Morning Jolt: 3 French sports stars killed in reality TV accident

Two French Olympians and a record-setting sailor were among the 10 people killed when their helicopters collided in Argentina for filming of a reality TV show, AP reported. Those killed were heading to an area for filming of “Dropped,” a French show. The Olympians killed were Camille Muffat, a three-time medalist swimmer at the 2012 Olympics, and Alexis Vastine, a boxer who medaled at the 2008 Games.

Couple sentenced for Social Security fraud

Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Nevada, Mo., couple was sentenced in federal court today for Social Security fraud.Reta Jo Carpenter, 53, and her husband, Oren Daniel Carpenter, 52, both of Nevada, were sentenced in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool. Reta Carpenter was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and Oren Carpenter was sentenced to five years of probation. The Carpenters were als…

Mark L. Hopkins: Looking for a political straight shooter

Sports announcer Howard Cosell made famous the phrase “Tell it like it is.” He prided himself on laying out his words of description for the listener just the way he saw it and letting the listener decide for himself just what occurred and, perhaps, why.How we love a politician who will do just that for us. It is one of the reasons we liked President Ronald Reagan. The media tagged him with the name “The Great Communicator,” and he certainly was. He knew how to address the public and […]

Morning Jolt: Baby survives 14 hours upside down in car in river

An 18-month-old girl survived 14 hours upside down in a car that had plunged into a river in Utah, police said. The baby wasn’t doing well when rescuers got there, but she is in good condition now, doctors said. Police believe the mom, who died in the crash, somehow crashed into a frigid river, but the baby wasn’t in the water and miraculously survived until a fisherman spotted the car.