Colorado suspect mailed massacre plans to his school:

Accused movie theatre shooter James Holmes may have mailed a notebook to his school detailing his plans to carry out the theatre massacre. The notebook that is believed to have been written by Holmes was mailed to the University of Colorado, where he had been a pre-med student until dropping out last month.  The notebook was mailed to a specific psychiatrist at the university and that it contained "full details about how he was going to kill people, drawings of what he was going to do in it, and drawings and illustrations of the massacre."   There are conflicting reports on whether the notebook arrived at the university before or after the massacre, but it was found on Monday during a search of the mailroom.  Holmes will be arraigned on Monday in Colorado.
 
Food prices going up:

Scorching heat and the worst drought in nearly a half-century are threatening to send food prices up, spooking consumers and leading to worries about global food costs. Yesterday, the government said it expected the record-breaking weather to drive up the price for groceries next year, including milk, beef, chicken and pork. The drought is now affecting 88 percent of the corn crop, a staple of processed foods and animal feed as well as the nation’s leading farm export.  The government’s forecast estimates that prices will rise 4 to 5 percent for beef next year with slightly lower increases for pork, eggs and dairy products.

Athlete kicked out of Olympics because of racial tweet:

Greece’s triple jump champion was expelled from the Olympics yesterday after posting a racial tweet online. Olympic Committee officials announced Voula Papachristou will be banned from this years Olympics after she tweeted a joke about African immigrants on Monday. The comments created an uproar on Greek social media and she was immediately banned from competing this year. She has apologized but the USOC says “Too bad”. Some are saying it’s fair and others are saying the penalty is too harsh.

Flights to be shifted from SFO to SJ and Oakland:

There may soon be a solution to all of those fog-delayed flights at San Francisco International Airport...Shift some flights to San Jose's Mineta Airport and Oakland International Airport. The goal is to increase San Jose’s share of Bay Area air traffic from 14.3 percent to 20 percent and Oakland’s from 15.9 to 24 percent by the year 2035 to help alleviate air traffic at SFO. SFO spokesman Mike McCarron says he thinks they're headed in the right direction but ultimately it's up to the individual airlines and not the airport.  San Francisco is annually one of the worst airports in the country in terms of on-time performance, mainly due to fog and other weather factors.

Chik-Fil-A bans:

Chicago is now jumping on board with the recent trend of Chick-Fil-A bans in some cities across the US after the CEO of the company announced that he is against gay marriage. Last week, it hit here locally in Mountain View when the city denied Chick-Fil-A's application to build a restaurant in their city and today, Chicago is the latest city to put the hammer down. Chicago politician Joe Moreno said "We've got thriving businesses and we want more but at the very least don't discriminate against our LGBTQ folks." We told you on Monday that the Jim Henson company also severed ties with the establishment and have donated their earnings from making toys for the chain's kids' meals, to the gay support organization GLAAD.

Beach volley ball players at Olympics might cover up this year:

You know when you watch the Olympics and the Beach Volleyball competition comes on, the players are always barely wearing anything? Well this year, might be a little different when it comes to what they're wearing. The London weather forecast calls for temperatures in the mid to high 60s with an occasional rain shower during the day and low 50s at night. And, some of the volleyball matches might be played as late as 11pm which means.....the athletes might actually be in full-body outfits at this years Olympics.

Men and drinking=long life:

This is for the men who are listening or the wives who keep harping on their men to not have a beer or 2 when they get home. According to a new study, men who suffer a heart attack might help their recovery odds by having a couple beers a day. The study shows that after suffering a first heart attack, men who are moderate drinkers are much less likely to die compared to non-drinkers. The men in this study who drank two alcoholic drinks each day over a long period of time were 42 percent less likely to die from heart disease, and 14 percent less likely to die from any cause. Cheers.