Colorado House Passes 2 More Gun Bills

The Colorado House of Representatives passed two more gun bills, on Monday.

One requires people prove their ability to use a handgun, in person, before being granted an online permit.

That bill will now head to Governor Hickenlooper.

The second establishes a process for guns to be taken away from domestic offenders.

Despite it's being passed, there are still amendments connected to it, that need to be agreed upon, before it can continue on.

Colorado's House Passes Controversial Registration Bill

Colorado's House of Representatives passed a controversial voter registration bill.

Currently, people must register at least twenty-nine days before an election.

Under the bill voters can now register on election day, avoiding any way for the state to actually check their legal status.

This causes increased worry over voter fraud, due to the lack of accountability.

The bill reduces the time required to become recognized as a Colorado resident, from thirty days down to twenty-two.

It also requires the state to increase spending by requiring mail ballots to be sent to every registered voter.

The House passed the bill strictly on party lines, with Democrats voting for and Republicans voting against it.

It now heads to the Democrat controlled Senate.

Wisconsin Considering Ending Tornado Siren Use

Wisconsin is considering removing it's tornado sirens from service.

According to supporters of the idea, they are now outdated by current technology.

They say that the sirens are no longer needed as the public can be alerted via their cell phones.

Tornado and other severe weather alerts are already sent via text messages to all people within range of cell towers near the alerts.

The sirens can't always be heard from inside buildings, and cost money to keep running and updated.

At this point, the only concern is people who do not have cell phones, or have older models, but as the majority have phones capable of receiving the messages that concern is considered negligible.

Midwest Flooding Leaves 5 Dead

Five people have been killed by flooding in the Midwest US.

The Governors of Illinois and Missouri have both declared states of emergency, as has the mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Indiana has also been hard hit by the rising waters.

Rain and snow keep coming, with more in the forecast, which will only add more to the problems being faced.

Some areas have seen the highest waters ever recorded.

Worries are that the flooding will only be added to once snow in Minnesota and the Dakotas starts melting.

Canadian Police Thwart Terrorist Plot

Canadian police announced that they have arrested two men for plotting an attack on Toronto's commuter trains.

Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser are charged with conspiracy to carry out a terrorist attack and "conspiring to murder persons unknown for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a terrorist group."

According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the two men were working with Al Qaeda to gain materials for the attack.

Police have been investigating the two men for over a year and made the arrests after they had selected which train route they would attack, but before any imminent threat existed.

Both men are foreign nationals, but authorities have not released information on what country or countries they are from.

Threat Closes Schools in Netherlands

Schools in Leiden, Netherlands were closed on Monday after an anonymous threat was made.

The threat, which was posted online Sunday, promised to shoot students and teachers, but didn't name what school was the target.

As a precaution, the government ordered all schools closed, and placed police on each campus.

Police have made an arrest, but have not disclosed any further information in the matter.

Everything is expected to be reopen for classes, on Tuesday.

Fighting in Nigeria Leaves 187 Dead, 77 Injured

Fighting between Nigerian troops and militants with Boko Haram left one hundred and eighty-seven dead, in Baga, over the weekend.

Another seventy-seven were hospitalized from their wounds.

Hundreds more are missing, though most are thought to have simply fled from the fighting.

Over three hundred homes, in the area, were burnt down by the Islamist terrorist group.

Some reports stated that the militants used RPGs, in their attack, a sign that they are getting increased help from the international Al Qaeda network.

EU Approves Oil Sales From Syrian Opposition

Members of the EU have agreed to ease restrictions on Syrian oil.

Under the new agreement, oil from rebel occupied areas will no longer be embargoed.

Oil from areas still held by the regime will still be embargoed.

According to the EU, the new deal will "help the civilian population and opposition".

Before the civil war began, about a quarter of Syria's economy was based on oil sales.

Allowing the opposition to sell oil could help them in their battles to find funding for weapons with which to fight the regime.

It will also help the EU, by beginning to return one of their sources for oil.

20 Now Dead From Bird Flu in China

The H7N9 strain of the bird flu has now killed twenty people in China.

One hundred and two cases of the illness have been confirmed.

Health officials have still be unable to identify the source of the strain.

Unlike previous strains, H7N9 does not sicken or kill bird populations, making it a lot harder to track.

Tamiflu can be used as a cure, as long as it is caught early enough.