of Malacca link?

What makes the strait vulnerable to attack?

What is linked by the Strait of Malacca?

How many barrels are estimated to be transported every day?

Answer: Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean

Answer: 15 million

Answer: 1.7 miles wide,

Answer: 15 million

Answer: South China Sea

Answer: a natural bottleneck

Answer: narrowest point,

Answer: links the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean

Answer: 15 million

Summary:
Strait of Malacca links the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean .
Estimated 15 million barrels of oil are transported through the strait every day .
At its narrowest point the strait is only 1.7 miles wide, making it vulnerable to attack .