Four red pandas have been born at the Denver Zoo boosting the number of the endangered species.

The quadruplets, three males and one female, were born on July 9 to the red panda mother named Sophia and its mate He-Ping.

The Obama administration will convene a summit in September to find solutions to the persistent practice of sending text messages while driving, Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood said on Tuesday. Many states have adopted laws prohibiting all or certain kinds of cell phone use while driving.

"If it were up to me, I would ban drivers from texting, but unfortunately, laws aren't always enough," said Sec. LaHood. "We've learned from past safety awareness campaigns that it takes a coordinated strategy combining education and enforcement to get results. That's why this meeting with experienced officials, experts and law enforcement will be such a crucial first step in our efforts to put an end to distracted driving."

A West Virginia golf club lost 32 golf carts to a suspicious fire on Friday morning and investigators suspect vandals were responsible for the $100,000 damage.

No one was injured in the fire at the Wheeling Country Club reported by a passing motorist at 4:30 a.m. Firefighters who arrived at the scene saw the golf carts in flames and put out the fire in half an hour.

A Southwest Airlines plane bound from Nashville to Baltimore made an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia on Monday because a hole popped up in its fuselage half an hour after taking off.

No one among the 131 passengers of Flight 2294 were injured when cabin pressure dropped due to the hole as oxygen masks dropped, the crew remained calmed and the pilot safely landed the plane at the Yeager Airport.

A 15-year-old girl from Compton, Calif. landed in history books on Sunday by becoming the youngest African-American female to fly solo across the United States. Kimberly Anyadike piloted a single-engine Cessna plane from Los Angeles to Newport News, Virginia, according to reports from KTLA in Los Angeles. During her aviation trek Anyadike landed several times along the way to the east coast, but she safely completed her journey and touched down to thunderous applause from crowds at Compton's Woodley Airport.

Anyadike revealed she wanted to inspire other kids to believe in themselves and wanted to use the flight as a way to honor the famed Tuskeegee Airmen for their service and valor during World War II.