3 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan

Three US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, on Saturday.

A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire on NATO troops, in Gardez.

NATO troops returned fire, killing the shooter.

It is unclear if this was another insider attack, or if the man had stolen a uniform to get on base.

An investigation is underway to determine which it was.

Colorado Continues Cleanup After Floods

As the flood waters slowly recede, Colorado continues to clean up from the disaster which killed seven.

Eighty-two people are still unaccounted for, but it is unclear if they just have not been in contact or are actually missing.

Nearly six thousand people are still under mandatory evacuations, due to the flood waters.

Some areas are still without running water, while Lyons' water tested positive for E. coli contamination.

Nearly two thousand homes and more than two hundred business were destroyed.

Over sixteen thousand homes and almost eight hundred business were damaged.

Several hundred miles of roadway and around sixty bridges were damaged or destroyed, making
travel still difficult.

Flooding also caused several oil tanks to leak more than twenty-two thousand gallons, into water systems.

Adams, Boulder, Clear Creek, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, and Weld Counties have been declared major disaster areas by FEMA.

Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Fremont, Morgan, Pueblo, and Washington Counties have been declared disaster areas by the government agency.

Officials are estimating total damages at over two hundred and fifty million dollars.

3 Killed, 23 Wounded in Chicago Shootings

Over the last twenty-four hours shootings in Chicago have left three dead and twenty-three wounded.

A single shooting accounted for thirteen of the wounded.

That shooting took place late Thursday night at Cornell Square Park.

Authorities believe that the shooting was gang related.

This weekend is already looking to be the deadliest in three months.

So far in 2013, three hundred and five people have been killed and more than two thousand have been wounded in gun violence.

Despite these numbers Chicago's government and police say that their crack down on guns continues to lessen violence.

Chicago has the strictest gun laws, in the country, yet the city remains the US city with the most gun violence.

Almost all of the gun violence is gang related.

For nearly thirty years, Chicago had a total gun ban, but it was struck down by the Supreme Court, in 2010, as violating the Constitution.

Since then, the city has passed multiple ordinances, which stop just short of coming to a full ban.

The city regularly brags about how many guns it confiscates, weekly displaying the confiscations.

During 2012, Chicago confiscated nearly 7,500 guns.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy are asking for stricter laws and stronger punishment, for anyone who violates the gun laws.

Opponents of the laws say that the problem isn't too many guns, but a lack of them.

They believe that if the public had freer access to guns then they could defend themselves, and gangs would be more wary.

In support of this, they point to stats from other states that have more gun access, but less gun violence.

Towards this, the Illinois state house is working towards allowing for concealed carry permits.

Indianapolis Police Officer Killed While Trying to Help Woman

A police officer was shot and killed early Friday morning, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Police received a domestic dispute call, when they arrived they heard a woman screaming for help.

Officer Rod Bradway, forty-one, broke down the door and went to the woman's aid, only to be gunned down by a man in the apartment.

The shooter was killed in an exchange of gunfire with another police officer.

Neither the woman or a small child were injured by the gunfire.

Bradway leaves behind a wife, a teenage son, and a teenage daughter.

He and his wife had become well known when they helped with relief efforts for the town of Moore, Oklahoma, when it was struck by a devastating earthquake.

House Once Again Votes to Defund Obamacare

For the forty-second time since it was passed, the US House of Representatives voted to defund Obamacare.

Friday's vote saw the House vote to continue funding the government, past October 1, but only if funding for Obamacare is cut.

One Republican voted against the bill, while two Democrats voted for it, giving it a passage of two hundred and thirty to one hundred and eighty-nine.

The bill now heads to the Democrat controlled Senate, where it has no chance of passing.

Democrat Senators will require that the funding for Obamacare be kept part of the necessary budget, while demanding that defense and other security areas be cut.

Death Toll in Mexico From Storms Hits 115

The death toll in Mexico has crossed over one hundred and hit one hundred and fifteen.

Most of the deaths occurred Monday when then Tropical Storms Ingrid and Manuel struck both coasts of the country, at the same time.

Three of the deaths occurred on Thursday night when a stronger Hurricane Manuel hit the state of Sinaloa, causing more damage and flooding.

Fifteen of the new deaths were bodies of missing people that were found in a landslide in La Pintada.

Military forces and other workers are digging through the mudslide looking for the remaining missing people.

Fifty-six people remain missing there, including three whose helicopter disappeared while they were surveying the damage, on Thursday.

The city of Acapulco, which had been completely cut off by flooding, was reconnected on Friday as the major highway was finally cleared for traffic.

Truckloads of supplies were rushed in, and thousands of stranded tourists began to escape from the city.

Al Qaeda Suicide Bombers Kill 38 Soldiers in Yemen

Militants belong to Al Qaeda attacked military outposts in the Shabwa province of Yemen, on Friday.

Three separate suicide car bomb attacks killed thirty-eight soldiers.

The militants were disguised in military uniforms and drove cars with military license plates.

They struck right at the shift changes, catching the most guards at their posts as possible.

Air Conditioner Bombs at Mosque in Iraq Kill 15

Fifteen people were killed when two explosions tore through a Sunni mosque, in Iraq.


Another seventeen people were wounded.

Friday's attack occurred in al-Mafraq, near Samarra.

Authorities say that the bombs were hidden in the mosque's air conditioners.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Ambush Kills 18 Police in Afghanistan

Eighteen police were killed in an ambush, in Afghanistan, on Friday.

Thirteen more officers were wounded in the attack.

It took place in the Wardooj district of Badakhshan province.

The officers were returning to base after an anti insurgent operation.

A spokesman for the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

Super Typhoon Usagi Aims For Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China

Central Asia is bracing as Super Typhoon Usagi nears.

With winds nearing two hundred miles per hour the seven hundred mile wide storm has several nations making emergency preparations.

Usagi is forecast to move between Taiwan and the Philippines, through the Luzon Strait, brush against Hong Kong and strike southern China.

Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Taiwan will all see very strong winds and torrential rain fall, up to an inch an hour for the duration of the storm.

Hundreds have been evacuated from low lying areas in Taiwan, while residents in the Philippines have been warned to be ready for flooding.

By the time it hits China, Usagi is expected to have dropped down to winds around one hundred miles per hour.