Friday, March 22, 2013

[U.S.] Marine kills two at Quantico base, takes own life

Marine kills two at Quantico base, takes own life
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57575748-504083/marine-base-shooting-3-dead-including-suspected-gunman-on-base-in-quantico-va/
WASHINGTON | Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:21am EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Marine shot dead two fellow service members at a base in Quantico, Virginia, then killed himself, the Marines said on Friday.

Police: Father and daughter who jumped into river from Kansas City bridge are ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Police-Mo-bridge-jumpers-likely-father-daughter-4376403.php
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City police say a father and daughter are presumed dead after they jumped, holding hands, from a highway bridge into the frigid Missouri River.

Man impersonating pilot arrested on US Airways flight
http://abcnews.go.com/US/american-hating-frenchman-accused-impersonating-pilot/story?id=18787418
CBS News/ March 22, 2013, 8:24 AM. Man impersonating pilot arrested on US Airways flight. PHILADELPHIA Authorities arrested a man they say impersonated a pilot and entered the cockpit of a US Airways flight awaiting takeoff at Philadelphia International ...

Markey to Steyer: Stay out of Mass. Senate race
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/21/senate-race-reopens-old-organized-labor-wounds/5jppX2MI9ZYP2UhcldIOcK/story.html
BOSTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Edward Markey is asking a California billionaire to stay out of the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts. Markey said in a statement Friday that Thomas Steyer should immediately withdraw his threat to unleash negative attacks against ...

Ohio prosecutors 'indict' Punxsutawney Phil over early spring forecast, seek ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20130322_ap_punxsutawneyphilindictedoverspringforecast.html
CINCINNATI - Famed groundhog Punxsutawney (puhnk-suh-TAW'-nee) Phil might want to go back into hibernation. Authorities in still-frigid Ohio have issued an “indictment” of the furry rodent, who predicted an early spring when he didn't see his shadow ...

Obama to designate five new national monuments
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/03/harriet-tubman-monument-to-be-built-in-maryland-86562.html
WASHINGTON--President Obama will designate five new national monuments on Monday, according to a White House official. The monuments are the First State National Monument in Delaware; the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico; ...

Republicans pressing WH for Benghazi answers
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/03/21/boehner-budget-process-might-be-best-opportunity-to-fix-fiscal-jam/
Washington (CNN) - In a sign Congressional Republicans intend to keep political pressure on the administration over Benghazi, House Speaker John Boehner convened a meeting Thursday morning to discuss last year's attack on the U.S.

Senate approves budget amendment on medical device tax
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/democrats-obamacare-tax-89219.html
The Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan budget amendment calling for the end of a medical device tax enacted as part of President Obama's healthcare reform bill.

Everyone Who Claims Adam Lanza Didn't Use an AR-15-Style Rifle Is Wrong ...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2013/03/22/ar_15_sandy_hook_everyone_who_claims_adam_lanza_didn_t_use_an_ar_15_style.html
Crime is Slate's crime blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatecrime. On Dec. 14, 2012, Adam Lanza used an AR-15-style Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle to kill 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Steven Tyler Act Protecting Celeb Privacy Stalls in Hawaii House
http://www.eonline.com/news/400393/steven-tyler-act-protecting-celeb-privacy-stalls-in-hawaii-house
Unfortunately, Steven Tyler's livin' on the edge of disappointment. Aerosmith's frontman has suffered a setback in his bid to keep the paparazzi at bay as the highly touted privacy bill named for him failed to make it out of Hawaii's House of Representatives ...

Dongle Jokes, Tweets End With Firings, Sexism in Tech Debate
http://www.szsu.com/2013/03/21/sendgrid-fires-developer-evangelist-after-public-outcry-ddos-attacks/
A tweet from the audience of a recent tech conference has resulted in several people losing their jobs and reignited a debate about sexism in the tech industry.

NYC prosecutors: Vacate conviction in rabbi murder
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/man-freed-after-unjust-jailing/
NEW YORK - A man put behind bars for the 1990 killing of a Brooklyn rabbi was on the verge of freedom Wednesday after prosecutors told a judge they support tossing out his conviction.

NBC to air interview with Jerry Sandusky on Monday
http://allday.today.com/_news/2013/03/22/17415105-jerry-sandusky-to-speak-out-exclusively-on-today?lite
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - NBC says it will air an interview with former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky next week. The network said the segment will be broadcast Monday on the "Today" show.

March 22 News: NOAA Predicts Warmer-Than Average Spring For Most Of U.S. ...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/03/22/1759381/march-22-news-noaa-predicts-warmer-than-average-spring-for-most-of-us-and-little-drought-relief/
NOAA issued the three-month U.S. Spring Outlook today, stating that odds favor above-average temperatures across much of the continental United States, including drought-stricken areas of Texas, the Southwest and the Great Plains.

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