MSNBC.Com is reporting that a student opened fire in a high school cafeteria Monday, killing one student and injuring four others. Reports say the suspect tweeted about bringing a gun to school. Read More

KHOU is reporting that A Houston mom is accused of not feeding her child properly and whipping him, causing severe injuries. Gia Gentry has been charged with injury to a child, which is a felony. Read More

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Via: defendernetwork.com Recently, the United Nations expressed new concern about a crisis many Americans know little about: the use of child soldiers in global conflicts, especially in Somalia. Somalia, whose government collapsed in 1991, has been in a constant state of conflict and tension for years and still has no legally recognized government.

Three teens have been shot to death while attending or leaving large parties or rap concerts in the Houston area in the last two weeks, highlighting the dangers of youthful gatherings being advertised on Facebook, My Space and other social networking sites, police and other observers say. You can read more about the story HERE. […]

With violence in Darfur in an extended lull, a new study assessing dozens of mortality estimates for the six years of fighting there has concluded that about 300,000 people died, but that disease, rather than violence, killed at least 80 percent of them.