Texas man gets 20 years for trying to contact al Qaeda

A Texas man was convicted thursday for trying to contact Anwar al-Awlaki's and ask for advice about raising money for jihadists. He earned himself 20 years in prison. Barry Walter Bujol Jr., a 30-year-old Hempstead, Texas, resident and former student at Prairie View A&M University, had been convicted in November of attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, as well as an aggravated identity theft charge.

Airplane door falls off and lands on golf course

A Florida bound plane from Canada lost its door over a Florida golf course Thursday. The FAA is currnetly investigating what happened but the plane still managed to make a safe landing. The door, with retractable boarding stairs attached, crashed through trees, bouncing onto a golf course near Hallandale Beach.

Near normal hurricane season predicted

The NOAA has predicted a normal hurricane season with the possibility to sway either for the better or worse. They say there could be anywhere between 12 and 18 named storms this year. El Nino will have a large effect on what happens with the storms this year.

SpaceX Docks

Today, Friday May 25, 2012, the Private space craft known as SpaceX, has docked successfully with the international space station. There was a few mix ups but all in all it was successful. They completed the dock a total of 2 hours later than expected and delivered cargo which included food, clothing, 22 pounds of computer equipment and 46 pounds of supplies for science experiments. The rocket will stay attached to the station for two weeks before splash down in the pacific.

BREN tower brought down

The BREN tower in Nevada was demolished wednesday, in less than ten secconds. It was the tallest free standing tower on the west side of the mississippi. The BREN tower was used for nuclear testing in the cold war and WWII. It stood at 1,527 feet tall, the height at which the Little Boy bomb was detonated at.

North Korea still bent on Nuclear power

There is evidnce provide by satilites and South Korean sources that say North Korea is ramping up to a nuclear test. They have pictures of a full mining train exiting a tunnel at the nuclear site. Some say this was unplanned and some say it was just a matter of time.

Iran helps the U.S.

Iranian sailos chase off pirates from a U.S. cargo ship in the Golf of Oman as reported on thursday. This is just but one example of U.S. and Iran helping each other and getting along. http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/meast/iran-pirates/index.html?hpt=hp_t1