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1. A public defender says John Mark Karr wants to return to Colorado where he faces first-degree murder charges in the death of JonBenet Ramsey as soon as possible. He waived extradition at a hearing in Los Angeles this morning.
2. There were no survivors on a plane crash in eastern Ukraine Tuesday. Authorities say the crew sent four distress signals shortly before the crowded passenger jet slammed into the ground. It was packed with families and tourists returning from Russia's Black Sea.
3. Two police officers riding bikes to raise money for the families of officers killed on duty were themselves killed in a wreck near the Indiana-Illinois state line today. Police say a vehicle hit by a truck slammed into the bike riders, killing two and injuring three others.
4. A tropical depression is churning in the Atlantic with sustained wind speeds of thirty-five miles per hour. But the National Weather Service is watching it closely to see if it grows stronger. At thirty-nine miles an hour, it could become Debby, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. public defender : n-count
A public defender is a lawyer who is employed by a city or county to represent people who are accused of crimes but cannot afford to pay for a lawyer themselves.
2. distress signal : n-count
An international signal used by a distressed ship or aircraft to request help, as by radio broadcasts, flags, or flares.
3. waive : verb
If you waive your right to something, for example legal representation, you choose not to have it or do it.
4. extradition : n
If someone is extradited, they are officially sent back to their own or another country to be tried for a crime that they have been accused of.
5. slam into : verb
If one thing slams into or against another, it crashes into it with great force.
6. on duty : phrase
If someone such as a policeman or a nurse is on duty, they are working. If someone is off duty, they are not working.
7. depression : n-count
A depression is a mass of air that has a low pressure and that often causes rain.
8. churn: verb
If something churns water, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently.
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