Five Favorite Front-Page Features #11

5. A judge finds the sugary drink ban in NYC unconstitutional. Very interesting that someone felt that it was a little bit too crazy...the judge cited "arbitrary and capricious" basically that the law was not fair--and I agree certain 32 oz. drinks were left out.  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/nyregion/judge-invalidates-bloombergs-soda-ban.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130312&_r=0

4. This was a bittersweet story from today...a sister jumps into a river after her younger brother--saves him, but dies in the process and the guy that went in after her.  http://abcnews.go.com/US/teenage-girls-body-recovered-foam-filled-big-sioux/story?id=18735275

3. Carnival cruise line...oh my...they are going to need some serious reputation repair! http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/15/travel/carnival-cruises-perception/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

2. So North Korea has gone crazy enough that we have increased our missile defense stuff...I am glad that we are prepared...but it does make you a little bit concerned that these threats might actually come to something http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/15/17327806-us-to-deploy-more-ground-based-missile-interceptors-as-north-korea-steps-up-threats?lite

1. Pope Francis I selected this week.  It is waay cool that they selected a South American pope.  I had fun sharing this moment of history with my students.

From http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2013/mar/13/pope-francis-life-in-pictures