ALL CLEAR AFTER A LITTLE SCARE FOR THOSE ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Um, yikes. So it wasn't Apollo 13 by any means, but it was a scary morning for six aboard the International Space Station today, who were forced to seal themselves in the Russian segment of the orbiting outpost — twice — after an alarm went off, suggesting a possible ammonia leak into the station's American segment. NASA determined, however, that wasn't the case, and it seemed likely it was a false alarm. We hope the astronauts and cosmonauts didn't mind the closer quarters while the alarm was probed; the crew were allowed back in this afternoon. NASA said that in case of emergency, the temporary home does have enough provisions to sustain all six for nearly a week. Have we mentioned we love it when astronauts tweet from space? Hey, @AstroSamantha and @AstroTerry, do you read #theshortlist up there?
THIS BLOOD TEST PROMISES TO HELP YOU PUT OFF GETTING OLDER This could be the best blood test you ever take. Why? Because it can keep you from getting old. At least, that's the promise from Boston-based InsideTracker, which scores your sample based on five biomarkers ranging from glucose to vitamin D. The algorithm-sourced results tell you whether your body is older or younger than your chronological age and suggests a range of foods that over time will help improve your score. The service, out today, costs $99 per analyzed blood sample, which is recommended two or three times a year to better chart progress. We're in.
'SHE WAS MY WORLD. WE LOVED HER' Pure horror. Last week, a father was accused of throwing his 5-year-old daughter from a bridge into Tampa Bay. Police said they believe Phoebe Jonchuck was alive when she was hurled 60 feet off the bridge. She drowned in the water below. At her funeral today, mourners scrapped the black. Instead, they wore the colors of the rainbow with zebra-striped purple ribbons pinned to their chests in her memory. "She was my world. We loved her," her grandmother Michele Jonchuck said after the service. "There's not enough words in the world to describe how much this child brought so much happiness to this family."
MARCUS MARIOTA IS TURNING PRO He may have missed out on the national championship on Monday, but NFL riches await. Oregon quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Marcus Mariota is entering the NFL draft.The 6-4 junior from Honolulu threw for 5,224 yards and 58 touchdowns this season and led Oregon to the national title game, where the Ducks lost to Ohio State. Mariota and Florida State's Jameis Winston, who faced off in the Rose Bowl, are the nation's two top QB prospects. Yesterday, For The Win's Dan Shanoff said Ohio State QB Cardale Jonesshould also turn pro. Immediately.
PRISON BUS SLAMS INTO MOVING TRAIN A tragedy in Texas today. A bus carrying prisoners between Abilene and El Paso skidded off an icy highway embankment and tumbled onto a passing train below. Eight prisoners and two correctional officers were killed. Five people were injured — one staff member and four prisoners, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which operated the bus. "It's with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of those killed and injured this morning in a tragic accident. Their loved ones will be in our thoughts and prayers," said Brad Livingston, Executive Director of the TDCJ. |
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| Compiled by Cara Richardson and Alia E. Dastagir. Contributing: Doug Stanglin, Marco della Cava, Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY; Tess Quinlan, USA TODAY Sports; Emre Kelly, Florida Today; Kendra Conlon and Shyann Malone, WTSP-TV, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. |
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