Monday, June 2, 2008

Crane Falls in New York

Another construction crane fell in New York on Friday. It fell on New York’s Upper East Side into an apartment building. The crane killed 2 people. The crane fell just 2 months after another crane collapse nearby.

Decision Made on Florida and Michigan Primary

In Election News, the Democratic Rules Committee decided what to do about Florida and Michigan’s votes. In the deal they gave the states half votes in the election. Hilary Clinton wasn’t very happy with this because it didn’t give her a much needed boost to her campaign.

Shuttle Liftoff

On Saturday the Space Shuttle Discovery had a successful liftoff. The shuttle made its way into space carrying a Japanese lab to add to the International Space Station.