Trayvon murder inquiry deepens

The 17-year-old's death has sparked a national conversation about racial profiling. Trayvon was fatally shot Feb. 26 after Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, followed him because he said the teen looked suspicious.

Trayvon, who is black and wore a hooded sweatshirt, was unarmed; Zimmerman is described by police as white; his family says he is Hispanic.

No charges have been filed against Zimmerman. He had told police that Trayvon jumped him and smashed his head into the pavement. According to an initial police report, an officer noticed Zimmerman was bleeding from the nose and back of his head and showed signs of having been in a struggle.

David Notowitz, a forensic video expert, said the video of Zimmerman entering the police station appeared to one of high quality and resolution and could be analyzed to determine if Zimmerman's nose is broken or there were wounds on his back.

Notowitz, founder of the National Center for Audio and Video Forensics, said the video supplies shots of Zimmerman at various angles which could be enhanced, studied and compared.

A video expert could use the footage to zoom in on Zimmerman's head, neck, nose and jacket, he said. Experts, such as doctors, could then analyze the pictures.

Zimmerman's lawyer and friends have spoken in defense of the neighborhood watch volunteer, saying he is not a racist. He has dropped from sight since the killing and has not made any public remarks.

Despite the police decision not to charge Zimmerman at the time, several other probes are ongoing. The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation, and a Seminole County Fla., grand jury is considering possible charges. The grand jury is likely to convene April 10.

Two Killed in Pittsburgh Psychiatric Hospital Shooting

Two people were killed. including the gunman, and seven others were injured this afternoon in a shooting at the University of Pittsburgh psychiatric hospital.
In a recent news briefing at 6:13 p.m ET: Officials confirmed that the gunamn entered the hospital with two semiautomatic handguns. It is believed that most, if not all, of the shootings happened on the first floor, but investigations are underway to confirm wither he may have been active on the second floor.
Dr. Don Yealy of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center stated " the injured were six emplyees and one visitor. All are expected to survive."
Currently two people are in intensive care, three were admitted and two were discharged. A campus police officer were reported to of been grazed by a bullet but not seriously injured.
The gunman was killed by a University police officer but at this time the identities of the two people killed  in the shooting have not yet been released by police.

Kony Video causes a Storm.

A 30 minute long film by the Invisible Children Organization, condeming African guerilla leader Joseph Kony has created a huge social media surge as the video takes the internet by storm, causing critics to argue that it is causing more harm than good.
"Kony 2012" has been viewed over 41 million times on YouTube. A further 445,000 people "liked" it on Facebook and celebrities such as Will Smith, J.K Rowling, Justin Bieber and P. Diddy have pushed the trend by "tweeting" about it on Twitter.
Filmmaker, Jason Russell, who heads the San Diego organization "Invisible Children" introduces his audience to Joseph Kony, who for the past 26 years has led the Lords Resistance Army in the Jungle around the area of Uganda. The United Nations and the International Criminal Court have called for Kony to be trialed for crimes against humanity as he has cultivated thousands of child soldiers and girl sex slaves whilst conducting a campaign of terror against Ugandan villagers by abducting, mutilating and murdering tens of thousands of adults and children.
The Invisible Children's website encourages people to send donations and buy merchandise that go toward education anbd security programs in central Africa and promote the cause, claims Russell.
However critics have argued that the film sends the message that "Kony 2012" is the sole reason for the corruption in this part of the world and that Invisible Children portrays that a $30 action kit or security program as the solution to this problem when infact it is causing more corruption.
Many Bloggers have questioned the timing of the videos release because the U.S military is already involved in trying to find Kony in Uganda and in the Congo. The integrity of the fundrasiing effort has also come under major scrutiny as Invisible Children's financial statements, only 37% of its $8.9 million budget in 2011 was spent on programs in Africa and 35% was spent on awareness programs.

Google's new privacy policy goes in to effect

Google has moved ahead with a plan change to it s privacy policy, Despite a request from E.U regalators that they de;ay the decision.
European Union regalators warned Google that it's new privacy policy that recently took effect in Mar. 1, is volating privacy rules and they asked the search giant to delay the changes.
Google has begun to create far more comprehensive profiles of it's users by following their activities across the company's Websites. From videos watched on YouTube to the terms typed in a Google search, tracking such behaviors will enable the firm to sell ads better suited to it's customers tastes.
Google is cleverly selling the illusion that by providing them with all your most intimate and personal details, that you will hold the levers to your own privacy and be able to control the accessibility of your digital footprint. However the one company we are all confiding such intimate and personal details with is Google which is arguably the most successful and powerful company ever created, at least in the field of technology.

Tornadoes kill several in Midwest and South

Tornadoes swept across the Midwest and the South on Friday, hitting hardest in southern Indiana, where at least eight people were killed and an entire town was flattened. Homes and businesses were also destroyed in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee as at least 50 tornadoes touched down in six states at various times of the day.

Emergency Services officials confirmed that eight people were known to have been killed in Jefferson, Scott and Ripley counties in southern Indiana.

The town of Marysville, Ind., was completely gone, and Henryville Junior-Senior High School was destroyed.

 Multiple tornadoes were reported on Friday 2, to be still racing across Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio and West Virginia, the Weather Channel and the National Weather Service reported.

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday would likely end up as one of the five biggest tornado days of the year, with tornado like activity leading to watches or warnings in at least 17 states.

Ohio school shooting kills 3

In Chardon, Ohio, A 17 year old youth was charged on Thursday with three counts of juvenile counts of aggravated murder in shooting that killed three students at a high school. 

Thomas "T.J" Lane was accused of pulling out a semiautomatic pistol he had stolen from his uncle and opening fire in the Chardon High School cafeteria on Monday. Three boys were fatally wounded and two other students were injured. One is still in the hospital.

Lane also faces two counts of attempted aggravated murder and one count of felonious assault.

The Juvenile counts of aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder would mean only a few years in detention if Lane is convicted. But the prosecutor has already said he plans to try the boy as an adult. That could mean life in prison if he is found guilty.