A Series Of Freak Events
Apple-sized hail fell just outside a small Arkansas town before a tornado came through, killing three residents. [ ABC News ]
Wait, what? Wells Fargo reported record profits in Q1. What a hilarious idea, that banks could make a profit! [ Wall Street Journal ]
So it looks like the scary Conficker worm that was supposed to ruin the world on April 1 might now ruin the world liketoday. [ Information Week ]
The director of the CIA said his organization no longer operates those embarrassing Polish torture-chambers and other overseas "black sites" that made Americans look like a bunch of sinister bloodthirsty thugs. [ Washington Post ]
The president of Iran decided to start some shit by talking about how marvelously advanced his country's nuclear technology is. [ Los Angeles Times ]
The captain of that ship that got briefly overtaken by Somali pirates is still in their clutches following a failed escape attempt. [ Guardian ]