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Balloon incident, is a hoax

Apparently, the 'balloon boy' incident was just a hoax and now authorities in Fort Collins, Colorado quite possibly may press charges against the parents of Falcon Heene.

If the incident was a hoax, the only charge local authorities could press would be making a false report to authorities -- a Class 3 misdemeanor, according to CNN.

The incident unraveled when footage was released on Thursday depicting a massive balloon floating in the sky. Inside that balloon was supposed to be Falcon who weighs 37 pounds.

It ended when Falcon climbed down from the attic above the garage at the family's home, according to CNN.

His parents Richard and Mayumi Heene have been subjected to media scrutiny since the balloon took off. However, the funk didn’t hit the fan until the little boy expressed on national television that he thought the purpose of the incident was to gain notoriety.

CNN, reported today that the Heene's met in acting school and also that Mr. Heene was plotting this event to gain some sort of media coverage with his name smeared all over it.

Some of you may have also seen the Heene's on ABC's "Wife Swap." The Heene's have also released videos of storm chasing and online activies.

If you didn’t see the "balloon boy" hoax incident on CNN, click below and get a good laugh.




UConn Football Player Killed

On Saturday, UConn beat Louisville; UConn cornerback Jasper Howard was overjoyed. That night he was given the game winning ball.

After the game Howard call his mom to tell her the good news. Then hours later his mother received another call, but this is time it was UConn's head coach calling to tell her that her son had been stabbed.

Howard was pronounced dead Sunday.

A school sponsored dance was taking place on Saturday night on the UConn Campus. During the dance, a concealed weapon was revealed and a fight broke out. Two people were stabbed and Howard was one of them.

There was about 300 students at the dance, as the incidents unfolded, they began to evacuate and crowd the streets.

Howard, 20, was from Miami, Florida and a soon-to-be-father.





Obama planning on creating more jobs

President Obama is working diligently to create new jobs for Americans.

This year the unemployment rate is 9.8 percent, with more than 4 million jobs lost this year. The deficit has reached $1.4 trillion and the national debt $11.9 trillion, according to the Associated Press.

The president has also thought about doing another stimulus package to boost the economy.

Our government has made strides to carry us out of a recession. Though they are making progress slowly, initiatives should not be halted, which could put Americans back into a recession.

Many Americans are working multiple and triple jobs just to stay afloat with their bills and miscellaneous needs.Causing Americans to work day and night.

Do you think that its wise for Americans to go into business for themselves? Or should Americans work in the corporate world?