A PARKING SPAT, OR SOMETHING MORE? 3 MUSLIM STUDENTS MURDERED Three Muslim students were shot and killed on Tuesday in Chapel Hill, N.C. The media (USA TODAY included) didn't really report on the slayings until today, and Twitter reactionranged from outrage over the delayed media coverage to calls for Americans to re-examine religious and race relations. The hashtags # MuslimLivesMatter and #ChapelHillShootings were used to offer condolences and spark a conversation about the way that crimes against Muslims are treated in the USA. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, turned himself in to police after the shooting at a rental complex where the victims also lived. An ongoing dispute over a parking space may have led to the shootings, but there was much speculation — much of it on social media — as to whether religious bias played a role in the crime. The three killed are Deah Shaddy Barakat; his wife, Yusor Mohammad; and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, who were proud Muslims and proud Americans.
FAKE NEWS GETS REAL NEWS ANCHOR BRIAN WILLIAMS SUSPENDED; FAKE NEWS ANCHOR JON STEWART FEELS IRREPLACEABLE We like Lester Holt and all, but imagine this: NBC Nightly News with Jon Stewart. NBC, are you listening? (If you were too overwrought by news of The Daily Show host's departure and somehow missed it last night, Brian Williams has been suspended for six months without pay.) So yes, we wonder what's going to wind up happening on Nightly News, and if Brian Williams can come back from such humiliation. But we're really focused on what's next for The Daily Show. Writes a sad Robert Bianco: "Williams can be replaced, and already has been. ... But there was only one Stewart, and one Daily Show.The Colbert Report came close, but it's gone." In announcing his exit last night, Stewart said he's restless. OK, so maybe (for a lot of reasons) theNightly News chair isn't a good fit. But we wonder whose departure/hiatus is really a bigger loss for news.
OBAMA TAKES NEXT STEPS ON ISIL Obama has made his next move in the fight against the Islamic State (aka ISIL or ISIS). The president asked Congress today to formally authorize war on the militant group. "Make no mistake: This is a difficult mission, and it will remain difficult for some time," Obama said. "But know this: Our coalition is strong, our cause is just and our mission will succeed." The draft resolution — called an authorization for the use of military force — limits the use of U.S. troops for "enduring offensive ground combat operations" and places a three-year time limit on operations before the resolution would have to be renewed. The measure would replace the 2002 authorization used for the war in Iraq. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said his panel would schedule swift hearings on the measure.
COSTA CONCORDIA CAPTAIN SAID HE WAS SACRIFICED On Jan. 13, 2012, the world watched as the Costa Concordia capsized off the coast of Italy. Then it learned the captain, Francesco Schettino, abandoned the ship while many of the 4,200 passengers and crew were still on board. In the end, 32 people died. Schettino said he steered the 13-deck ship close to the shore to impress passengers. Instead, he struck a reef. At his trial, prosecutors insisted Schettino was a "reckless idiot" and asked the court to sentence him to 26 years and three months in prison. Today Schettino was convicted of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in jail. Schettino told the court he was being "sacrificed" to safeguard the economic interests of his employer. He isn't the only one bothered by the trial's lack of defendants. The plaintiffs' lawyers have complained to the court that no one from the cruise company's upper echelons was put on trial. Lawyers for many survivors and victims' families have filed civil suits against Costa Crociere SpA, the Italian cruise company.
LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM IS STRIPPED OF ALL ITS TITLES A celebrated Little League team from Chicago was stripped of all its titles and championships because it used an invalid map to draw the neighborhood boundaries and stack the team. The fibbed borders meant players who shouldn't have been on Chicago's Jackie Robinson West team suddenly were. The team won national acclaim for reaching the final of the Little League World Series six months ago. Had the players won that game, they would have been the first all-black team to do so. Meanwhile, they were celebrated with a homecoming rally, were honored by the Cubs and the White Sox , snapped photos with President Obama at the White House and crushed the dreams of female pitcher Mo'ne Davis and her Philadelphia team, which lost to Jackie Robinson West during the World Series tournament. In addition to losing every title the team won, team manager Donald Butler has been suspended from Little League, and Michael Kelly, the administrator for Illinois District 4, has been removed from his position. |
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| Compiled by Cara Richardson and Alia E. Dastagir. Contributing: Michael Winter, Susan Davis, Gary Levin, Roger Yu, Melanie Eversley, Rem Rieder, Donna Freydkin, Robert Bianco, Doug Stanglin, Emily Brown, USA TODAY; Mary Bowerman, USA TODAY Network; Nick Schwartz, Ted Berg, Erick A. Smith, USA TODAY Sports |
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