Budget Hero

The Debt Clock is ticking.

Can you balance the budget better than our Politicians in Washington? Do you have what it takes to be a budget hero?

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Same idea... different game.

Free Falling

Felix Baumgartner, a 43-year-old former Austrian military parachutist, floated for two hours in a purpose-built capsule towed by an enormous helium balloon before leaping into the record books from 128,000ft – almost four times the height of a cruising passenger airline.

As well as becoming the first man to break the sound barrier unaided, Baumgartner set three other world records during the attempt. The first came after two hours and two minutes when he broke the record for the highest manned balloon flight, previously held by Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather who soared to 113,740ft in 1961. Their record ended in tragedy when Prather drowned in the Gulf of Mexico upon landing.

He also broke the current freefall record of 19.5 miles held by Joe Kittinger. Mr Kittinger, who set his record in 1960, was the only person allowed to communicate with Mr Baumgartner while he was inside the capsule which carried him into space.

What does Felix Baumgartner's historic jump mean for the future of the American Space Program?

What has the President pledged America will accomplish in his lifetime?

What will it cost?  Is it worth it?

Presidential Debate

Follow along with this interactive replay of the presidential debate, using fact checks and graphics to take a closer look at President Obama and Mitt Romney’s assertions and attacks.  Click Here.

The Twitter-verse

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

When news was printed the 'News Cycle' used to be 24 hours. That all changed when TV and Radio could reach their target audience much quicker. How has Social Media like Twitter changed the way we get the news? Is Twitter a reliable news source? What is the challenge for TV Cable News?

One Small Step For Man....

The news of the iconic astronaut Neil Armstrong's death Saturday (Aug. 25) plunged American astronauts and spaceflyers around the world into mourning, with some expressing their sadness on Twitter.

Armstrong died at age 82 due to complications from recent heart surgery, his family said. Armstrong had heart bypass surgery earlier this month to clear blocked arteries.

Contrary to this video he was not the inventor of MTV. Niel Armstrong was the humble hero from Ohio was the first man to walk on the moon and commander of NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.

Or was he? Who do you believe? How do we know if we are being told the truth?

What did Ben Franklin think about trusting the Government?

Do these conspiracy theories dishonor heroes like Niel Armstrong?

Take a look at Niel Armstong's Obituary and then write your own.

Talawanda: A New Hope

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How is the opening of our new school "newsworthy?"

If you were reporting on this historic event what would you say?

What did Channel 12 News choose to report?  Why?

Now Thats Tall

One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York City's tallest skyscraper on Monday.


TRUE OR FALSE
Humans are the only animals to exploit the earth for our own personal gain?

TRUE OR FALSE
Humans are the only animals that can use reason to weigh the consequences of actions and change?

Termites are social insects, related to cockroaches. They are well-known for building extraordinary cathedral-like mounds with clever ventilation systems, and notorious for eating wooden houses - in the US they cause more damage to homes than storms and fires combined. Some termites eat soil, and others eat dead wood in tropical forests, aiding the decomposition process. Some termites give off methane when digesting food, by fermentation in the gut, in a similar way to cattle. Methane is another of the greenhouse gases.

Termite mounds can be as high as 30 feet, but the average one is seven or eight. Some termite mounds can contain as much as 60 tons of material, which ranges from soil to the waste of the plant matter that they devour. Elaborate termite mounds that reach great heights are the largest structures constructed on the planet by a species other than man. Termites could produce as much as 150 million tons of methane a year. The amount of methane in the atmosphere was - and still is - increasing faster than other greenhouse gases, by 1 per cent a year since 1978.