Yahoo News – by RAQUEL MARIA DILLON, MARTHA MENDOZA and JULIE WATSON

GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — A California gunman who went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university stabbed three people to death at his apartment before shooting to death three more in a terrorizing crime spree through a neighborhood, sheriff’s officials said Saturday.

The three people in the apartment were among the six left dead Friday night during the shootings near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Elliot Rodger, 22, the suspected gunman, apparently killed himself, authorities said.   Continue reading “Sheriff: Calif. gunman killed 3 people at home”

KBTX – by Patrina Adger

Hearne, TX The shooting death of a 93 year old woman in Hearne more than two weeks ago is still getting a lot of attention, including from the Federal Government.

The Hearne Citizen’s Oversight Committee hosted a second town hall meeting and invited a member of the U.S. Department of Justice to sit in on the discussion.   Continue reading “US Department of Justice attends Hearne Town Hall Meeting”

Gee Thanks, Rick Perry, for bringing “Businesses” and “Jobs” like this to Texas.

The Eagle – by Beth Brown

Bryan and Brazos County are expected to decide next week to not award incentives to Gunler Foods, the manufacturing plant located in Texas Triangle Park that is accused of owing tens of thousands of dollars to vendors around town.   Continue reading “Bryan, Brazos County expected to not award incentives to Gunler Foods”

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Antonius Aquinas

There is no bigger misconception held among the financial press and within academia than that of consumer spending. A typical example of this comes from a recent Reuters release entitled: “Strong Consumer Spending, Factory Data Buoy U.S. Growth Outlook.” The first sentence of the article reads, “U.S. consumer spending recorded its largest gain in more than 4½ years in March . . . reinforcing views the economy was regaining steam.”   Continue reading “The Consumer Spending Myth”

Rense.com – by Jim Kerwin

The rains began last night in scattered areas of Southern California with thunderstorms across the spectrum. It was completely unexpected by the weather services, but regardless of that the rains have started. Use the services here to skip around by typing in various cities to the east of San Diego and LA, to track the progress.   Continue reading “And The Rains Begin”

henry ford quote - whether you think you can or think you can_t, you_re rightWake-Up World – by Katrin Geist

I watched this inspiring video recently and thought to share it. It is the story of 1) how suggestion can lead to wrongfully accepting someone else’s verdict as true (and living accordingly), and 2) how finding inspiration may change your life in an amazingly beautiful, ‘impossible’ way.

Arthur Boorman was a disabled veteran of the Gulf War for 15 years, and was told by his doctors that he would never be able to walk on his own, ever again… He stumbled upon an article about Diamond Dallas Page doing Yoga and decided to give it a try… Even though doctors told him walking would never happen, Arthur was persistent. He fell many times, but kept going… getting stronger rapidly, and he was losing weight at an incredible rate!

Continue reading “The Power of Suggestion – Are You Asking the Right Questions?”

Sgt. Steven Lesner and the late Catherine Weiland, 47Lincoln Park Patch – by Dennis Robaugh

A Chicago police sergeant who met a drunken woman during a domestic dispute, drove her home, bought her wine on the way, then returned to her apartment with more booze after his shift ended says he “feels terrible” the woman shot herself to death that night with his gun.

Sgt. Steven Lesner — who pleaded guilty Friday to several misconduct charges — told a Chicago Police Board hearing officer that he was in the bathroom urinating and washing his hands when he heard the gunshot.   Continue reading “Cop Says He ‘Feels Terrible’ Drunk Woman Shot Herself to Death With His Gun”

Yahoo News – by RAQUEL MARIA DILLON and JULIE WATSON

GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer says the family of a man they believe went on a shooting rampage near a Santa Barbara, California, university called police several weeks ago after being alarmed by YouTube videos “regarding suicide and the killing of people.”

Attorney Alan Shifman said police conducted an investigation and interviewed the man he identified as Elliot Rodger. Shifman said police did not find a history of guns, but did say the man had trouble making friends.   Continue reading “Attorney: son suspected in shooting rampage”

View image on TwitterHuffington Post – by Dominique Mosbergen

Mother Nature put on a spectacular light show in the Big Apple Friday night as massive thunderstorms descended upon the city.

Social media was abuzz with videos and photographs taken of the weather event, including some showing lightning striking the spire of the new One World Trade Center.   Continue reading “Lightning Strikes One World Trade Center As Thunderstorms Overwhelm New York City”

Military rites for Michigan veterans whose remains went unclaimed for decades are a tradition at the Dearborn Memorial Day observance. (Photo: @sean_verma/Flickr via Missing in America Project)Dearborn Patch – by Beth Dalbey

For 35 years, the cremated remains of Sgt. Russell A. Shumway sat in a sterile metal can collecting dust at a Michigan funeral home.

A North Dakota native, Shumway served with the Army’s 14th Cavalry in World War I, from May 1917 to September 1919. He was 86 when he died March 31, 1980, in Grand Rapids, MI, forgotten and alone.   Continue reading “Final Resting Place for 250,000 Vets is a Tin Can on a Shelf”

Huffington Post – by David Wood

WASHINGTON — The problems veterans experience getting Veterans Affairs medical care also exist with VA mental health care, where veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and even those at high risk of suicide face long waits, according to VA staffers and internal investigations.

At some VA medical centers, qualified mental health professionals, nursing staff and bed space are in such short supply that some mental health patients are discharged early. “The turnaround on patients has gotten faster — there’s a lot of pressure to get them in and out and a lot of them aren’t ready to leave,” said a VA psychiatric nurse, who added that patients are sometimes discharged “AMA” — against medical advice.   Continue reading “VA Mental Health Care Delays, Staff Shortages, Plague Veterans”