1. “Fighter jets caused sonic booms”

2. Officials say that the nine sonic booms heard and felt along the coast from New Jersey to Connecticut were caused by military fighter jets conducting tests. A Navy spokeswoman says an F-35C and F-18 from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, were conducting supersonic testing off the coast Thursday afternoon. The F-35C has a top speed of nearly 1,200 mph. The Navy released the following statement: "Aircraft from Naval Test Wing Atlantic were conducting routine flight testing in the Atlantic Test Ranges this afternoon that included activities which may have resulted in sonic booms. The test wing is critical to the safe test and evaluation of all types of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft in service and in development and is primarily based out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.” Residents reported hearing loud booms and feeling the ground and buildings shake. Navy spokeswoman Connie Hempel said supersonic tests flights are done almost daily in the same area but that most sonic booms aren't felt on land. They are conducted offshore in an area called the Test Track, parallel to the coast of the Delmarva Peninsula which is occupied by Delaware, Maryland and Viriginia. Certain atmospheric conditions can increase the chance of hearing the booms.

3. In Other News  A woman who taught English-as-a-second-language classes to one of the inmates who escaped last week from a California jail has been arrested in connection with the breakout, officials said Thursday. Nooshafarin Ravaghi, an ESL teacher who had worked at the jail for six months, was arrested Thursday. She is scheduled to make an initial appearance in court on Friday. The listing didn't specify potential charges against Ravaghi. One of the escapees, Hossein Nayeri, attended several of Ravaghi's classes at the Central Men's Jail. Officials said they believe Ravaghi, 44, provided material to Nayeri, including maps and overhead photos of the area around the jail. Investigators are looking into whether Ravaghi brought tools to the jail for Nayeri to aid in his escape.  Cue the sweaty palms. Travelers will soon be able to walk across the world's longest and highest glass-bottom bridge, which spans two cliffs in China's Hunan province. This week, workers were photographed installing the bridge's first piece of glass. Set against dramatic landscapes in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, the bridge is 430 meters long, six meters wide and hovers over a 300-meter vertical drop. Construction on the bridge was originally expected to be finished at the end of 2015. It's now set to open in May this year.