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1. A new twist in the investigation into JonBenet Ramsey's death. San Quentin State Prison officials searched the cell of Richard Allen Davis, the man convicted of killing Polly Klaas. That's because the main suspect in JonBenet's death, John Mark Karr, may have corresponded with Davis. Karr has confessed to the gruesome murder but there's skepticism about his claims.
2. Amid cheers, Lebanese troops reached the country's southern border with Israel. Meantime, the UN says some 3,500 troops have been pledged to serve as peacekeepers in the region.
3. President Bush is criticizing a federal court ruling that calls his warrantless wiretapping program unconstitutional. Bush defended the program saying opponents do not understand the nature of the world in which we live.
4. The crew of the shuttle Atlantis is set to embark on a home improvement project August 27th. The six astronauts will be delivering a 35,000-pound addition to the half-built international space station.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. twist: n-count
A twist in something is an unexpected and significant development.
2. cell: n-count
A cell is a small room in which the prisoner is locked.
3. correspond: verb
If you correspond with someone, you write letters to them.
4. gruesome: adj.
Something that is gruesome is extremely unpleasant and shocking.
5. skepticism: n-uncount
Skepticism is great doubt about whether something is true or useful.
6. pledge to: phrase
If you pledge to do something, you promise in a serious way to do it.
7. wiretap: verb
If someone wiretaps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations.
8. unconstitutional: adj.
If something is unconstitutional, it breaks the rules of a political system.
9. embark on: phrase
If you embark on something new, difficult or exciting, you start doing it.
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