The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare report that the number of parents refusing to get their kids the required vaccinations for school is skyrocketing.
Idaho allows vaccinations to be skipped for medical, religious or personal reasons. State officials say personal reasons are the leading exemption.
Since 2005 the percent of children not being vaccinated is up 62% Health officials are fearing an increased chance of the spread of diseases, as a result.
The U.S. Army is trying to find 14,000 rounds of ammunition missing from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It was under the control of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
The ammo is .223 caliber (5.56mm), used in the M16 and M4 weapons.
3,500 people were placed on lockdown after a tip to Fort Bragg leadership. The 1st Brigade Combat Team is also known as “Devils in Baggy Pants”.
The Idaho State Board of Education unanimously decided to pursue the possibility of making online classes mandatory for graduation from High School.
The board is considering requiring two credits to be taking online. If it becomes reality, it would make Idaho the first state to require two online credits.
The Idaho State Board of Education is planning a 21 day comment period before making a final decision. State officials say despite the 21 day comment period, they will probably approve the plan anyway.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 14.5% of U.S. households don’t have enough food (food insecure). That’s based on data for 2010, the number is little changed from 2009.
Of the 17.2 million households without enough food, about half (59%) get help from government programs.
There are 6.4 million households experiencing ‘very low food security’. Very low food security means: “…food intake of some household members was reduced and normal eating patterns were disrupted due to limited resources.”-USDA, report summary
“I’m looking for a quiet, calm, sane, civilized society to start the next phase of my life.”-Michael, from Michigan
Canadian officials say the number of U.S. citizens applying for temporary work visas doubled between 2008 and 2010.
Since the beginning of 2010 nearly 30,000 U.S. citizens moved to Canada, they make up the second-largest group of temporary workers in Canada, behind only Filipinos.
Reports from Washington DC: Hillary Clinton has called the Egyptian Foreign Minister to remind him of Egypt’s duty to obey the Vienna Convention. That convention relates to the protection of diplomatic buildings.
Also, Leon Panetta has talked the Israeli Defense Minister, who has demanded the United States defend the Israeli embassy in Egypt.
Live video, 04:00 Egyptian time, shows police vans trying to run over “Correcting the Path” protestors, in another live video it looks like protestors have riot police backed into a corner.
Police admit they are using live bullets.
Health officials say more than 520 people wounded. Most of the wounded coming from the areas around the Security Police HQ, and the now former Israeli embassy.
Many protestors say nothing had changed after the downfall of Mubarak, the pro-U.S. military government continued the same policies.
Mark Glenn, political commentator from Idaho, is being interviewed by Iranian TV. Glenn says what is happening in Egypt is “…exactly what Israel wants…” because Israel “wants to see the peace treaty destroyed…”
Israel would like to see the end of the peace treaty with Egypt, and the rise of an anti-Israel government, so Israel can justify invading the Sinai Peninsula.
Israeli sources say President Obama called Israeli officials, saying the U.S. will do all it can to make sure the “Correcting the Path” revolution will be quickly resolved.
Egyptians are fire bombing the Egyptian Security Headquarters in Giza. Security forces claim they are using tear gas and rubber bullets, yet more than 400 “Correcting the Path” revolutionaries have been wounded.
Reporters say they count at least 25 armored vehicles on the streets.