Deliberate Air Crash: The co-pilot of the Germanair flight that crashed in the French alps Tuesday deliberately drove the plane into the ground, investigators say.

Brice Robin, the chief prosecutor in Marseilles said, “The interpretation we can give at this time is that the co-pilot through voluntary abstention refused to open the door of the cockpit to the commander, and activated the button that commands the loss of altitude.”

Voice recordings tell investigators that the pilot left the cockpit and the co-pilot silently refused to let him back in. The pilot could be heard pounding and trying to break down the reinforced security door to the cockpit. “You can hear the commanding pilot ask for access to the cockpit several times,” the prosecutor said. He said that the co-pilot could be heard breathing until the moment of impact, which indicates that the co-pilot was alive.

Tornado: A force 5 tornado ripped through eastern Oklahoma last night, killing at least one person and destroying up to 30 homes. A local weatherman was live on the air in Moore, Okla. when the tornado touched down, showing a series of electrical explosions and debris flying through the air. Moore is still recovering from a devastating tornado two years ago.

Bergdahl Charged: Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who disappeared from his post in Afghanistan and was held by the Taliban for five years, is being charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, which could get him life in prison and a dishonorable discharge.

Bergdahl was a private first class when he went missing from his combat base on June 30, 2009. Nearly a year ago President Obama made a controversial decision to trade five Taliban prisoners for Bergdahl, who was considered by his Army mates to be a deserter who put them in danger.

Permawar: At least 100 Saudi Arabian jets have pounded targets in Yemen in an effort to stop the advance of Shiite Houthi rebels. The Houthi responded with television broadcasts showing bodies and damage, describing the Saudi attacks as “American-backed aggression.”

Yemen’s former dictators Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was pushed out during the Arab Spring, has allied himself with the Houthi in an effort to make a comeback. Yemen’s President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has left the capital, Sana, and gone into hiding in the south.

>Aircraft from an international coalition have conducted air strikes in the Tikrit area in support of Iraq’s effort to re-take the city from Islamic State extremists. The ground assault has stalled and the battle is considered too important for Iraq to be allowed to fail.

The Missing Blonde: The abduction of an attractive California woman from her Vallejo home was a hoax, police now say. “Given the facts that have been presented thus far, this event appears to be an orchestrated event and not a crime,” an official statement said.

The reported kidnapping of Denise Huskins, 29, brought national attention for its odd circumstances, and let’s face it, the news business loves it when a beautiful blonde goes missing.

Huskins’ boyfriend Aaron Quinn 29, said she was kidnapped for an $8,500 ransom, but he waited hours to report it. Police now say Huskins is alive and safe, but they don’t know where she is, and Quinn is no longer cooperating.

The Listicle: Boy idol Zayne Malik is leaving the group One Direction, prompting one comedian to ask, “Which one is that?”

>Good Morning America host Lara Spencer announced that she’s splitting from her husband of 15 years. The press release saying how much they love their children has already been released.

>Former Chicago Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. was released from prison this morning after serving 18 months for bilking his campaign fund of $750,000 for extravagant luxuries.

>Actor John Hamm, whose “Mad Men” character Don Draper lives on the two-Martini lunch, has finished a stint in rehab for drinking. Mad Men begins its final run this spring. We’ll see whether Don Draper still has a bar in his office.

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