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Two suspects are in custody over a shooting spree that left three dead and two critically wounded in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday. All 5 victims were black, while the suspects are both identified as white, although the AP reports a family friend described 19 year-old suspect Jacob England as “Cherokee Indian.” In reporting on the arrests this afternoon, CNN reporter Susan Candiotti read, uncensored, a Thursday posting from Jacob England’s Facebook account, which said “Today is two years that my dad has been gone, shot by a fucking nigger.” Candiotti warned viewers beforehand to “Please excuse the language, it’s very sensitive,” then read aloud from that (now-deleted) Facebook account. Here’s the uncensored clip of Candiotti’s report, from CNN: In addition to anchor Fredricka Whitfield‘s apology, TV Newser reports that Candiotti also later apologized, saying “In quoting someone else’s words, I repeated their offensive and inappropriate language. I deeply regret it.” Ironically, th...

VENTURA, Calif.— Officials say thousands of anchovies and sardines have died in Ventura Harbor after using up all their oxygen. Pat Hummer of the Ventura Harbor Patrol says the fish died Monday, although they moved into the harbor a week ago. Hummer says three patrol boats drove around scooping up dead fish before they started sinking and stinking. They filled up more than 20 50-gallon barrels throughout the day. The carcasses were dumped at sea. In early March, 175 tons or 2.5 million sardines died in Redondo Beach after running out of oxygen. Officials say they don't know why the fish entered the harbor, but they could have been chased by a sea lion, dolphin or strong tide. ------ Information from: Ventura County Star,   http://venturacountystar.com Dead fish link

JOHNSON CITY, TN -- Dead birds inside a vacant downtown Johnson City building are raising health concerns. Rick’s Haircuts owner Rick Stewart found out about the birds in a neighboring Buffalo Street business this weekend. “The first thing I saw was the little bird on the window sill and then looking closer, that’s when I saw the dead carcasses all around,” Stewart said. “Apparently, another pigeon had recently died in there because there’s a fresh pigeon carcass in there and I knew that was going to be bad news; that birds were just going to keep piling up and piling up and piling up in there.” Stewart and others helped rescue the surviving pigeon. Animal control officers took the animal away earlier today. However, the carcasses of roughly six other birds still sit inside the other building. “There could be a health issue if it continues on,” Johnson City Interim Chief Building Official Herman Marcum said. “There is the possibility of...