Arson is suspected in a blaze that heavily damaged the birthplace of Bill Clinton early Christmas morning, reports CBS Shreveport, Louisiana affiliate KSLA-TV.

The fire at the William J. Clinton Birthplace, in Hope, Arkansas, broke out around 3:20 a.m. Friday.

According to Hope Police Chief J.R. Wilson, the fire is under investigation, but arson is suspected.

PASSENGER PLANE CRASHED IN EGYPT//
BODIES BEING RECOVERED//
NO SURVIVORS//

ZOMBIE BLOODBATH IN FLORIDA

ZOMBIE BLOODBATH IN FLORIDA

A deadly Saturday night shooting at a ZombieCon event in Florida is making major news today.. According to reports, chaos broke out in Fort Myers Florida Saturday night after a shooting left one man dead and four others injured. Crowds of people in zombie attire went screaming through the streets after the deadly incident. This year’s theme: 1980s post-apocalyptic.…

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Community College of Philadelphia on lockdown after gun report - CNN.com

Still developing..

Community College of Philadelphia on lockdown after gun report - CNN.com

Community college in Philadelphia in lockdown after reports of a person with a gun on campus.. Faculty and students ordered to shelter in place

BALTIMORE BEDLEM

COPS INJURED

CARS TORCHED

ROCKS THROWN

A funeral day gone wrong..

TSARNAEV FOUND GUILTY ON 30 COUNTS

THE AP DISPATCH ON THE DEVELOPING JURY VERDICT:

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing by a federal jury that now must decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be executed.
Tsarnaev folded his arms, fidgeted and looked down at the defense table as he listened to one guilty verdict after another on all 30 counts against him, including conspiracy and use of a weapon of mass destruction. Seventeen of those counts are punishable by death.
The jury took a day and a half to reach its verdict, which was practically a foregone conclusion, given his lawyer's startling admission during opening statements that Tsarnaev carried out the attack with his now-dead older brother, Tamerlan.

The bomber now the convicted.. may soon be the doomed to death..

Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya// MORE: Gunmen attacked Garissa University College in Kenya during morning prayers, killing 15, wounding dozens and leaving 550 unaccounted for

A developing story..

CNN coverage//
NBC NEWS coverage..
TELEGRAPH coverage..

One quote: “If you were a Christian, you were shot.”

I keep thinking about this weekend, today is Holy Thursday on the Christian Calender. This Easter will see a blood red moon and an eclipse.. 
Yes indeed, there are reasons to be creeped out by all of this.

Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya// MORE: Gunmen attacked Garissa University College in Kenya during morning prayers, killing 15, wounding dozens and leaving 550 unaccounted for

LUCY CLARKE-BILLINGS WITH UK INDEPENDENT REPORTS:

A nationwide blackout across Turkey has thrown the country into chaos.
Power outages have been reported in dozens of cities throughout the country due to a fault on power transmission lines, according to Turkey’s Electricity Transmission Company TEİAŞ’s statement.
Prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that a crisis-desk at the Ministry of Energy has been established.
He added: “We’re considering all probabilities behind nationwide power outage, including terrorism.”

MORE..

SHOOTING AT NSA

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — 12:20 P.M.
A senior defense department official says the two men who tried to ram their sport utility vehicle through a gate at the National Security Agency were dressed as women.
The official says Defense Secretary Ash Carter has been briefed on the situation, which is being investigated by the FBI.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the case is still developing.
FBI spokeswoman Amy J. Thoreson says the scene is contained and that it does not appear to be linked to terrorism.
Authorities say at least one of the men in the car has died.

PROTESTERS STORM GOVERNOR’S ST. LOUIS OFFICE – Demand Removal of National Guard in Ferguson

AND THE NIGHT BEGINS TO FALL ON THE TOWN OF FERGUSON…

PROTESTERS STORM GOVERNOR’S ST. LOUIS OFFICE – Demand Removal of National Guard in Ferguson

ABC NEWS is reporting that the Secret Service is aware of a photo existent on social media: An ISIS flag in front of the White House..

THIS from ABC NEWS:

"We have an intelligence division whose mission is to assess information that we receive every day for dangerousness or potential threat level," Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan told ABC News. "We are aware of the image and will take the necessary and appropriate follow up steps."

The Secret Service did not respond to an additional question about whether the tweet was believed to be authentic. The FBI has not yet responded to ABC News’ request for comment on the tweet, its suspected origin, or whether it signifies a serious threat to the U.S.

I am not a proponent of censorship, but an observer of the strange. The strange being this: The amount of Twitter, Tumblr, and Blogger sites that get shut down with regularity every day.. but so many threatening Twitter accounts are permitted to keep on tweetin’ like there’s no tomorrow ..  

School Stabbing Spree: 20 Hurt in Pittsburgh-Area Attack

NBC NEWS: As many as 20 students were hurt when a classmate went on a stabbing rampage in the classrooms and hallways of a high school outside Pittsburgh on Wednesday …

The numbers keep increasing.. no word on deaths. Only injuries.. true thoughts and prayers going out to this part of the state—collective consciousnesses is required or prayers if you believe.. Send as much positive energy as you can.

School Stabbing Spree: 20 Hurt in Pittsburgh-Area Attack

A multiple stabbing situation is developing at a Pittsburgh PA area high school

Multiple people stabbed at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pa.; conditions unknown; suspect in custody, police say.. not a school shooting—a school stabbing.. It happened at 7:15 am, about 15 minutes after the high school opened. Middle school is secure. Knives don’t stab people, people stab people.

NBC reports in full:

Emergency crews raced to a high school outside Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning after a report of multiple stabbings. A county official said that as many as six people were reported injured.

A suspect was in custody, Dan Stevens, a Westmoreland County emergency management spokesman, told NBC News.

The stabbings were reported at Franklin Regional High School, in the suburb of Murrysville.

WPXI, the NBC affiliate in Pittsburgh, reported that hospitals had been told to expect patients. The first injury calls came in about 7:15 a.m., about 15 minutes after the school doors opened for the day, the station reported.

The school district website said that high school students and middle school students nearby were “secure,” and that elementary school had been canceled for the day. The cited “a critical incident” at the high school.

Streets around the school were sealed off.

Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart nails it regarding CNN's 'breaking news' coverage of the missing Malaysian flight 370

Love this video.. It’s dead on accurate about CNN and their constant ‘breaking news’ graphic that accompanies EVERY story regardless of whether or not it’s breaking news..

Let’s keep that banner for the real stuff CNN?

Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart nails it regarding CNN's 'breaking news' coverage of the missing Malaysian flight 370

Active Shooter Reported at Fort Hood

KCEN-TV in Central Texas is reporting multiple people have been injured Wednesday in a shooting at Fort Hood.

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INITIAL NBC REPORTS SAY TWO SHOOTERS.. NBC later changed it to 1 shooter and other networks seemed to converge on the single shooter story.. 

DALLAS NBC affiliate reports 8 people injured and two reported shooters.. Other networks saying 2 confirmed..

MORE COMING…

Active Shooter Reported at Fort Hood

Breaking schmreaking..

Chuck Todd seems pretty hot under his political collar at CNN for labeling too much non news ‘breaking news’..

I’m with him on this one—CNN overdoes it. But so does FOX NEWS, perhaps even more. They overdo their loud DINGGGGGGGG echo noise each time they begin a new hour.. they say “HAPPENING NOW!” as though the world is ending.

But it never does. Instead all of the networks simply rehash the same news over and over again, calling it ‘breaking’….

The only thing I can say about NBC is this: They could be guilty of it too.. lest we forget they interrupted a Congresswoman to go live to Justin Bieber’s arraignment.. Chuck Todd may have forgotten ..

But really..

The only time I know that ‘breaking news’ is REALLY BREAKING NEWS is when NBC sends off their chimes of death. THAT is when the world does end..

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THIS is an amazing image..It comes from NASA and you care see, if you squint, Great Britain underneath a giant comma shaped Atlantic cyclone.

It was taken February 12.. and it’s one of those many storms bringing hell on earth to Great Britain, including massive winds and flooding rains.. Read more here..

And more on the weather striking: It has become the biggest rescue mission since the Blitz! 80MPH winds, heavy snow, and flooding rains.. And now pile line failures are igniting fires! This is the ongoing disaster facing the United Kingdom.. What amazes me most about this DAILY MAIL article is the variety of disaster photos.. whether it’s flooding or snow, fire or wind.. all are happening now across the pond as David Cameron tries to stay in charge of a fleeting moment in climate time.

'North Korea Executes Entire Family Of Kim Jong-Un's Uncle'

Kim Jong-un is believed to have ordered the total elimination of his uncle’s biological relatives. The terrifying purge reportedly started straight after Jang Sung-Taeks execution and is to demonstrate the Kim Jong Un’s “decisiveness.”

The PURGE is real.. it’s happening in North Korea.. The ghastly story has been reported by South Korean news agencies..  Reports indicate that some of the murdered resisted, so much so that they were dragged from their residences and shot dead in front of others. 

The word on the street in South Korea, as portrayed by South Korean President Park Geun-Hye:

"North Korea is now engaged in a reign of terror while carrying out a massive purge to consolidate the power of Kim Jong-Un”

'North Korea Executes Entire Family Of Kim Jong-Un's Uncle'

MASSIVE CHAOS IN KIEV AS PROTESTERS TAKE ON THE POLICE

There’s lot of chaos happening in Kiev.. RT is there with photos and a full report.

What you need to know about this story: There have been three days of fighting between protesters and police.. There seems to be more black smoke billowing over the capitol city of the Ukraine today .. There are also reports that several protesters have now died during the violent clashes.

The New York TIMES provides a bit of background on why all of this suddenly began:

The Ukrainian crisis escalated sharply last week after President Viktor F. Yanukovich signed new laws restricting public assembly and limiting media freedoms. That revived a protest movement that had been fading, as its political leaders were focusing their efforts instead on elections scheduled for next year.

As though Vlad the Impaler Putin doesn’t have enough to worry about with the Sochi games, he’s getting involved with the crisis in Kiev, chiding the European Union for ‘meddling’ in the affairs of the Ukraine. Reuters reports this:

(Reuters) - Russia told European governments on Tuesday to stop meddling in Ukraine’s political crisis and said events could be spinning out of control in Kiev after violence that left vehicles burning in the streets.

Moscow, which sees its fellow former Soviet republic as part of its traditional sphere of influence, has watched nervously as protests against President Viktor Yanukovich’s decision to shun a trade pact with the European Union have turned violent.

Scores of police and demonstrators have been hurt since Yanukovich, who received a multi-billion-dollar bailout package from Moscow after he spurned the EU deal, angered opponents by signing sweeping laws to curb public protests.

RT has a regularly updated minute by minute blog of the happenings..

The government has called the protesters terrorists. The protesters have said they are the ‘people’s council.’ It is beginning to sound and look a lot like THE DARK KNIGHT RISES in Kiev. But there’s no Batman to stop these scenes..

MASSIVE CHAOS IN KIEV AS PROTESTERS TAKE ON THE POLICE