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The Malaysian Prime Minister declared that flight 370, which has been missing for 16 days, undoubtedly went down in a remote corner of the Indian Ocean and there is no hope for survivors among the 239 people on board. This news is based on satellite data and not on a discovery of any physical wreckage. Not all countries agree with Malaysia’s conclusion. China, which had 150 passangers on the flight, states they will continue to search for survivors and demanded that Malaysia provide all data and information that points to flight 370 being a recovery operation rather than a rescue mission. The news also sparks anger among the family and friends of the missing travelers, many of whom were notified that their loved ones had been declared dead with with a text message that stated “Malaysia Airlines deeply regrets that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board have survived.” Australian authorities have also announced this morning that their search operations have now been suspended for 48 hours due to
In Other News • As of Monday evening the death toll for the landslide that occurred in Oso, Washington increased to 14. There is also 176 names on the list of people reported missing or unaccounted for, which is a substantial increase from the 18 missing on Sunday. • Two men, a sailor and a civilian, died after a shooting at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia late Monday night. The shooting occurred on the destroyer USS Mahan around 11:20 p.m. and no other injuries were reported. Naval Station Norfolk was briefly locked down before the restriction was lifted but authorities did not release details about the shooting. • Four New York-area men were arrested Monday after a base jumping stunt from atop One World Trade Center in September, police said. The men have been charged with burglary, reckless endangerment and jumping from a structure. The NYPD Commissioner states that the men’s actions violated the law and placed themselves and others in danger. The group climbed the nation's tallest building on September 30 and parachuted more than 1,300 feet off the skyscraper. The charges come less than a week after a 16-year-old boy from New Jersey was arrested on trespassing charges at the skyscraper. Justin Casquejo is accused of sneaking past security and climbing to the top of the building. The question of security at the landmark site is not being intensely criticized.
