North Korea and South Korea Naval Vessels Exchange Fire

North Korean and South Korean ships exchanged fire, on Thursday.

It began when a North Korean vessel fired two shots at a South Korean vessel, along the disputed maritime border.

The shots missed, and the South Korean ship responded with several warning shots.

Fishing vessels in the area were ordered back to port, in case of further incidents.

Officials are uncertain if the North Korean ship was actually targeting the South's.

US Army: Specialist Adrian M. Perkins

Specialist Adrian M. Perkins, nineteen of Pine Valley, California died on May 17.

He was shot and killed, in a noncombat incident, in Amman, Jordan.

Perkins was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado.

His decorations include: Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon.

1.8 Million Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled

Nearly two million pounds of ground beef have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination.

All of the beef came out of the Wolverine Packaging Company, in Detroit, Michigan.

The meat was sold to restaurants throughout Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.

Eleven cases of E. coli poisoning have been linked to the meat, in those four states.

Health officials remind consumers to be sure that all meat is cooked to at least one hundred and sixty degrees.

Modi Wins India's Elections

Narenda Modi won a decisive victory in India's elections, on Friday.

He won by more than thirty percent, giving him the largest victory margin since 1984.

His Bharatiya Janata Party also looked likely to win a majority of the seats in parliament.

That would mark the first time since 1989 that a coalition was not necessary.

Modi is an extremely pro business politician, and expectations are for his government to bring in a new golden economic age.

US Army: Command Sergeant Major Martin R. Barreras

Command Sergeant Major Martin R. Barreras, forty-nine of Tucson, Arizona, died at San Antonio Military Medical Center, on May 13, from wounds sustained.

He was wounded in combat on May 6, in Harat province, Afghanistan.

Barreras was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas.

His decorations include: Bronze Star with Valor, three Bronze Stars, Purple Heart, three Meritorious Service Medals, two Joint Service Commendation Medals, four Army Commendation Medals.

Review: Godzilla

Let's begin with announcing a spoiler alert, though some of what I say will only be spoilers if you're a Godzilla fan.

Simply put, this was Godzilla. It was fantastically done and is deserving of the name.

If you like action movies, you will greatly enjoy this movie. If you're a Godzilla fan, you'll love this movie. If you like movies at all, you will enjoy this movie.

The acting was beyond what you would expect for an action or monster type movie, and only added to the impressively well made film.

It's plot made pretty logical sense, with only a few slight issues, mostly in the military logic part of things.

Now to the spoilers. It is a san kaiju event. Yes, there are three monsters in this movie.

Rodan is not in this movie. When I said that it didn't look like him, after viewing the trailers, I was right. The makers of this movie did a great job of creating a new kind of kaiju, for the movie so that it wasn't just a remake of a previous battle.

Godzilla is not the hero we were looking for, but definitely the hero we needed.

Go see this movie, you won't regret it.

Sadly, there was nothing after the credits to stay for, so no need to, though it was impressive to see how many military units were involved in the making of Godzilla.

Tens of Thousands Evacuated by California Fires Near San Diego

Six fires are currently burning in San Diego County, California.

They have now combined to reach over ten thousand acres.

Seven homes and an apartment complex have fallen victim to the flames.

Tens of thousands have been evacuated, while dozens of aircraft drop water and retardant on the fires.

The majority of fire fighting efforts and resources are being aimed at the Cocos fire, near San Marcos.

That fire has forced the evacuation of twenty-one thousand people alone.

Gusty winds, temperatures in the triple digits, and dry conditions are expected to continue indefinitely.

21 Killed in Anti China Riots in Vietnam

Twenty-one people were killed in riots in Vietnam, on Wednesday night and Thursday.

Sixteen of those killed were of Chinese descent.

Over one hundred more people were hospitalized as a result of the violence.

The protests stem to anger over Chinese violations of Vietnamese waters, including the building of an oil platform.

Pentagon Relocates 200 Marines to Sicily in Case of Troubles in Libya

Two hundred US Marines have been rebased from Spain to Sicily.

The Pentagon made the decision based on concerns of instability in Libya.

All two hundred Marines are part of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response.

Several times before, members of the unit have been reposition due to concerns of instability in North Africa.

Protests Erupt Over Deaths of 300 Miners in Turkey

Violent protests occurred in several Turkish cities, on Wednesday.

Protesters were demonstrating against the government, who they say is to blame for a deadly accident at a coal mine.

They blame the government for lax safety measures and are adding the disaster to their list of grievances with Prime Minister Erdogan.

On Tuesday, an explosion at the mine, in Soma, killed nearly three hundred people.

Around four hundred and fifty miners have been rescued, with more than eighty of them injured.

As many as one hundred and fifty more miners are thought to still be trapped, within the mine.