Today's Takeaways: An Explosion, A Sports Dream, and Two Snipers

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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In this handout provided by NASA, the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch. Oct. 28, 2014 (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Getty)

1. South Unbound: Tennessee as An Abortion Battleground | 2. Antares Rocket Explosion: What Went Wrong? | 3. High School Sports & The Pressure to Please | 4. What it Takes to Be a Marine Corps Sniper

South Unbound: Tennessee as An Abortion Battleground

The issue most Tennesseans are talking about this election season isn't who to vote for for U.S. Senate or governor—it's the ballot initiative about abortion.

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Ukrainian Voters Send Pro-European Message

Now that more than half the votes have been counted in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, it appears that voters have sent a clear message about the country's future.  

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Antares Rocket Explosion: What Went Wrong?

In Virginia yesterday, a rocket carrying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment exploded shortly after liftoff. 

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Kobani and The Campaign Against ISIS

ISIS has released a video claiming that it will soon overtake the Kurdish town of Kobani, a pivotal point for the American campaign.

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Flowing Lava Drives Hawaiians to Leave Home

In Hawaii, 2,000 degree molten lava from the Kilauea Volcano has been steadily inching closer to the community of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island.

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High School Sports & The Pressure to Please

The dream of a successful career in high school athletics is often the mixed dreams of an innocent child eager to please a parent who never made it to the pros. 

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What it Takes to Be a Marine Corps Sniper

Of all the roles a member of the armed forces can play on the battlefield, perhaps none is as terrifying as that of a sniper. Two Marine Corps snipers reflect on their jobs. 

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