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1. A Wisconsin principal shot by a former student has died. The teen should have brought two guns to his rural school and shot the principal after a struggle with adults and other students.
2. Florida Congressman Mark Foley resigned in the wake of questions about E-mails he wrote -- a former teenage male page. A clerk read Foley's resignation on the House floor and Foley submitted a letter of resignation to Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
3. Two brothers who owned a Rhode Island nightclub where a fire in 2003 killed 100 concertgoers have finally been sentenced under a plea agreement. One of the brothers gets three years' probation and 500 hours of community service while the other has been sentenced to four years in prison and three years' probation.
4. It's another twist in the California child porn case against ex-JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Karr. Investigators say they found an exact copy of the hard drive of Karr's lost computer. The hearing on the defense motion to dismiss the charges continues.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. plea: n-count
In the court of law, a person's plea is the answer that they give when they have been charged with a crime, saying whether or not they are guilty of that crime.
【法律】 抗辩: 被告对刑事指控或起诉的回答
2. probation: n-uncount Probation is a period of time during which a person who has committed a crime has to obey the law and be supervised by a probation officer, rather than being sent to prison.
【法律】 缓刑: 对已被认定犯有某罪的人实行暂缓执行其刑罚, 并在其保证良好行为的基础上给予暂时的自由
3. motion: n-count A motion is a formal proposal or statement in a meeting, or trial, which is discussed and then voted or decided on.
【法律】 请求, 申请: 法院提出的一种做为命令或约束的申请
4. dismiss: verb When a judge dismisses a case against someone, he or she formally states that there is no need for a trial, usually because there is not enough evidence for the case to continue.
【法律】 驳回, 不受理: 不用进一步审理而使（决议或案件）退出法庭
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