Beyond the Bubble
World News
A 19-year-old German man was arrested Sunday under suspicion of leaving a false bomb warning on a plane headed to Atlanta, Georgia from Frankfurt, Germany.
A paper found in the lavatory warned of the presence of a bomb on the plane, after which an emergency landing was quickly arranged.
The plane was redirected to Shannon in western Ireland, where all 150 passengers on the plane were questioned by police in addition to having fingerprints and handwriting samples taken.
The plane was inspected by bomb threat experts and police, at which point the threat was deemed to be merely a hoax. The passengers were placed in overnight hotels before their new flight was rescheduled for Monday.
Under Ireland's Navigation and Transport Act, officials are allowed to keep the suspected teenager in custody for 12 hours without officially making charges.
National News
The famous mob family that inspired the 1997 movie "Donnie Brasco" has found itself in crisis after eight new counts were added to the indictment against its boss â€" Joseph Massino.
Massino and twenty-six affiliates of the Bonanno crime family have been slapped a 20-count indictment that includes 15 charges of murder or murder conspiracies, extortion, illegal gambling and fraud.
Authorities said that there has been dissent from within the family and that many members are now resorting to breaking many major mobster rules. More than six members of the family have broken the vow of silence by recording conversations of various meetings.
Among the findings in the recordings is the fact that Massino, though incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since January of 2003, has continued to run the family through various messengers.
The investigation against the Bonanno family has been ongoing since 2000. Since then, more than 70 members or associates have been prosecuted.
The operations of the Bonanno family have been in the public view ever since an FBI agent, Donnie Brasco, was able to infiltrate the family in the 1970s. Since then, however, the family had been able to enjoy a period of time when they were impenetrable by authorities-until now.
College News
A freshman marketing major from the University of Dayton, died late Sunday night after suffering a severe head injury.
Nicholas Holmes, a 19-year-old from Missouri, was attending a party Saturday night when he was head-butted by an unknown assailant. The brunt of the damage is believed to have been from an injury that occurred after Holmes was head-butted and fell onto the pavement.
Noah McDaniel, a friend who attended the party with Holmes, also suffered a hit to the nose and was hospitalized, although his injury was not considered serious.
The fight that eventually led to the deadly blow, is believed to have been sparked by a racist remark, according to Dayton Daily News. The specifics of the altercation are not yet known as police are still in the midst of investigation.
A memorial service took place Monday at the Immaculate Conception chapel on the University of Dayton campus. Counselors and campus ministers are prepared to deal with any distraught friends of Holmes as students return to campus from the long weekend.
Police continue to question many witnesses but they currently have no one in custody, although they are considering this case to be a homicide.
Entertainment News
Fox launched its third installment of the hit reality series "American Idol" with a three-night premiere running from Monday to Wednesday.
After its successful start during the summer of 2002, Fox followed up with an even more successful campaign in 2003, receiving an average of 21 million viewers per night, and a high of 38 million viewers for its finale, according to an article from the San Jose Mercury News.
Over the past two years, more than 20 other countries have created their own versions of the Idol competition in addition to Great Britain who hosted the first show of this type, "Pop Idol."
â€" Compiled by Lance Dwyer