Whoa, guys! It's really foggy out there.
But it's not as bad as in Oklahoma, where at least one person was killed Wednesday when two tornados touched down.
It's looking more and more like the co-pilot of the Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 that went down in the French Alps, killing all 150 passengers, crashed the plane on purpose.
A 49-year-old man apparently doing whippits while driving a vehicle (what?!) near Southeast Division and 68th on Wednesday hit a 47-year-old construction worker ... while she was standing on the sidewalk. The woman was injured, but is expected to live.
Brittany Maynard—a terminally ill 29-year-old California woman who moved to Oregon to end her life using the "death with dignity" law—recorded a video now being used in a California campaign to enact a similar law. Maynard's family released the video on Wednesday, just ahead of the Senate's health committee hearing on California’s End of Life Option Act.
As if we all didn't know: There's about zero chance the "average" Portlander can buy a house. Shocker! In fact, if you thought you were too poor to buy a house two years ago, you're THREE TIMES more screwed now. Think you're going to escape to the mountains? Think again! Everybody's favorite homogenous playground, Bend, is the seventh-fastest growing metro area in the nation. They're also out of room and their rich people seem just as unconcerned about building affordable housing as Portland's do. Now, get to work!
Apparently the man responsible for executing millions of Jews was just a misunderstood artist, and he's still not feeling the love in LA. Who knew Adolf Hitler was a painter? Well, probably a lot of people. But for those who didn't: Adolf Hitler was a painter. And a Los Angeles auction house that had one of his paintings for sale—starting bids at $30,000—has decided to class it up and remove it from their online auction. But don't worry, Nazis, they still have some of his other crap for sale.
Two grown men in Louisiana fighting over whether Busch or Budweiser is better settled the matter with a shotgun. Walter Merrick, 66, asked his neighbor, 64-year-old Clarence Sturdivant, for a cold, frosty beer. When Sturdivant returned with a Busch, Merrick was pissed, of course, because Budweiser is so clearly the better shitty beer. So Merrick did what we'd expect in a story coming from Louisiana and shot him.
The U.S. Army says "whoops, sorry!" to veterans injured in Iraq by old, forgotten chemical weapons who were denied awards, such as Purple Hearts. Thanks, Uncle Sam. Your insincere display of empathy is touching.
Not that J.K. Rowling needs more admiration from her rabid fans, but here's her perfect Twitter response to some idiot's comment about finally figuring out that Dumbledore is gay.
Since GMN started with an early weather theme, here is a video of a bus being sucked into a sinkhole and shot downriver in scary floodwaters:
