Russia accuses US Diplomat of being a spy

The Russian authorities detained an American diplomat for being accused of of being a CIA agent.  Ryan Fogle, the third secretary of the American Embassy in Moscow, was held overnight before being given to the US authorities.  The Russian agency claimed that Fogle was trying to recruit a Russian couterterrorism agent in the caucasus area.  The same caucus where Boston Marathon bombers were from.  The FSB released a video of Fogle disguised in a blond wig and cap.  Meanwhile, the US and Russia both are cooperating on the investigation of the Boston bombings.

3 deaths in 95 car wreck in Fancy Gap

A series of 17 crashes began at 1:15 Sunday afternoon.  The fog was EXTRA heavy causing very poor visibility.  The Red Cross set up a shelter for people that were stranded.  Some vehicles caught fire, but they were easily put out.  About 10 people were taken to Northern Hospital in Surry county, but mostly for minor injuries.

Hugo Chavez Dies

Venezuela's leader Hugo Chavez died Tuesday from unspecified cancer.  He was Latin America's most influential, charismatic and controversial leaders.  He died just a few months after winning the fourth presidential election that would have kept him in office until the year 2019.

State of the Union Address

Obama's address last night promised economical change.  He promised educational reform as well, that High School students will be ready to have a real job by the time they graduate.  And of course he stressed the debt and how we will lower it.  He also said that by the end of this year, our troops will be back from Afghanistan.  Sounds like quite a future.  He mentioned a ton of interesting things about jobs.  Things like car companies bringing jobs back from overseas.  Apple even, beginning to make Macbooks in the US again!  So sounds like more jobs, better education, and economical change.

Fugitive emphasizes focus on LAPD

Former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner after killing at least four people, fled into the mountains.  Saturday, police used the break they had from the horrible weather and searched the mountain resort town of Big Bear Lake using heat-sensing helicopters and scouring the ground on foot in the freshly fallen snow.  There is still no sign of Dorner, although police did find his burnt out pick-up truck in the town last Thursday.

Mexican Oil Company blast kills 14

Just Friday, an explosion tore through the skyscraper headquarters of the state oil company for Mexico. It devastated the second tallest building in the capital.  80 people were reported injured, along with another 30 that are still missing.  The blast also hit an adjacent building that caused damage to only the first 2 floors of the building, resulting in evacuation.

Hostages Killed in Algeria Raid

The Algerian Government launched a brazen air assault on the gas plant that had recently been captured by Islamist militants (Al Qaeda).  Some hostages were killed along with the militants.  As of Monday, it was known that 81 total were dead, but the number of hostages to terrorists is still unknown.  But, Algerian spokesman Mohamed Said said that he believed that the death toll would rise as the military continues to search the plant for victims and explosives.  On Saturday it was said that 32 terrorists had been killed along with 23 hostages.  Then, bomb squads found 25 more bodies along with a Romanian that escaped who died, which brought the toll to 81.  As of now, 1 American is confirmed dead, along with 3 Britons.