Plane Crashes Into Columbus Home

A plane crashed into a Columbus, Ohio home, on Thursday morning.

Neighbors rushed to the scene helping both aboard to safety.

Others used garden hoses to fight the fire that the crash started.

The plane had taken off from Columbus Municipal Airport just minutes before.

Both occupants of the plane were flown, via helicopter, to the hospital with severe burns, but are in stable condition.

The residents of the home, one of whom was home, were not injured in the incident.

An investigation by the FAA is underway, to determine what caused the plane the to crash.

Spain Train Crash Toll Rises to 80

Officials in Spain have raised the death toll of Wednesday's train crash.

They are now saying that eighty people died and one hundred and sixty were injured.

The accident threw passenger cars off of the tracks, tearing at least one open.

Smoke was seen coming out of the torn car, but the fire was quickly extinguished.

Authorities stated that the train was going at least twice the speed limit, when the accident occurred.

Tunisians Protest After Brahmi Assassinated

Mohamed Brahmi

Across Tunisia mass protests occurred after Mohamed Brahmi was assassinated, on Thursday.

In some towns and cities, protest turned to riot, as mobs began breaking windows, smashing cars, and lighting street fires.
  
Police responded with tear gas, to clear the streets.

Labor unions have called for a general strike, throughout the country, on Friday.

Brahmi, one of the leading members of the opposition, was extremely popular with the people.

Many believe that the Islamist Ennahda party, which controls most of the government, was behind the killing.

In February, another popular opposition member was assassinated.

Chokri Belaid's death led to protests, violence, and the resignations of several members of Ennahda's government.

28 Killed in Iraqi Violence

Violence in Iraq, on Thursday claimed twenty-eight more lives.

Fourteen of those occurred when a car bomb exploded in Muqdadiya, injuring dozens more.

A bomb exploded in a garden, where a wedding was taking place, killing four.

Three people were killed when another explosion occurred at a cafe in Madaen.

In four separate incidents in Baghdad, four people were shot and killed.

Three people died in two shootings and a bombing in Mosul.

Nearly eight hundred people have been killed in violent attacks, in July alone.

Many Iraqis are losing faith that there will ever be a stop to the violence.

US Army: Specialist Rob L. Nichols

Specialist Rob L. Nichols, twenty-four of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died on July 23.

He and two other soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber attacked his unit's convoy, in Soltan Kheyl, Afghanistan.

Nichols was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia.

US Army: 1st Lieutenant Jonam Russell

1st Lieutenant Jonam Russell, twenty-five of Cornell, Arizona, died on July 23.

He and two other soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber attacked his unit's convoy, in Soltan Kheyl, Afghanistan.

Russell was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia.

US Army: Sergeant Stefan M. Smith

Sergeant Stefan M. Smith, twenty-four of Glennville, Georgia, died on July 23.

He and two other soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber attacked his unit's convoy, in Soltan Kheyl, Afghanistan.

Smith was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Pennsylvania County Allows Same Sex Marriage Despite State Ban

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania began issuing same sex marriage licenses on Wednesday.

This makes them the first in Pennsylvania to do so.

It also sets up further debates, as the state has a ban on same sex marriage.

The state has yet to make a remark about the licenses, but they could try to have the licenses blocked and rule them illegal.

Until the state makes a move, the county will continue with the licenses.

35 Killed in Spanish Train Derailment

Thirty-five people have been killed in a train derailment near Santiago de Compostela.

Dozens more were injured in the crash.

The accident threw passenger cars off of the tracks, tearing at least one open.

Smoke was seen coming out of the torn car, but there were no reports of fire.

At this time it is not known what caused the train to derail.

The Interior Ministry is investigating the crash.

17 Killed and 55 Wounded in Iraq Attacks

Attacks in Iraq, on Wednesday, left seventeen dead and fifty-five wounded.

It began in Bashmaya, when militants attacked a police station, killing nine officers and injuring another two.

As emergency crews were responding, a roadside bomb struck an ambulance, injuring the driver and his assistant.

A car bomb exploded in a residential part of Tuz Khormato, injuring thirty-five and damaging houses.

Two soldiers were killed and five wounded when a car bomb exploded in Kirkuk.

Another explosion killed three and wounded eleven in Qahira.

In Baghdad, three people were killed in a shooting.

The situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate, with attacks the deadliest they've been in nearly a decade.