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'Merica? French official: 2 Americans subdued train gunman http://wral.com/14845373

American big game hunter kills a famous lion (probably illegally) and while the authorities sort it out, the Internet is dishing out its own brand of justice. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3177303/PICTURED-American-dentist-passion-hunting-killed-Cecil-Lion-bow-arrow-Zimbabwe.html...

@CBSNews: JUST IN: CBS News’ @bobschieffer announces at #schieffersymposium @TCU he will retire after 46 years @CBSNews & 24 hosting @facethenation Well deserved.

Let's start with tomorrow's Indy Star front page.

Suck it, Time Warner. Research Triangle Park, N.C. — Google Fiber is coming to the Triangle, industry sources say, and construction could begin as early as April. A formal announcement might come as early as next week at Google events in Raleigh and Durham, but the company won't say what...

Yes, you read that correctly. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/13/377082833/nascar-s-kurt-busch-testifies-that-ex-girlfriend-is-an-assassin "Busch offered up specific examples of her returning from missions, sometimes with bruises. "Once, he said, they were in El Paso...

I've been toying with the idea lately of setting up a DIY home security/home automation system at my house. I have zero interest in the ADT's and CPI's of the world (not a fan of the contracts and monthly fees). I've been waiting to see how the reviews for the Canary (http://store.canary.is/)...

http://nypost.com/2014/12/29/arrests-plummet-following-execution-of-two-cops/ NYPD traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped off by a staggering 94 percent following the execution of two cops — as officers feel betrayed by the mayor and fear for their safety, The Post has...

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2014-11-30/kosta-karageorge-missing-ohio-state-player-body-found?eadid=SOC/Twi/SNMain The body in question was found Sunday, a day after Karageorge missed Ohio State's final home football game of the season. He would have been honored as a senior...

I'm replacing the toilet in our downstairs bathroom. What do you like to poo in?

Your days are numbered, cable. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=124050

Interesting article from WRAL: By Tyler Dukes Raleigh, N.C. — At groundbreaking ceremonies, ribbon cuttings and company-wide announcements, governors in North Carolina have for decades appeared alongside corporate executives to herald the coming of new jobs. They're aided by millions in...

Sounds like another case of hazing gone way too far...possible criminal charges being discussed. http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/10/sayreville_high_school_football_hazing_parent_reveals_sexual_nature_of_locker_room_ritual_exclusive.html It came without warning. It would start...

Tell me about Burlington, Vermont. I'm about to spend a month there for work.

Strong showing by NC. http://wallethub.com/edu/most-and-least-educated-cities/6656/

Seems even the service academies can't keep things under control. The athletic department at the Air Force Academy will be investigated after a thorough report from the Colorado Springs Gazette revealed details of wild parties with sexual abuse and drug use as well as academic wrongdoing...

Tesla hasn't quite delivered its new Model X SUV yet, but at least we have a name for its first electric vehicle pointed at the mainstream. In an interview with AutoExpress, CEO Elon Musk revealed it will be called the Model 3 (with three bars to represent it), after Ford put the kibosh on...

Amazon has unveiled their Spotify competitor. Nowhere close to the catalog that Spotify has as of now, but if it grows, it's just one more reason to be a Prime subscriber. http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/12/amazon-launches-free-streaming-music-service-for-prime-members/

Not according to 538, anyway. "Of the roughly 1.3 million Americans whose benefits disappeared with the end of the program, only about a quarter had found jobs as of March, about the same success rate as when the program was still in effect; roughly another quarter had given up searching."...

Some interesting and possibly concerning figures on boomers hitting retirement. http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-baby-boomers-retirement-means-for-the-u-s-economy/