http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/index.html
8/20/2012
8/21/2012
8/22/2012
8/23/2012
8/24/2012
8/17/12 Deferred Deportation
War in Afghanistan
Constitutional Amendment #19
Ramadan
Cheating
Bullying
Social Media
South African Mining Strike
Civil War in Syria
Laser Technology
Swim from Florida to Cuba
Mariah’s Challenge/Scholarship
World’s Smallest House
Japanese/Chinese Island Conflict
Nuclear Radiation Effects
Political Party Platforms
Augusta National Golf Course Admits Women
Kids State Dinner at W.H.—Healthy Lunch Challenge
U.S. Drought
Swimming a Great Lake
CV/Resumes
CNN Hero--Beverly Kearney from Univ. Texas
Mobile Phone Throw
West Nile Virus Outbreak in U.S.
Chicago’s Murder Rate
Food Waste in U.S.
Student Substance Abuse Survey
Rare Recording of Dr. MLK, Jr.
Fear of Flying-Aviophobia
80 th birthday rollercoaster celebration
Tropical Storm Isaac/Hurricane Season
Republican National Convention
Exploring Mars
Data Marketing
Lowest Voice in the World

8/27/2012
8/28/2012
8/29/2012
8/30/2012
8/31/2012
T.S. Isaac
Haiti
Typhoon Bolaven-Okinawa
Neil Armstrong’s Death
Lance Armstrong
Flesh-eating bacteria
Republican (GOP) National Political Convention
Isaac
Earthquakes in California on same day
Economics for Kids book in Portugal
Kliptown, South Africa hero
Republican National Political Convention
Hurricane Katrina Anniversary
Hurricane Isaac
Youngest Winner in LPGA history
Paralympics in London—Archer Matthew
Matstutzman
Surprise homecoming for soldier
Isaac’s impact
Tracking a storm
Typhoon Bolaven
Republican National Convention
Truancy from school
Tomato fight in Spain
Republican National Convention nominates Mitt
Romney for POTUS
Isaac’s impact
Paralympics-aiming for gold
Woman football referee

Date
9/04/2012
9/05/2012
9/06/2012
9/07/2012
Topics
Democratic National Convention
Civil war in Syria continues
Hazing at Florida A & M University
The Marching 100
NFL referees locked out
World War unexploded bombs in Germany
Principal loses bet and shaves his head
Democratic National Convention begins
Clean up from Isaac
What is the middle class in America?
Oakland Cemetery Tour in Atlanta
Gender-neutral toys
“No Easy Day” book release—the story of bin
Laden’s death
Democratic National Convention
Technology used in political races
U.S. national debt
International Space Station
Barack Obama accepts Democratic nomination for
POTUS
18 year old West Virginia delegate
Concert pianist Benjamin Grosvenor
World’s biggest burger

Date
9/10/2012
9/11/2012
9/12/2012
9/13/2012
9/14/2012
Topics
Violence in Middle East
Poor economic & jobs report
Florida A&M hazing pledge
Extremely fast robots
Chicago teachers’ strike
War in Afghanistan
Fuel sources in the Arctic
Hula Hop Contest in Thailand
9/11/2001 Memorials
U.S. economy uncertainty
Pygmy three-toed sloth endangered
Marlo Manning works to assist animals in need
Bat in the newsroom
U.S. consulate attack in Libya and embassy attacked in Egypt
Chicago public schools teachers’ strike
Rare disease “The Black Plague” in America
Green Living—environmentally-friendly home in
Maryland
Violent protests in Northern Africa
Chicago’s teachers’ strike
NY City bans large soft drinks
Political “Spin”
U.S. Weak economic recovery
New species of monkey discovered

Date
9/17/2012
9/18/2012
9/19/2012
9/20/2012
9/21/2012
Topics
War in Afghanistan
Chicago teachers’ strike
Typhoon Sanba
Republican Political Party (GOP) history
Constitution
Rosh Hashana
Olympic boxer Marlen Esparza and Hispanic
Heritage Month
World Records
Violent anti-American protests continue
Chicago teachers’ strike continues
Democratic Political Party history
World’s first ever color film
Ten Commandments of public school property
Catching a large fish
Seniors construct huge spinning wheel
Teachers’ strike ends
Chinese/Japanese island in dispute
Jail breakout in Mexico
2012 hottest year on record
Obesity rate in America study
Roaches to the rescue
French magazine published satirical commentary
NASA shuttle Endeavor gets a ride
Chicago teachers end strike
Texting while driving
Victoria Arlen-Paralympics swimmer
U. S. military operations and exercises in Middle
East
Palestinian/Israeli conflict
Hispanic Heritage Month
CNN Heroes of the Year
Sheep and goats used to clear land

Date
9/24/2012
Topics
U.S. Senate votes
ROTC back at Harvard
Autumnal Equinox
Chipper Jones/Reece Holloway
9/25/2012
9/26/2012
9/27/2012
9/28/2012
United Nations General Assembly
Tsunami debris
Nepal avalanche
U.S election
Mars rover cat candidate
United Nations General Assembly address by
POTUS
Rising college tuition and positions of Barack
Obama and Mitt Romney
Yom Kippur
Whiteny Kropp
CJ Stewart uses baseball to help kids
Clashes in Greece
Ohio as a Swing/Battleground State in the election
United Nations Secretary general Ban Ki-moon
Influential Hispanic Leaders
Marketing Chess on the internet
NFL Referees return from lockout
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian
Authority addresses U.N.
Cell phone radiation
Federal school lunch changes
Ashley Fiolek, Deaf motocross champion
April Larson, 12 year old pool prodigy

Date Topics
10/01/2012 United Nations & Syrian Civil War
Typhoon in Okinawa
U.S. Supreme Court and upcoming decisions
Food Shortages
Brian O’Hanlon-Open Blue
CD turns 30
Whitney Kropp
10/02/2012 Civil War in Syria
Presidential Debate Preparations
Hubble Space Telescope pictures of the universe
Virtual tours of the Great Barrier Reef
Adam Greenberg “One more at-bat” campaign
Lion Dance in China
10/03/2012 The Presidential Debate tonight
The Hong Kong ferry crash
Letter in the bottle science lesson
Volleyball controversy
10/04/2012 Debate between Obama and Romney
Hispanic Heritage Month
Latino voters in Nevada
One last at-bat
Surf Dog championship
10/05/2012 Syria’s Civil War spills into Turkey
Debate reactions
NHL lockout
Baseball’s Triple Crown Winner
Volleyball Controversy
Student overcomes stuttering by rapping
Corn Maze resembles the candidates

Date Topics
10/08/2012 U.S unemployment numbers disputed
Dinosaur discovery
Columbus Day
Paying for posts on Facebook
Latino 19 year old NASCAR driver
Political stump speeches
Balloon festival
10/09/2012 Venezuela elects Hugo Chavez
Spacex launch
College admissions and race/affirmative action
Leif Erikson Day
1 second of each day project
Imitating pandas to train them
10/10/2012 Jerry Sandusky sentencing
Super PACS influence on the election
Voting ID laws across America
Nobel prizes in medicine and physics
Absenteeism in America’s schools
Military family surprise
10/11/2012 Benghazi investigation
10/12/2012
College admissions case
Hispanic heritage month
Pakistani teen blogger attacked
Importance of education
Vice presidential debate
Life size mouse trap game
Vice Presidential debate
Lance Armstrong doping case
Spacex Dragon capsule arrives at ISS
Does the brain sense tragic events in slow-motion
Paying for Facebook posts feedback

Date Topics
10/15/2012 Rallies in Pakistan to support Malala Yousafzai
European Union wins Nobel Prize
Hispanic Heritage Month
Endeavor’s last trip in California
Highest skydive record by Felix Baumgartner-24+ miles
Squirrels for dinner
10/16/2012 Presidential Debate #2—Town Hall format
Cuban Missile Crisis 50 th anniversary
QB named high school homecoming queen
Cheerleader back handspring record
10/17/2012 Presidential Debate #2
U.S. consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya
Speed of sound anniversary
Best-selling toy Rubik’s Cube
10/18/2012 Pakistani students recover from attack
10/19/2012
Lance Armstrong and Livestrong separate
Planetary discovery
Fastest road in America-Texas
Cardboard bike
Alleged plot to blow up Federal Reserve Bank
Rising college student loan debt
U.S. national deficit
Social media responses to the POTUS debates
Halo 3 release on Election Day

Date Topics
10/22/2012 Protests over Lebanon’s prime minister
Roman Catholic Church recognizes new saints
Islamic observance of Hajj in Mecca
Facebook reactions to Election Day release of
Halo 3
POTUS candidates to debate U.S. foreign policy
NHL lockout & season in jeopardy
High school football record field goal
International Wing Suit competition
10/23/2012 Presidential Debate #3-Foreign Policy
POTUS candidates’ views on outsourcing
American jobs
Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France titles
New safety guidelines for cheerleaders
College drum major faces adversity
10/24/2012 Vying for votes
Italian scientists convicted of manslaughter
Monster Energy Drink investigation into teen death
White whales mimicking humans
Few pirate attacks
United Nations Day
Skyping to school
Brain signal research
Football coach pranks players and awards scholarship
10/25/2012 Syrian Civil War
Hurricane Sandy
Third party POTUS nominees
Felix Baumgartner interview
10/26/2012
Teen builds own car
Dancing Dean of Students
2012 POTUS election
Update on Malala
Statue of Liberty upgrades
Binary computer code
Game-winning field goal by player with Autism

Date Topics
10/29/2012 Hurricane Sandy and effects on Mid-Atlantic/NE
Earthquake in British Columbia
Presidential candidates’ personal history
Electoral College update-what about a tie?
Copyright and Intellectual Property Supreme
Court case
10/30/2012 Hurricane Sandy’s effects
Presidential campaigns delayed
Electoral College tie breaker
Space fence
Washington State University football players banned from Twitter
10/31/2012 Hurricane Sandy’s devastation
Presidential election-economic policies
Japanese baseball team searches for fans
QB helps bullied students
11/01/2012 Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath
Unemployment report
11/02/2012
Presidential debate
Germany’s biggest army
Amazing school marching band
Hurricane Sandy aftermath and cleanup
Election issues
Candidates’ foreign policy positions
Political ads from the past
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel painting birthday

Date Topics
11/05/2012 POTUS Election and candidates’ touring
Hurricane Sandy destruction and aftermath
Daylight saving time history
Halloween election costume
11/06/2012 POTUS election
Electoral College history
Electoral college math
Ballot initiatives in states
Historical election moments
11/07/2012 Barack Obama re-elected POTUS
Historical election remarks
U.S. Congressional races and results
First-time voter experience
11/08/2012 Barack Obama re-elected POTUS/world reaction
State ballot initiatives pass
China’s new leader
Nor’easter storms
Robotic ping pong player
11/09/2012 Greece’s economic troubles
Earthquake in Guatemala
Japanese tsunami effects 18 months later
Armistice Day/Veterans’ Day history
21 year old forges documents to play high school football
Samantha Gordon football player
Teenage girl Monster Truck driver
Giraffe transport in Australia

Date Topics
11/12/2012 CIA Director David Patraeus resigns after extramarital affair
U.S. fiscal cliff approaches
Malala Yousufzai update
Veterans’ Day happenings
Soldier dedicated to recovering lost Purple Hearts
11/13/2012 Hurricane Sandy clean up
U.S. set to become world’s leader in oil production
Hydraulic fracturing, aka “Fracking”
U.S. SEALS disciplined for providing information to video game makers
Hindu celebration Diwali—“Row of Lights”
Cradle to Grave program in Philadelphia
11/14/2012 Civil War in Syria continues
Severe flooding in Venice, Italy
POTUS executive branch cabinet changes
Tesla electric car wins award
Hakam Daley—Florida homecoming king with cerebral palsy
Kuwait spends $15 million on fireworks display
11/15/2012
11/16/2012
POTUS first news conference since reelection
Israeli & Palestinian conflict in Gaza
Total solar eclipse visible in Australia
New automobile technology to avoid accidents
Underwater coral museum in Cancun, Mexico
Congressional hearings on U.S. Consulate attacks in Benghazi, Libya
Historic fines for BP Oil over Gulf Spill
China’s Communist Party change in leadership
FDA investigates links between accidental deaths and 5 Hour Energy
Prescription drug overdoses in U.S.
High school hockey contemplates skipping
National Anthem

Date Topics
11/19/2012 Increased attacks in Gaza between Israelis and
Palestinians
Hamas and Israel military comparisons
POTUS trip to Myanmar
Virus facts
Twinkie maker Hostess Brands closing bakeries
Bike made exclusively from wood
11/20/2012 Israeli-Hamas conflict continues in Gaza
Israeli defense system “The Iron Dome”
POTUS visits Myanmar
Black Friday shopping
College choices and costs
11/21/2012 No School
11/22/2012 No School
11/23/2012 No School

Date Topics
11/26/2012 Israel and Palestine Cease Fire
Protests in Egypt
House on the highway in China
Fiscal cliff discussions in Washington, D.C.
Superstorm Sandy aftermath and clean up
Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping
Turkey pardons
11/27/2012 Superstorm Sandy clean up
Tristan Nunez-Teen race car driver inspires others to not text and drive
Jack Taylor sets NCAA basketball scoring record with 138 points
Claus for a cause in Australia
11/28/2012 Egypt protests
Mexico’s president Pena Nieto meets with POTUS
Fiscal Cliff (spending and Revenue- Taxes)
Salmonella outbreak in peanut butter
Guatemalan effort to use plastic bottles as bricks
Colts cheerleader shaves head for cancer
11/29/2012 Fiscal cliff
11/30/2012
Mexico’s drug war
Astronaut to spend a year in space
Machines able to think
Arthropods for eating
Push-ups for punishment
Workouts for pets
U.N. votes on Palestine being recognized
Drones flying over the U.S.
Obama and Romney have lunch
Einstein’s brain research
“World AIDS Day”

Date Topics
12/03/2012 Suicide bombings in Afghanistan
Protests in Egypt
Parkinson’s disease discovery-Max Little
Dolphin murder mystery in Gulf of Mexico
CNN IReports
12/04/2012 Should sports commentators discuss political issues during a game broadcast?
Fiscal Cliff cuts and their possible effects on Rock
Island, Illinois
Text messaging 20 th anniversary
CNN Heroes update on Malala
CNN Hero of the Year—Pushpa Basnet
12/05/2012 Obama warns Syria about use of chemical weapons
Super Typhoon Bofa in Philippines
Fiscal cliff debate-Obama and GOP proposals
Voyager I road trip into space
The life of the losing Presidential candidate
Great Barrier Reef protection
12/06/2012 Youth employment sagging
Extending the school day proposals
Order of succession in UK changing
How camouflage is designed
12/07/2012
Bullying prevention program sponsored by boxers
Gingerbread White House
Protests in Egypt over President Morsi’s powers
North Korea rocket launch
Fiscal cliff discussions
71 st anniversary of Pearl Harbor attacks
Update on Aimee Copeland—survivor of fleasheating bacteria
Seventh grade show-and-tell-Christian Ponder
Hanukkah history

Date Topics
12/10/2012 Intoxicated drivers and fatal accidents
Unemployment rate decreases to 7.7%
Michigan state legislature votes to become Right to
Work state
Flu season updates and tips
Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel
Python Challenge in Florida’s Everglades National
Park
12/11/2012 Typhoon damage in Philippines
Syrian Civil War threatens historic city of Aleppo\
Ryan Panetta recovers from Sandy
Satellite photos of Earth at night
Military dogs used in Metro DC
12/12/2012 Michigan lawmakers approve Right-to-Work laws
Nelson Mandela health update
12 newsmakers of 2012
NHL lockout continues
Kareem Abdul Jabar works to improve educational opportunities
12/13/2012 North K OREA LAUNCHES SATELLITE
J APAN CHANGES P RIME M INISTERS AGAIN
D R .
M ARTIN L UTHER K ING , J R .
MONUMEMNT
UNDERGOES CHANGE
S QUID BEACHING THEMSELEVS ON THE COAST OF
CALIFORNIA
12/14/2012 China and Japan both claim islands
Syrian Good Samaritan tries to save woman’s life\
Congress passes CALM Act to reduce volume of commercials on TV
Dangers of prescription drug abuse in America
Lionel Messi breaks 40m year old goal scoring record
GoalRef technology being introduced in soccer

Date Topics
12/17/2012 Tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut
12/18/2012 Tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut
Protecting Turkey from Syria with Patriot missiles
Fiscal cliff updates
12/19/2012 Service dogs used in Newtown for healing
Student thoughts & reactions to Newtown
NASA exploration of the moon
Mayan calendar explanation
12/20/2012 Official review of attack on Benghazi, Libya
South Korea elects first woman president
Vice-President Joe Biden to lead a group to seek new gun legislation
12/21/2012
Feeling safe at school
Movie-making outside of Hollywood
Blizzard in Midwest, U.S.
Fiscal cliff discussions
2012 record travel/tourism year
2012 year in review with images

Date Topics
12/31/2012 No School/CNN News
1/01/2013
1/02/2013
1/03/2013
1/04/2013
No school/CNN News
Fiscal Cliff Update
Hillary Clinton health update
POTUS nominates new Secretary of State John
Kerry
Emancipation Proclamation 150 th Anniversary
New obscure laws across U.S. go into effect
2013 celebrations from around the world
U.S. backs away and avoids fiscal cliff
New U.S. Congress begins term
Dead Sea Scrolls available online
Havard Rugland-Trick shot placekicer
Civil War in Syria continues
Back to school for Sandy Hook students
Engineers counter effects of weather in America
3 dimensional printer technology

Date
1/07/2013
1/08/2013
1/09/2013
1/10/2013
1/11/2013
Topics
Aid for Superstorm Sandy victims passed by U.S.
Congress
Congress considers gun legislation
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) proposes new legislation to protect food safety
Malala Yousefzai’s discharge from British hospital
U.S. Navy women on submarines for the first time
Syrian refugees crossing border to seek relief
Protests in China over lack of freedom of speech
Widlfires in Australia
Oil rig runs aground in Alaska
POTUS Obama nominates Chuck Hagel for Secretary of
Defense & John Brennan for Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA)
U.S. Congress debates Immigration reform
Young Christians battle human trafficking & slavery
Flu season begins early in U.S. and is widespread
113 th U.S. Congress begins its term with the most gender/ethnic/racial diversity ever
Library of Congress collects Tweets and focuses on digital communications
U.S. Consumer Electronics Show preparations begin in
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stampeding dolphins
Gun legislation debates in U.S.
2012 hottest year on record in U.S.
State legislatures back in session & roles/responsibilities
State government break down of branches
Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez unable to be inaugurated due to cancer treatment in Cuba
Baseball Hall of Fame inducts no one this year due to alleged steroid use of former players
Department of Transportation plans to enforce laws related to noise of electric cars
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)/brain trauma
Studies of CTE in former NFL and H.S. football players
Glow germ experiment/germs in public places
Study of shark migration
NASA “Space for Sale”
Baseball Hall of Fame shutout responses
Rubik’s Cube master

Date
1/14/2013
1/15/2013
1/16/2013
1/17/2013
1/18/2013
Topics
Protests in Northern Ireland over nationality (U.K. or
Ireland)
Memorial service for victims of Costa Concordia accident on one year anniversary
Smog concerns in Beijing, China
Unusual weather patterns in U.S.
National Hockey League (NHL) ends lockout-season begins on January 19
Flu shot Yes/No and update
Malia Obama changes over the years
Spiderman window washers at Children’s Hospital
Radical Islamist militants affiliated with Al Qaeda rebel in
Mali
Cuba eases travel restrictions
Water levels decrease in Great Lakes
POTUS inauguration on January 21, 2013
Neuroscience tools for less money-Backyard Brains
Vice President Biden’s gun control task force
POTUS Executive Order explanations
Lance Armstrong controversy
Congress reads the Constitution aloud
Python Challenge hunt in Everglades, Florida
On-Air news bloopers
POTUS proposals for gun control legislation
Coke gets involved in anti-obesity campaign
Flu vaccines being developed to last years
NBA arenas lack fans & gimmicks to attract fans
Lance Armstrong blog question reactions
POTUS Inauguration preparations and coverage

Date
1/21/2013
1/22/2013
1/23/2013
1/24/2013
1/25/2013
Topics
No CNN Student News-MLK, Jr. Day
POTUS Inauguration Coverage
Inauguration Day Trivia
Lighter moments of Obama’s first term
Celebration of MLK, Jr. Day
Inaugural Interfaith Prayer Service
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Jackie Chislom begins violent video game & DVD buyback program
Morality studies in primates
Senate Foreign Relations Committee interviews Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Benghazi attack
U.S debt ceiling explanation
Controversy over Beyonce lip-synching national anthem at inauguration
Students cheating
Drone attacked by bees
Women officially granted opportunity to serve in combat in U.S military
Cold spell in Midwest and Northeast U.S.
North Korea uses threat of nuclear program to provoke
U.S.
SAT Preparation Tips
Violent video games/movies/music blog comments

Date
1/28/2013
1/29/2013
1/30/2013
1/31/2013
2/01/2013
Topics
Brazil nightclub fire
Britain’s Prince Harry serves in Afghanistan
Decline of physical media (DVDs, CDS, etc)
Underused word collection-Buncombe
POTUS Taft included a new Washington Nationals mascot
Tips for protection from panic in venues
Senate takes on U.S. Immigration Reform
Education and earnings potential comparison
Stories of character
Egg within an egg
Immigration Reform discussion
U.S. tornadoes in South during winter/tips for protection
Syrian Civil War refugee living in Lebanon tells her story
Super Bowl Preview
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed by U.S.
Senate
Congressional hearings on guns in America
Strong storms batter Midwest and Southeastern U.S.
Safety tips for gas grills
Interview with Boys and Girls Clubs of America leader
Trei Dudley
POTUS Cabinet changes
U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for Secretary of
Defense nominee Chuck Hagel
Facebook posts on Immigration
Emulsifiers in soft drinks—Sarah Kavanaugh convinces
Gatorade to change
Carter G. Woodson’s impact on Black History month
Greensboro, NC Sit-in Anniversary
Super Bowl fun facts

Date
2/04/2013
2/05/2013
2/06/2013
2/07/2013
2/08/2013
Topics
Gun Violence in Chicago
POTUS skeet shooting controversy
World Cancer Day
African-American racer
How Wilson footballs are made
Update on Malala Yousefzai
POTUS visits Minnesota to address gun violence
King Richard III’s body found buried under parking lot
Super Bowl Blowout turns into blackout
Origami kayak folds into suitcase size
Amazing winning basketball shot
Tips for saving money on gas
Asteroid headed near Earth
Jerusalem soccer fans discriminate and harass Muslim players
Flock of starlings synchronized flying
Ravens Super Bowl victory parade in Baltimore
Solomon Islands earthquake causes tsunami
US Postal Service (USPS) stopping Saturday delivery due to budget deficits
King Richard III’s face remodeled
Leader of Iran insulted by shoe throwing
Blog reports on concerns of teenagers
Game enthusiasts choose Monopoly’s new game piece—a cat while discarding the iron
Where should the media and others draw the line when covering tragedies?
Important locations in Black History (Greensboro, NC,
Montgomery, AL, Washington, D.C., Selma, AL, Little Rock AK,
Memphis, TN)
Chinese New Year’s facts
Finding prime numbers
Little basketball shot maker

Date
2/11/2013
2/12/2013
2/13/2013
2/14/2013
2/15/2013
Topics
Blizzard in the Northeast
Tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning
New York Fashion Week
Creative Japanese culinary delights—DIRT!
U.S. Bacon contest
Pope Benedict’s resignation
Explanation of the President’s State of the Union (SOTU)
Address
Storm chasers capture tornado video in Hattiesburg, MS
Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary
U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ending Saturday delivery
The State of the Union Address
North Korea’s missile launch
Carnival Triumph fire strands cruise ship in Gulf of
Mexico
Cancer facts and treatment
U.S. unemployment numbers explained
Students help dig out from blizzard in Northeast
Explanation of Lent
Valentine’s Day facts
Westminster Dog Show preparations
Stranded Carnival Cruise ship pulled to Mobile, AL
Asteroid to pass through Earth’s orbit http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/06/the-sky-isfalling/306807/
U.S. Military drones—the controversy http://www.economist.com/node/21524876 http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2012/07/16/ethics-of-war/ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/07/why-our-drone-warfarecampaign-is-right-and-moral.html
History of President’s Day
Tips for applying to colleges

Date
2/18/2013
2/19/2013
2/20/2013
2/21/2013
2/22/2013
Topics
No CNN Student News-President’s Day
Meteor hits Russia and causes injuries and damage
A large asteroid that passed by the Earth
U.S. government faces sequester (financial spending cuts)
Danica Patrick first woman to win the pole in NASCAR
Celebration of Lent
Horse meat found in European restaurants and grocery stores instead of beef/cows
Weather in U.S. Midwest
Looking into air travel safety
Sacramento, California considering banning plastic bags
Students learning financial literacy
Natural Gas explosion in Kansas City, Missouri
Massive winter storm to affect Midwest
Cancer patient Zack Sobiech faces terminal illness
Black History Month celebrates the 50 th Anniversary of the March on Washington, D.C. 8/28/63
U.S Midwest faces blizzard
Is the Chinese military responsible for hacking into
American companies
New gun-control proposed restrictions
Prom invitation flashmob

Date
2/25/2013
2/26/2013
2/27/2013
2/28/2013
3/01/2013
Topics
Korea’s first female president
Unique demolition of a hotel in Japan
Eruption on the sun
NASCAR crash injures fans in Daytona, FL
SuperStorm Sandy lingering effects—rats in NYC
Homeless man returns diamond ring
John Kerry’s first trip as U.S. Secretary of State
Midwestern blizzard continues
Trayvon Martin murder 1 year anniversary
Pollen season beginning early
Baseball Spring Training begins
What is a filibuster in the U.S. Senate?
The causes of high gasoline prices in the U.S.
Mississippi finally ratifies the 13 th Amendment in 1995
Farm to table meat producers in U.K. battle horse meat concerns
Musicians getting paid for viral video views
Pope Benedict’s resignation and how a new pope is elected
U.S. sequestration (automatic budget cuts) begins Friday
Rosa Parks memorial
Chance meeting results in work for a teenager
U.S. Sequestration (automatic budget cuts) begins tonight
Pope Benedict XVI officially retires
International Women’s Day & March as Women’s History
Month
New robotic technologies

Date
3/04/2013
3/05/2013
3/06/2013
3/07/2013
3/08/2013
Topics
Sinkhole in Florida swallowed a man alive
How do sinkholes form?
College student sues the University of Texas over affirmative action dispute
Young man in Kenya invents a method to keep lions away from livestock
Women’s History Month—Breaking sports barriers
Kenya’s recent election history of violence
Two year old baby born with HIV “functionally cured”
Food waste and ways to reduce
Teenagers losing interest in FaceBook
Middle school basketball team honors manager
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez dies from cancer
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits new all-time high
Diving into a sinkhole & sinkhole facts
North Korea threatens to end Armistice with South Korea
Facts about the Korean DMZ (De-Militarized Zone)
Marine biologists capture and study Great White Sharks
San Francisco’s Bay Bridge lights up
Snowstorms pound the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez’s legacy
Volkswagen creates new hybrid car
Jhaquiel Reagan story continues
Teenagers losing interest in Facebook
United Nations votes to impose new sanctions on North
Korea
Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster of the vote for John
Brennan as CIA Director over drone questions
Intern mauled and killed by captured lion
Women’s History Month—celebrating women in STEM careers
The history of Daylight Saving Time

Date
3/11/2013
3/12/2013
3/13/2013
3/14/2013
3/15/2013
Topics
Controversy over Kenya’s newly elected leader
The process of choosing a new Pope
Sailors remains recovered from U.S.S. Monitor and buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Female high school wrestler wins state championship
North Korea ends 60 year truce with South Korea over
U.N. sanctions and U.S./S. Korean military exercises
2 year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in
Japan
Debris washing ashore in Alaska and Hawaii from tsunami
Bird necropsies find stomachs full of plastic
Deadly car crash in Ohio kills 6 teenagers
New York City ban on pint-sized soft drinks overturned by a judge
Using mummies to learn about medical research
POTUS visits Capitol to discuss U.S. Budget
Still Popeless—Vatican tries again
Faulkland Islands still in British control
The struggles for women’s equality around the world
Racing in the Iditarod
Technological innovations for opening Oreos
Argentina cardinal Jorge Borgoglio elected new Pope And takes the name Francis I
Refugees from the Syrian Civil War and their possessions
Recent automobile accidents involving teenagers
Pi Day
Researching the bacteria in sharks’ mouths
New leader Xi Jinping takes over in China
Newly elected Pope Francis takes over Catholic Church
The new demographics of the Catholic Church
Mississippi bans a ban on large sugary drinks
U.S. Transportation & Safety Administration (TSA) sets new standards for carry-on items and confiscates others

Date
3/18/2013
3/19/2013
3/20/2013
3/21/2013
3/22/2013
Topics
Syrian Civil War been ongoing for two years
North Korea’s nuclear threat and U.S. response of adding more missile defense systems
Should headgear be banned from amateur boxing?
St. Patrick’s Day facts
College students dance for Children’s Hospital charities
U.S. honors 10 year anniversary of War in Iraq
Cyprus facing bankruptcy
Bringing music education to the disabled
Making a huge March Madness bracket at CNN headquarters
POTUS Obama travels to Israel for first time as President
Pope Francis officially installed as new Pope
Protections of the Pope Mobile and “The Beast”
White House Easter Egg Roll tradition in jeopardy
Ban on large soft drinks blog reports
Vernal Equinox—spring begins
POTUS Obama visits Israel to meet with leaders
Malala goes to school again in U.K.
Women in the Arts, Acting, Designing, and Writing
Making musical instruments from trash
POTUS Obama discusses Israel/Palestine two state solution
Economic problems for Cypress
Paul Robeson Chess Club changes students’ lives
“Beatlomania” anniversary

Date
3/25/2013
3/26/2013
3/27/2013
3/28/2013
3/29/2013
Topics
Palm Sunday observances
Passover observance
Spring Winter storm
Earth Hour Lights Out across the planet
Scientists study potential of asteroids hitting Earth
Women’s History Month—Melissa Stockwell, Iraqi War veteran
Cypress Economic bailout
SCOTUS hears same-sex marriage case
Algae blooms cause red tides—poison manatees
Down’s Syndrome teenager reaches Mt. Everest base camp
Threats from North Korea continue and intensify
2013-ten year anniversary of Iraq—Youssef’s story
Teenager Nick D’Aloisio sells technology rights to
Summly to Yahoo for millions
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in NCAA Men’s BBall
Tournament Cinderalla story
Should airline passengers pay by weight?
SCOTUS reviews Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
U.S. Secret Service appoints first female director
Female teacher killed in Pakistan
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reviews electronics usage rules during take off and approach
Sarah Cronk begins program for all-inclusive cheerleading
Gun control debate continues
Landslide in Washington state
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island closed for Hurricane
Sandy repairs
Spring Break safety tips
Adult Americans texting and driving statistics
Hong Kong gamers take part in real-life games

Date
4/01/2013
4/02/2013
4/03/2013
4/04/2013
4/05/2013
Topics
North Korean declares State of war with South and
America
Atlanta schools cheating scandal
Easter celebration statistics
Locust swarms in Madagascar
Science classes video and study movement in slow motion
District Attorneys in Texas murder mystery
World Autism Awareness Month & Day
Alex Wineman—Miss Montana competes for Miss U.S.A.
H.S. student raises homelessness awareness
White House Easter Egg Roll takes place
Baseball Opening Day—the season begins
CNN Heroes—Camden, N.J. drill team helps students
New Proposal—should airline passengers pay based on weight on themselves and their luggage?
National Rifle Association releases their school safety plan study
Exxon gas pipeline ruptures and floods Arkansas town with crude oil
Keystone XL pipeline controversy
POTUS announces BRAIN—Brain Research through
Advancing innovative Nuero Technologies
Bad allergy season approaching
Tensions and bluster mount from North Korea
Basketball coach Mike Rice fired from Rutgers for inappropriate remarks and behavior
Traffic problems in Los Angeles
Carbon Monoxide kills 3 in West Virginia
Colony Collapse Disorder killing honeybees by the thousands
Sea lion keeps the beat
North Korean threats continue
Avian/bird flu kills some in China
Twitter sued for letting inappropriate/racist remarks appear in France
Law school graduates sue alma maters
Hover Craft on a golf course

Date
4/08/2013
4/09/2013
4/10/2013
4/11/2013
4/12/2013
Topics
Suicide bomb in Afghanistan kills 5 Americans including young diplomat
U.S. unemployment rate down but new jobs #s not positive
Fish survive two years in a boat released by Japanese tsunami
High school senior runs for school board position
Retiree Estella Pyfrom donates retirement savings to create mobile computer lab called “Brilliant Bus”
Being “Buzz;” the Georgia Tech University mascot
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies from a stroke
Connecticut passes strong gun-control legislation
“Never Again” Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day motto
Financial Literacy Month begins by looking at the stock market
Extreme skiers on Karakoram mountain range in
Pakistan
Saving wounded sea turtles
North Korea threats continue
Economic facts about North Korea
Kenya elects new and youngest president
SS United States ocean liner needs repairs
Bi-partisan gun legislation proposed by Joe Manchin (D-
WVA) & Pat Toomey (R-PA) to include background checks
Television going mobile (watching TV on tablets, computers, & phones)
CNN explains the Masters Gold Tournament traditions
Severe weather strikes U.S.-wildfires, snow, ice, tornadoes
POTUS Awards Emil Kapaun Medal of Honor for valor/courage
Roman Empire artifact discoveries in Rome
Wilcox County, Georgia students organize first interracial prom
Fishing stories
Oregon man saved from overturned tractor by teenage daughters

Date
4/15/2013
4/16/2013
4/17/2013
4/18/2013
4/19/2013
Topics
Secretary of Sate John Kerry travels to Asia to discuss
North Korea
April 15 th is Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax day deadline
What is a Bitcoin?
Cicadas to swarm soon
National Library week
YouTube sensation signed by Detroit Lions to compete for placekicking job
Boston Marathon explosions kill 3 & wound 140+
North Korea celebrates the Day of the Sung—the birthday of founder Kim Il Sung
Virginia Tech honors those killed in America’s worst school shooting on this date in 2007
Major League Baseball (MLB) honors Jackie Robinson’s breaking color barrier on April 15, 1947
Touch the Future--Laser controlled keyboards lets all use keyboards
Boston Marathon Bombings Coverage
Boston Marathon Bombing investigation
POTUS and Senator Wicker from MS receive ricin-tainted letters
U.S. Senate votes “No” to Senators Manchin/Toomey gun background check bill
National Poetry Month
IPhone robotic technology
West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion
Boston Marathon terrorist suspects identified in photographs
Boston bombings memorial service
Man arrested in MS for sending ricin-tainted letters
American tragedies on April 19 & 20
National Spelling Bee adds new rules

Date
4/22/2013
4/23/2013
4/24/2013
4/25/2013
4/26/2013
Topics
Details on Boston terror attacks
Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev killed Friday morning &
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apprehended Friday night
Technology aides in capturing suspects
Fertilizer explosion in West, Texas
London marathon pays tribute to Boston
Boston honors bombing victims
Federal charges officially filed against Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev for using Weapons of Mass Destruction on domestic terrorism attack
Miranda Warning explanation and importance
Public Safety Exemption explanation and usage
Economic effects of Boston Shelter-in-Place/Shut Down
Canadian al-Qaeda terrorist attack foiled by investigators
Volunteers help prepare student to return to school in
West, Texas
Heavy rainfall impacts Midwestern U.S.
Boston bombing memorial services held
Public safety camera systems—where should the line be drawn?
French Embassy in Tripoli, Libya attacked with a car bomb
Earthquake in Sichuan, China kills hundreds and injures thousands
Sequestration cuts furlough air traffic controllers
Mars exploration planned for 2022 seeks Marsronauts
Boston bombing businesses open
Boston Marathon injured visited by wounded veterans
Avian/Bird flu outbreak in China
Hacked Associated Press (AP) Twitter account sends false tweet that negatively affects Stock Market
Ricin suspect Kevin Curtis released; may have been framed
Blog responses to “Where do we draw the line on public cameras?”
The Bully Effect movie preview
Chemical weapon Sarin potentially used in Syria
Memorials and services held for those killed in West,
Texas fertilizer explosion
George W. Bush Presidential Library opens in Dallas,
Texas
Financial Literacy Month tips on spending & saving
Prom prices on the rise

Date
4/29/2013
4/30/2013
5/01/2013
5/02/2013
5/03/2013
Topics
Boston Marathon investigation leads to a land fill
Landing gear from 9/11/01 plane may have been found
Congress quickly passes bill to return furloughed air traffic controllers to work after flight delays cause inconveniences
New suspect arrested in ricin poisoning case
Seeing Saturn’s rings