5 People Killed in Oklahoma City Fire

Five people and three dogs were killed by an early morning fire in Oklahoma City, on Wednesday.

Fire fighters arrived at around 06:30 to find a home engulfed in flames.

The fire was too far advanced and hot for the fire fighters to enter the building.

Two of it's residents escaped, one unharmed, the other with third degree burns.

That man is at the hospital in critical condition.

Four of the five people killed were children under the age of ten, the other was their mother.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

According to Fire Department Major Tammy McKinney there were no working smoke detectors in the home.

Christmas Storms Lead to 6 Deaths in The US

Christmas came with storms for much of the United States.

From north central Texas to Ohio and the the Great Lakes blizzard warnings came with snow and slick roads.

Four deaths were recorded due to icy roads, two in Oklahoma and two in Arkansas.

Further south, from south central Texas to the Florida panhandle, tornado warnings and high winds swept through.

As many as thirty-four tornadoes were spotted, on Tuesday.

Winds were blamed for felling trees, which led to a death in Louisiana and another in Texas.

Nearly three hundred thousand people, across the south, were still without power, on Wednesday.

The storm continues it's path across the country as it heads north east, covering the Great Lakes and central east coast, making it's way towards New England.

George H W Bush in ICU

Eighty-eight year old George H. W. Bush's condition has worsened, and he was placed in an intensive care unit, on Sunday.

On November 7 the former President was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, due to bronchitis.

He was released on November 19 only to be readmitted November 23, when his cough flared back up.

According to a spokesman, he had several setbacks, including a high fever, which required the move to the ICU.

The spokesman did say that he has greatly improved, since then, and is able to banter with his family and the hospital staff.

Bush will be kept in the ICU, until his condition has been upgraded above the current one of guarded.

MSNBC Under Investigation For Violating Gun Laws

Washington DC police are investigating MSNBC for violating gun laws, on Sunday.

While interviewing National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre, on Meet the Press, host David Gregory used a prop to attempt a point in his argument.

His prop was a thirty round magazine, without a gun.

According to District of Columbia laws, that is still illegal.

NBC had asked for permission to show the "high capacity magazine", but they were denied permission by DC Police.

Despite the lack of permission, they went ahead and used it.

Police are now deciding whether or not charges will be pressed.

Here is the whole interview, the magazine was shown at 9:45 in it.

Aurora Police Investigating Body Found Wednesday Morning

Police in Aurora, Colorado are investigating a body that was found Wednesday morning.

A man's body was found near a dumpster at the intersection of East Iliff Avenua and South Peoria Street.

Despite there being no signs of foul play, police did say they found the death suspicious.

They are waiting for the coroner's report to determine the cause of death.

The man's identity has not yet been released, as police attempt to notify his family.

Kazakh Airplane Crash Kills 27

Twenty-seven people were killed when their airplane crashed in Kazakhstan, on Tuesday.

The Antonov An-72 went down near Shymkent, around 19:00 local time.

All of the passengers were security officials, including the head of the border service, Turganbek Stambekov.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash, but have no leads at this time.

2 Nigerian Churches Attacked

The burnt foundation of Church of Christ in Nations

Two Nigerian churches were attacked during midnight Christmas services.

Gunmen killed  six people at the Church of Christ in Nations in Postikum, and then lit the building on fire.

Another six people were killed at the First Baptist Church in Maiduguri.

While Boko Haram has not claimed the attacks, they are being blamed on the terrorist group.

Boko Haram regularly attacks Christian churches as well as Muslims that it deems not Islamic enough.

The Islamist terrorist group seeks to establish a new government that would be based in sharia law.

Guatemalan Prosecutor Among 7 Killed by Cartels

Seven people were found dead, in two vehicles, along a highway near La Mesilla, Guatemala, on Sunday.

All seven had been killed, and then their vehicles had been lit on fire.

On Tuesday, it was confirmed that one of the dead was federal prosecutor Irma Yolanda Olivares.

That confirmation only solidifies accusations that drug cartels were responsible.

Olivares had bee known for investigating and challenging the growing cartel influence, along the border with Mexico.

Two Killed in Airline Crash in Myanmar

Two people were killed an eleven injured when a plane went down near Rangoon, Myanmar.

The Air Bagan plane had been carrying at least sixty passengers.

It went down shortly before landing, after flying from Heho.

One of the dead was a person on the ground, who was hit when the plane made went down in a rice field.

When the plane hit the ground, it broke in half.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, but witnesses say that one of the engines caught on fire, just before the crash.

Japanese Fighters Scarmble After Chinese Plane Enters Airspace

Japan scrambled jets, on Tuesday, after a Chinese plane violated their airspace.

A Chinese Y12 surveillance plane flew into disputed territory, over the East China Sea.

As soon as it crossed into, international recognized, Japanese territory, Japan sent F15s to intercept it.

Once the F15s were in the air, the Y12 turned around and left.

China claims their plane never entered Japanese air space and has set it's armed forces on high alert, in response.