By Aidan Fox, News Editor

Welcome to the first news set of the school year. An exciting new addition to the news section is the “News Top 10,” which will feature the 10 most important recent news stories that aren’t covered in other articles. The stories are ranked from most recent to oldest, with ongoing stories considered the most recent. We will include a link to a news article about the story if you wish to learn more about it.

1. A massive pro-democracy movement is gaining strength in Hong Kong. Tens of thousands of protestors have taken to the streets.

http://time.com/3449449/hong-kong-china-students-democracy-demonstrations/

Here is a video that shows the extent of the demonstrations: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29421914

2. A Mexican “drug cartel kingpin” known simply as “H” was captured after an 11-month manhunt.

http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-captures-most-wanted-drug-cartel-kingpin-015758497.html

3. A UVA student named Hannah Graham went missing on September 13 and has yet to be found. The prime suspect, Jesse Matthew sped away in his car after being questioned and was later arrested and jailed. He was charged with “abduction with intent to defile.”

http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/09/24/suspect-in-disappearance-of-uva-student-hannah-graham-caught-in-galveston/16181211/

4. A massive wildfire nicknamed the King Fire has devastated 145 square miles east of Sacramento. The fire—which has cost upwards of $50 million to fight, is the most recent in a series of fires that California has endured this year. And the fires aren’t going away — the dry season of an extremely dry year is beginning.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/california-wildfire-racks-up-53-million-firefighting-price-tag-1411644349

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-north-south-fire-20140925-story.html

5. After 5 and a half years as Attorney General, Eric Holder, who President Obama called “the people’s lawyer,” announced his resignation. He will remain in office until he is replaced.

http://news.yahoo.com/eric-holder-to-resign–set-up-confirmation-battle-151530949.html

6. Almost 350 Syrian refugees who were crammed into a small fishing boat and likely set sail for Italy were caught in rough seas and rescued by a Cyprus cruise ship. Upon being rescued, however, they refused to disembark, insisting that they be sent to Italy. They were eventually forced inland and four of the organizers of the trek were arrested on counts of illegal trafficking.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29358265

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Sep-29/272366-cyprus-detains-four-syrians-after-refugee-boat-rescue.ashx#axzz3ExF58hQP

7. A homeless Army veteran named Omar Gonzalez hopped the White House fence and walked through the front door. His car was found to have 800 rounds of ammunition two hatchets, and a machete. As a result, the head of the Secret Service, Julia Pierson, has been forced to resign.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/secret-service-mulls-checkpoints-white-house-2-security-scares-article-1.1948262

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29452829

8. A 22-year-old Rutgers student was killed by a black bear while hiking in the Apshawa Preserve. It was the first fatal bear attack in our state since 1852.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rutgers-student-killed-bear-hiking-woods-cops-article-1.1948391

9. Two probes entered Mars’ orbit last week: India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, which cost a mere $74 million, and NASA’s far more complex Maven, which cost $671 million.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/world/asia/on-a-shoestring-india-sends-orbiter-to-mars.html?_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/science/space/nasa-craft-mars.html

10. At the Scottish independence referendum, Scotland voted to remain a part of the United Kingdom, with 54.2% of voters voting against independence.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/world/europe/scotland-independence-vote.html