Extreme: Al-Shabab Muslim extremists are threatening more attacks on Kenya after killing 148 people at Garissa University College this week. A statement attributed to al-Shabab says, “Kenyan cities will run red with blood.” The primary gunmen were killed, but authorities …

Germanwings: Investigators say the co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings airliner had recently been on the Internet researching suicide and the security of cockpit doors. A statement from investigators says, “During this time the user was searching for medical treatments, as …

The Lead: Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz officially announced he’s running for president this morning at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, the Christian college founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. “It is the time for truth. It is the time …

Nation: Seven children died overnight in a house fire in Brooklyn that is believed to have been caused by a malfunctioning hot plate. The children, ages five to 15, all came from the same family. Investigators believe the fire began …

Bibi Double Reverse: Just days after he scraped up extra votes by declaring himself opposed to a Palestinian State, Israel’s re-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now talking like he never said that. He says what he meant was it’s …

Bibi Rebuilds: After winning the national election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to build a governing coalition that shrugs off some of its most extreme conservatives, but also some of the center left members of Parliament who pushed …

South Pacific: The category 5 Cyclone Pam has left widespread destruction in the island nation of Vanuatu. The eye of the storm passed right over Vanuatu’s capital city Port Vila. Winds were up to 170 MPH and some reports say …

Ferguson: Police are still hunting for at least one gunman who shot and wounded two police officers during a protest in Ferguson, Mo. Wednesday night. Both officers were treated and released. Attorney General Eric Holder called the shooter a “damn …

Nation: Forty-seven Senate Republicans sent a direct letter to Iran threatening to abandon any nuclear weapons deal reached by the Obama Administration, undercutting the authority and negotiating power of the president. The occupants of the White House are pretty irritated. …

Suspects: Russia’s security police have detained two men from the Caucasus as suspects in the murder of dissident politician Boris Nemtsov. Further details were not given. According to some accounts Nemtsov was shot in the back by a man hiding …