On July 17th, a Malaysian Airlines jet flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down and crashed in Ukraine. The plane was shot down over pro-Russian held territory. There were 298 people aboard the plane and zero survivors. There has been lots of dispute over who is held responsible for shooting down the plane, and there has been a 30 million dollar reward for anyone that can prove who shot down the plane with evidence. Neither the Russian nor Ukraine government will take responsibility for the crash and continue to blame one another for the tragedy. All we can continue to do now is hope that officials can find out who is the reason for this and put the families of the lost passengers at ease. This event is newsworthy because it was a potential terrorist attack and many people died.
-http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/18/world/europe/ukraine-malaysia-plane-questions
Ebola first broke out in Guinea around December of 2013, and spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal throughout the month. Since none of those countries have the medical resources to save the American patients, two were sent back to America this summer to be treated. Over the summer many people were becoming very frightened because of the patients with Ebola coming to America, in fear that it would infect the country. Thankfully there has been no reports of any breakouts yet. This event is newsworthy because it takes place in our country and effected our people.
-http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/09/health/ebola-patient-emory-atlanta/
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was the biggest trend this summer. Participants dump a bucket of ice water onto themselves and nominate people to do the challenge within 24 hours or make a donation to the association. Tons of celebrities and people were doing it and nominating their friends, while also donating to the cause! The ALS Association said that they have raised over $15 million dollars since July 29th. This event is newsworthy because everyone was doing it all around the world at the same time.
-http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/18/technology/social/als-ice-bucket-challenge/
On August 9th, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot in Ferguson by a police officer. Many say that Brown was surrendering to the police officer when he was shot, others say that Brown attacked the police officer. This caused an uprising in the town and many proclaimed that Brown was murdered and that since the shooter was a while male police office, he would get away with it. The town has refused to rest until justice is served for Brown. This topic is newsworthy because many believe this was an act of racism and it caught the attention of many Americans.
-http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/missouri-ferguson-michael-brown-what-we-know/index.html
On August 26th, Israel and Hamas finally agree to a truce that has no set expiration date. They have been fighting for over two months, and have broken previous ceasefires. During the summer there have been many bombing and attacks between the two over Gaza. The truce is not promising anything long term, since there are many unresolved issues. Therefore, Israel agreed to open boarder crossing and ease the blockade on Gaza. This event is newsworthy because the U.S. military had been trying to help the people in Gaza.
-http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/world/meast/mideast-crisis/
