Blue to Gold: ARMY Pfc. Shane G. Wilson

ARMY  Pfc. Shane G. Wilson, twenty, of Kuna, Idaho, died October 18, in Khost, Afghanistan.
Wilson was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

His family released this statement: "Shane died in the service of his country, and this is a very sad day for our family. He wanted to be a military man from a very young age and was proud to be a soldier. Shane was a very humble young man and was indeed one of the best men we've ever known. We loved him for so many reasons, including his loyalty, and he knew how to keep a confidence. He was caring and compassionate, and he always placed others before himself. He will be missed by his entire family, including his mother, father, two sisters, grandparents and great-grandparents. We are very proud of him and we do not want him to be forgotten."

3 More US Banks Fail

Three more US banks failed, on Friday, bringing the 2012 total to forty-six.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized Excel Bank in Sedalia, Missouri, GulfSouth Private Bank, in Destin, Florida, and First East Side Savings Bank, in Tamarac, Florida.

Other banking establishments, around the country, took over the accounts of the three.

Bank closures are down from last week, but still averaging more than one a week.

Austere Challenge 12 Between US and Israel Begins

Israel and the US began Austere Challenge 12, on Sunday.

It is a series of anti missile exercises, set to take go on for the next three weeks.

Austere Challenge 12 is designed to test Israel's capabilities in missile defense.

Some of the exercises will have simulated missiles coming from all hostile nations in the area, seeing if Israel can withstand that kind of all out attack.

Thirty-five hundred US troops and a thousand Israelis are involved in the defense exercises.

Only a thousand of the US troops will actually be in Israel, the rest are in Europe and the Mediterranean.

Argentina Evacuating Ship Seized by Ghana

Ghana has seized an Argentinian navy vessel, the ARA Libertad, holding it until NML Capital Ltd., based in the Caymans, is paid money that it says Argentina owes it.

NML Capital Ltd. says that the country owes them close to three hundred and fifty million dollars, but will allow the ship to be free for twenty million.

Argentina is calling the move "an attack that is nothing more or less than a kidnapping, an extortion and an act of piracy against a sovereign nation".

President Cristina Fernandez has for now announced that all but a skeleton crew, of the original 326, will be removed from the vessel.

A Ghanian judge ruled that the ship could not be refueled, leaving it without even basic power.

They've tried arguing with Ghana that military vessels are not eligible for seizure as collateral, but that was rejected by the judge.

Beirut Descends Into Riot

Angry protesters in Beirut have attempted to storm the Lebanese government offices, on Sunday.

Police are defending the complex, firing tear gas at the rioting mob, in attempts to stop them. They've also fired live rounds into the air, in hopes of deterring them. Latest reports have the military deploying around the perimeter.

The protesters are demanding that the Prime Minister resign, after the car bombing, which occurred Friday. Saturday the PM did tender his resignation, but the President rejected it, stating that he was still needed.

Protesters feel that the Prime Minister has too close of ties with Syria, who is widely accused as being behind the bombing, which targeted Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan. Al-Hassan was the head of Lebanon's domestic security forces' intelligence division and was very prominent in fighting Syrian influence in the country.

Denver's 2012 Zombie Crawl

Zombies invaded Denver, on Saturday, by the thousands.

Horrible sites awaited many as they saw the torn apart flesh of their neighbors, of all ages.

The sixteenth street mall was the area for their congregation.

Over ten thousand people were drawn by the 2012 Zombie Crawl.

For some people it was just a little make up, others took it to creative levels that Hollywood artists would be jealous of.

The festive mood brought in thousands of more people who weren't dressed for the occasion.

Zombie Crawl began in 2006, founded by Danny Newman, who got the idea from seeing a similar event in San Fransisco.

Every year it draws more people, and is one of the top zombie meetups in the world.

Even Governor Hickenlooper was caught take part this year.

Thousands Protest UK Austerity Measures

Thousands of people marched through London, on Saturday, as they protested austerity measures, planned by the government.

In Glasgow and Belfast, thousands more marched in coordinated protests.

The government has recently cut some services for the sick and disabled, in an attempt to start cutting their debt.

Labour leaders, who spoke to the protesters, were eventually booed away when they wouldn't promise to ensure that there would be no cuts at all.

The Conservative Party is aiming to cut the debt by removing government programs, whilst the Labour Party says if they were given control that they would attack the debt by raising taxes on the rich.

Israel Stops Activists From Breaching Gaza Blockade

The Israeli navy boarded and seized the Estelle, on Saturday.

Attempts to talk the vessel and it's occupants from trying to run the blockade of Gaza, failed, leaving Israel no other option.

Everything occurred without shots being fired or even the use of force.

All thirty pro Palestinian activists, aboard the vessel, have been detained and given food and water.

The IDF issued a statement saying, "Any organization or country wishing to reach Gaza or move humanitarian aid is able to do so legally and orderly at all times through land passages and in coordination with the Israeli authorities".

Israel maintains a blockade, around Gaza, in hopes of keeping weapons out of the area.

Littleton Shooting Leaves One Dead

In Littleton, Colorado, two teenagers had a shoot out, late Friday night.

Police arrived to find an eighteen year old dead and a seventeen year old wounded.

The wounded male was taken to Swedish Hospital, where he is listed in serious condition.

Neither identity has been released, yet, and police are still investigating what set off the shooting.

North Carolina Joins Meningitis Death List

The death toll from meningitis is now up to twenty-three, with North Carolina joining the states that have seen someone die from it.

Across the US the total of those sick rose to 281, with three more sick from peripheral infections.

All of the illness were caused by a contamination in anti inflammatory steroid shots.

Seventy-six locations, in twenty-three states, were sent the shots, which were given to as many as fourteen thousand people.

New England Compounding Center made the shots, and has complied completely with government officials who are conducting the investigation.

Investigators are worried that at least two other drugs, made by NECC, may have also been contaminated.