What has been so eloquently coined as the "fireball in the sky" has been confirmed as a meteor by The National Weather Service. Late Wednesday night around 10pm, the people of Wisconsin spotted a blinding white light streak across the sky, its magnitude so great that it was seen from the surrounding states. Some reports also include hearing a "prolonged sonic boom". Some chalked it up to an impressive shooting star to a falling plane, but many chose a more morbid path of thinking...
Meteor Video: Truly amazing video of super-bright meteor

While many others his age are loitering at bus stops and paying for purchases entirely with nickels, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has finally turned in his letter of retirement just over a week shy of his monumental 90th birthday. Not only holding the obvious title of the oldest member of court, his bragging rights also include being the leader of the liberal wing and having the longest-serving justice in history.

At 8 o'clock EST tonight, the polls will close in Massachusetts and votes will start being counted for one of the most closely watched mid-term elections in recent history. Voters will be choosing a candidate to fill the late Ted Kennedy's seat, and whether they elect a Democrat or a Republican is so important that this has become a national issue, with Barack Obama himself visiting the state on Sunday to campaign for the Democratic candidate. Currently, the Democrats have a filibuster-proof majority, with 60% of the Senate voting Democrat. If, however, the Massachusetts seat went to a Republican candidate, they would lose that power which would, inevitably, change how the health care reform bill gets passed. According to The Plain Dealer, Republicans are hoping to send a message, by winning this election, that their party has rebounded from the great losses they suffered from the 2008 election. ...

The airport in Bakersfield, CA was closed down this morning due to an "ongoing security incident", according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Closing down the Bakersfield airport means that no planes can land or depart until the airport is reopened, which should hopefully happen sometime later today. To help deal with the closure of the airport in any incoming flights are being diverted to other airports, mainly to Los Angeles International.