It's hard to know what to say about what happened yesterday. Obviously a terrorist attack. Is it domestic or foreign? You automatically assume foreign, but given the event (Patriot's Day, Tax Day), you just can't be sure. 3 dead, including an 8 year old boy, pictured below. 144 injured (although that latter number still varies). Many amputees. Typically, major praise … Read More
Lockdown at NC A&T
10:25 a.m. Breaking news… GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro was put on lockdown Friday morning after a man was seen carrying a rifle on campus. The school posted an alert on its website shortly before 10 a.m., warning people to stay inside and lock classrooms, doors and windows. Officials described the man as black, standing 5 feet 11 … Read More
Breaking: LA Times Reporting Shootout With Dorner
Link: Christopher Dorner was engaged in a shootout with federal authorities in the Big Bear area Tuesday, a law enforcement source told The Times. The shooting occurred after Dorner burglarized a home, tied up a couple and stole their car, the source said. It was not immediately clear whether Dorner was in custody. * Two deputies shot and wounded. NEXT … Read More
Today’s School Shooting
At Price Middle School in Atlanta. Two shot — one of them is a 14 year old student shot in the head; the other, a teacher. UPDATE: Suspect apprehended. Breaking now.
Today’s Mass School Shooting
Multiple People Shot on College Campus in Texas. HOUSTON – Multiple people have been shot at a Harris County college, Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables said. Investigators said the shooting happened at Lone Star College's North Harris campus, 2700 West W. W. Thorne Drive near Aldine Westfield shortly after noon. Officials have not said exactly how many people have … Read More
Breaking: School Shooting In Connecticut
Again? RT @hartfordcourant: #Newtown groups of students, some crying being escorted away from the school — Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) December 14, 2012 BREAKING — Newspaper says a child, apparently seriously injured, being carried from Newtown, CT elementary school — Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) December 14, 2012 Elementary #school #shooting in #Newtown, CT.Responders on scene are reporting several injured.Will update … Read More
Breaking: Israel-Hamas Agree To Cease Fire
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire, the Egyptian foreign minister said Wednesday, ending eight days of fighting that killed more than 140 Palestinians and five Israelis. The cease-fire is set to start at 9 p.m. Cairo time (2 p.m. ET), Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced in a news conference alongside visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary … Read More
Live From Evacuation Zone A
Hanging Crane – Local News NYC: View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com. Midtown NYC: Watch live video from roundhouse27 on www.justin.tv
Financial Markets Closed Tomorrow
This is the first time since 1885 that financial markets have been closed two days in a row due to weather. Meanwhile, in Red Hook, Brooklyn…. Also, Sandy this morning, from space… Dangling crane on 57th Street — look out below! FDR drive today… * Tall ship "Bounty" reported sunk off NC And then there's this:
Breaking – Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Temporarily Banned
CNN: A judge in Pennsylvania issued an injunction Tuesday temporarily barring the state from implementing the requirement that all voters must present an identification at the polls on Election Day. The state may implement other portions of the law, the ruling said, and the voter ID portion of the law may be enforced in future elections. From what I can … Read More
Two Republican-Appointed Judges Strike Down DOMA
BREAKING…. A three judge panel of The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit just handed down a decision declaring the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Notably, the panel included Judges Juan Torruella and Michael Boudin, both of whom are Republican appointees. Judge Boudin, who authored the opinion, is one of the most highly regarded judges in … Read More
Not. Buying. It.
Captain Francesco Schettino's reason for leaving the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia while most of its passengers were still struggling to get off? "I tripped". Whew! Good thing there was a lifeboat underneath him to catch his fall!
Perry’s Out & Other Tidbits
According to sources…. … oh, and rather than losing to Romney by 8 votes in Iowa, Rick Santorum actually won there by 34 votes … oh, and Marianne Gingritch, who once boasted that she could end her ex-husband's campaign with a single interview, has sat down for a two-hour interview with ABC… to be aired Monday (after South Carolina). I … Read More
Not Again
Shots fired on Virginia Tech campus. UPDATE: Here’s the latest from Virginia Tech’s website: Suspect remains at large. A police officer has been shot. A potential second victim is reported at the Cage lot. Stay indoors. Secure in place.