Brian Rini, of Medina, Ohio, identified himself as Timmothy Pitzen, disappeared at age 11 in 2006. after DNA testing, the FBI determined that he was not Timmothy Pitzen and was a man who spent over a year in prison for burglary and vandalism.

He was found on Wednesday in Newport, Kentucky, and when officials questioned him, he claimed that his name was Timmothy Pitzen and he had been held captive by two men for the past seven years.

Pitzen’s family and neighbors were hopeful for the return of Timothy. Upon hearing the truth, they were heartbroken. It is undecided whether or not Brian Rini will face more prison time for the hoax.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency dropped an explosive from a spacecraft, creating a crater impact with an asteroid. The explosive box that was released from the craft dropped a copper ball that blasted the surface of an asteroid for the first time.

The aircraft created a crater but was not destroyed. After, the aircraft moved back into the area to observe and collect a sample of the asteroid.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency hopes to learn more about the origins of the solar system with the sample from the leftover asteroids material.

Boeing airlines in Ethiopia has had difficulties with their airplanes. After the March 10th crash that killed 157 people, Boeing stated that it was working to make some safety changes to their aircrafts.

With new safety features in place, Flight 302 took off from Ethiopia for Kenya. within one minute of taking off, the system had problems and stated that it might stall and drop from the sky. The two pilots worked to stay in the air, but the anti-stall system kicked in and the nose of the plane dropped down.

Grace Hallen can be reached at hall2306@stthomas.edu