Ukraine: A brief truce was broken by gunfire today and at least 20 people were killed in Ukraine’s capital city Kiev. Police had moved in using stun grenades and were repulsed by gunfire. Shots came from both sides during the …

Stormy Weather: Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee all declared states of emergency as a massive snow and ice storm slides across the Midwest. Power was knocked out to tens of thousands of homes and business in North Texas as the storm …

Philippines: An international relief effort is having trouble getting to storm devastated areas of the Philippines. Thousands of people are dead and food and water scarce. The city of Tacloban is essentially leveled.   The Philippine Daily Inquirer quotes a schoolteacher …

TWTR: Shares of Twitter opened this morning at $45.10, nearly $20 higher than the offering price of $26, or $18.1 billion for the entire company. The 140-character message service has become a player in personal relationships, politics, even war. But, …

 Iran Vote: Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani is the winner of the election to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He is expected to allow more personal freedom in Iran and be less confrontational with the West. National: Detroit’s emergency manager says some …

 National: The stock market is down this morning on news that the US added only 88,000 jobs in March, compared to 268,000 in February. Even so, the unemployment rate ticked down from 7.7% to 7.6%. President Obama will offer a …

National: The national jobless rate dropped to 7.7%, an improvement of .2%. That’s a gain of 236,000 jobs in February, and a four-year low. The stock market climbed further into record-setting territory this morning. ➢A son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden …

National: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio pronounced the President’s immigration plan “dead on arrival”, although the President’s immigration plan has not been officially revealed. One report, based on a leak, says the plan would give illegal immigrants an eight-year path to …

National: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio pronounced the President’s immigration plan “dead on arrival”, although the President’s immigration plan has yet been revealed. One report says the plan would give illegal immigrants an eight-year path to citizenship.    Facebook announced that …

Breakaway: The National Hockey League and its players union have reached a tentative agreement that may save what remains of the season. Players have been locked out for 113 days. Guns & Ammo: The Washington Post reports that the Obama …