EGYPT PLANE CRASHES IN MEDITERRANEAN
An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the Greek island of Crete early this morning, Egyptian and Greek officials said.
Egypt’s aviation minister said the crash was more likely caused by a terror attack than technical problems.
As of now there were no immediate signs of any survivors.
BILL CRIMINALIZING ABORTION
Any doctor who performs an abortion in Oklahoma could be charged with a felony and punished with up to three years in prison under a bill that the Legislature passed today. The bill’s sponsor said the law is aimed at ultimately overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
The bill , which abortion rights group Center for Reproductive Rights says is the first of its kind in the nation, also would restrict any physician who performs an abortion from obtaining or renewing a license to practice medicine in Oklahoma.
KENTUCKY ELECTS FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN
Attica Scott will be the first African American woman to serve in Kentucky’s State Legislature in 20 years.
Last night, Scott won the Democratic primary for Kentucky’s 41st House District. She defeated Tom Riner who had served in the Kentucky House since 1992.
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN CLOSES GUN AUCTION
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George Zimmerman‘s auction for the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin has closed … and the winning bid topped $120,000. Zimmerman has yet to verify the winner.
