Keystone Cops: NASA Finally Finds Way To Get People To Pay Attention To Space Program Again

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• This is the story everyone’s talking about at the water cooler today. (Fortunately, I sit right next to the water cooler.) NASA astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak has been charged with attempted murder of another astronaut, who was in a astronaut love triangle with another astronaut. She also had on diapers so she wouldn’t have to stop on the drive. Okay, so attemped murder and kidnapping aren’t cool, but if they have to happen, I’m pretty happy that astronauts are involved. Oh, yeah, and Philly astronaut Chris Ferguson went down to support her at her preliminary hearing. [Orlando Sentinel]

• A Lancaster County coroner is accused of leaking 911 info to reporters at the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal. Four reporters testified in front of a grand jury, though, so apparently they did a nice job of ratting him out. [KYW 1060]

• An unloaded gun was seized at a Winslow, N.J., middle school. The student claims it was for protection, so apparently it’s a club- or baseball bat-sized gun. [Camden Courier-Post]

• A woman was hit by a schoolbus and died and another man was found dead this morning as well. Huzzah for Philadelphia! [Inquirer]