Kim Davis appeals her contempt of court ruling. How to manage Europe’s refugee crisis. And drones are party crashers at sporting events.
It’s Monday and here are the 5 things to know for your New Day
KIM DAVIS APPEAL
Courting her release: Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who won’t issue same-sex marriage licenses, is appealing the contempt of court hearing that landed her in jail last week. She’s looking for a “get out of jail” card. Davis had refused to give licenses to same-sex couples after June’s Supreme Court decision on grounds that issuing the licenses would violate her Christian convictions against same-sex marriage.
SARAH PALIN
Habla Inglés: If you’re in this country, “speak American.” That’s the gist of what former VP candidate Sarah Palin told CNN’s Jake Tapper. She thinks it’s great that people like presidential candidate Jeb Bush are bilingual, but says people in this country should speak English. “When you’re here, let’s speak American. … Let’s speak English, and that’s a kind of a unifying aspect of the nation is the language that is understood by all,” Palin said. Donald Trump recently criticized Bush for answering a question in Spanish.
MIGRANTS
Kindness overload: Austria says it can’t keep this up much longer. Germany says it can’t, either. After absorbing more than 12,000 refugees, Austria wants to see a gradual reduction in the numbers of refugees coming through, the nation’s chancellor said. The United Nations’ refugee agency estimates that 366,402 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe this year. Thousands are dead or missing. Their futures are far from certain.
DRONES
Droning on: These drone incidents are getting out of hand. A drone crash-landed inside the University of Kentucky football stadium during pregame festivities at the Wildcats’ home opener on Saturday. That happened just two days after a drone disrupted the U.S. Open – one of the highest-profile events in professional sports. No one was hurt in either case, but authorities are not amused. Kentucky officials are deciding what to do with the student who was piloting the contraption. In New York, the drone’s operator was charged with reckless endangerment.
HAIL MARY
Did you see it?: The first weekend of college football is almost over and boy was it fun. Tonight’s Ohio State -Virginia Tech puts a wrap on festivities, but barring something super sensational, the highlight of the weekend came at the end of the Nebraska-Brigham Young game. Cougars backup quarterback Tanner Mangum completed a 42-yard touchdown pass to Mitch Matthews as time ran out to beat the Cornhuskers. Is it okay for a Mormon school to win on a Hail Mary?
