Bulletproof backpacks for kids selling fast - Orlando by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)ORLANDO, FL (Catholic Online) - Bullet Blocker's vice president, Elmar Uy said they normally sell 10-15 packs per week, but since last week, they have been selling from 50 to 100 per day. There are several companies that sell similar items, all pledging to stop a bullet in the event of a rampage. ...

Watch this teen crash while running from FHP - Orlando by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)ORLANDO, FL (Catholic Online) - The unidentified juvenile allegedly stole a vehicle then led the Highway Patrol on a chase through town. He also had a passenger in the vehicle. The teen will be charged with auto theft, driving without a license, and fleeing the scene of a crash, according to the ...

Small comfort: Two friends die in each other's arms at destroyed Oklahoma school
by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "We take comfort in thinking that she and Emily were holding onto each other and not alone," Antonia's mom says.The two third-grade girls were among the seven children killed when the school collapsed them when the tornado tore through the city of Moore this ...

Teenage birth rates drop dramatically among Hispanic women, girls
by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "The thing that surprised me most was the big decline in rates for Hispanics: at least 40 percent in 22 states and the District of Columbia," Brady Hamilton, a report co-author and a statistician at the Center for Disease Control's National Center for Health ...

Gay youths to be allowed to join Boy Scouts: Controversy rages
by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - More than 60 percent of the group's 1,400-member national council voted at an annual meeting in Grapevine, Texas, for the change this week. The new guidelines will take effect at the start of the New Year."No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of ...

Bridge that collapsed in Washington State was structurally unsound
by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - According to officials, the structure collapse was caused by a truck hitting the overhead bar. The over-sized truck apparently collided with the span of structure, authorities have said."For reasons unknown at this point in time the semi struck the overhead of ...

Undeterred by terrorists, mother and daughter comfort dying British soldier in London
by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - While bystanders watched in horror and police waited helplessly for armed officers to arrive, Gemini says that she and her mother were not heroes and had done what anyone else would do.Amanda's son 22-year-old son Simeon said that his mom and sister acted out of ...

Flight diverted above United Kingdom after two passengers make bomb threats
by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Typhoon fighter jets were launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, eastern England upon hearing reports of the bombing threat. The Pakistani International Airlines flight, a Boeing 777, originally bound for Manchester was then diverted to Stansted Airport in ...