Tom Clancy, Dead at 66

Famed writer, Tom Clancy, died at the age of sixty-six, on October 1, 2013.

He was born on April 12, 1947, in Baltimore, Marlyand.

In 1984, his first book, The Hunt for Red October, debuted and it quickly brought him international notice.

Seventeen of his books would become best sellers, with his latest set to come out on December 3.

Clancy cofounded Red Storm Entertainment, in 1996, as a way to bring his books to the video game world.

A life long Republican, he joined the National Rifle Association in 1978, and in 1993 became one of the owners of the Baltimore Orioles.

8 Killed in Tennessee Bus Crash

Eight people were killed and fourteen injured in a three vehicle accident in Tennessee.

Wednesday's accident occurred on Interstate 40, in Jefferson County.

A tire on a church bus blew out, causing the driver to lose control.

The bus crossed the median, slamming into an SUV and a big rig truck.

Six people on the bus, one of the passengers of the SUV, and the truck driver were killed.

Interstate 40 was shut down for hours, by the accident.

Jacksonville Airport Reopened After Bomb Squad Disposes of "Dangerous Device"

Jacksonville International Airport ran normally on Wednesday, following Tuesday evening's closure.

The lasted about five hours after two suspicious packages were found, at the Florida airport.

One of the packages was inside the terminal, while the second was in the parking garage.

Police said that one of them was determined to be a "dangerous device" and was safely detonated by a bomb squad.

During the closure, the entire airport was evacuated and incoming flights were diverted.

More WWII Veterans Cross Memorial Barricades

For the second straight day barricades at the World War II Memorial were simply pushed aside as veterans came to tour it.

Groups from Kansas, Missouri, and Ohio moved right in and ignored signs saying that the memorial was closed, due to the government shutdown.

Police were present, but made no effort to stop the World War II veterans.

Tuesday had seen the same scene, though the veterans then had paused before the barricades disappeared before them.

Wednesday differed in that protesters also made appearances, most of the police attention was on them.

More veteran groups are scheduled to visit the memorial, nearly every day in October.

Russia's Embassy in Libya Attacked

A mob attacked Russia's embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday.

Sixty some people attempted to storm the embassy, but were repulsed by it's guards.

They did manage to tear the Russian flag, before they were pushed back.

At least some of the attackers were armed and exchanged fire with the guards, on the walls.

No one inside the embassy was hurt in the incident.

It is not clear what set off the attack or who was behind it.