Coast Guard says 2 dead in shooting at station on Kodiak Island
U.S. Coast Guard officials say two Coast Guard members are dead in shootings at its communications station on Kodiak Island. Officials said Thursday it's unclear if the deaths are a double homicide or murder-suicide.
"It is possible that the suspect remains at large," Capt. Jesse Moore said in a written statement.
A school on Coast Guard property was placed on "lock-in" status, meaning students were not allowed to leave, at about 8:15 a.m., said Kodiak schools superintendent Stewart McDonald.[MORE]
Zimmerman must remain in jail
The neighborhood watch captain who admitted to shooting and killing a Florida teen made his first appearance in court Thursday, almost six weeks after the shooting.
Judge Mark Herr affirmed the second-degree murder charges filed against George Zimmerman, 28, at a hearing in Sanford, FL, dressed in a dark blue jumpsuit and handcuffs. The hearing was only about a minute long.[MORE]
Police Officer Caught Masturbating on Video While on Duty
A police sergeant in Santa Fe, New Mexico is in a bad situation after a video caught him masturbating while he was on duty. The video has recently been released and it was filmed by the dashboard camera of the officer’s cruiser. The video released to the media does not show the inside of the cruiser but has audio that is quite steamy.
Mel Gibson Said John Lennon Deserved To Be Shot
Mel Gibson celebrates John Lennon's death, claiming he deserved to die ... this according to the screenwriter of the failed "Maccabee" project, Joe Eszterhas.
In a scathing 9-page letter, obtained by The Wrap, Eszterhas claims Mel once ranted about the departed Beatle, "I'm glad he's dead. He deserved to be shot. He was f**king messianic. Listen to his songs! Imagine. I hate that f**king song. I'm glad he's dead."[MORE]
GSA Made Up ‘Jackass Award’ to Justify Dinners
Officials at the General Services Administration invented fake awards as an excuse to hold taxpayer-funded dinner events at conferences, according to an interview transcript obtained by Roll Call.
At one such event, GSA bestowed the “jackass award” on an employee, a GSA employee told the agency’s Office of Inspector General, according to the transcript.[MORE]
Thieves Stealing Plaques, Vases From Plots At Plain Lawn Cemetery in Hicksville
For the past few days, Adele Meyer has spent a lot of time thinking about her deceased aunt and uncle, and that’s because the Freeport resident recently learned that one of her family’s cemetery plots was robbed.
“I had come to decorate the graves for Easter,” Meyer told CBS 2′s Elise Finch on Wednesday, “and I turned around and noticed that the plaque wasn’t there. It was just dirt where their names used to be.”[MORE]
Gingrich Unloads on FOX News in Private Meeting
During a meeting with 18 Delaware Tea Party leaders here on Wednesday, Newt Gingrich lambasted FOX News Channel, accusing the cable network of having been in the tank for Mitt Romney from the beginning of the Republican presidential fight. An employee himself of the news outlet as recently as last year, he also cited former colleagues for attacking him out of what he characterized as personal jealousy.[MORE]
Middle School Student Suspended For Hugging Teacher
A North Carolina middle school student has been suspended for hugging a teacher.
WECT-TV reports that Ryan Blackmon, an eighth grade student at Bladenboro Middle School, was suspended when he hugged his teacher after she broke up a potential fight between himself and another student.[MORE]
Jobless Claims Jump; Core PPI Up, Trade Deficit Down
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid rose last week to the highest level since January, a development that could raise fears the labor market recovery was stalling after job creation slowed in March.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 380,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday, defying economists' expectations for a drop to 355,000.[MORE]
Oops: Typo on Senate education guide
They can’t blame Dan Quayle on this one: there is a glaring typo on the cover of the latest Senate education and training guide.
“Senate Office of Education and Traiing,” reads the title on the cover of the guide, a catalog of continuing education courses that is offered to all staff and senators.[MORE]
South Jersey Man Gives Up His Obama Flag But Not His Opinions
LUMBERTON, N.J. (CBS) — A South Jersey man has come up with what he hopes is a solution to a controversy over the American flag that he flew in his yard — a flag bearing the image of President Barack Obama in place of the field of stars.
Wes Kennedy, of the Acacia housing development in Lumberton, says he had no idea some of his neighbors had a problem with his flag until reporters started calling and telling him.[MORE]
“Moderate Caucus” chair urges Cheney’s execution
Rep. Chuck Kruger (D-Thomaston), the Democrat chair of the Maine legislature’s Moderate Caucus, used his Twitter account to express his view that former Vice President Dick Cheney should be executed. This comment has led some to question the validity of Kruger’s moderate credentials.
Kruger made the statement through his Twitter account this past summer, saying, “Cheney deserves same final end he gave Saddam. Hope there are cell cams,” a reference to technology that would allow Kruger to watch the proposed execution of the former Vice President of the United States.[MORE]
Drinking Alcohol May Significantly Enhance Problem Solving Skills
Drinking alcohol may enhance a person’s problem solving skills, according to a new study.
Scientists found that men who either drank two pints of beer or two glasses of wine before solving brain teasers not only got more questions right, they also were quicker in delivering correct answers, compared to men who answered the questions sober.[MORE]
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