GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Two years ago, promises is all I heard... wait a minute... let me finish. Two years ago, promises is all I heard, out of your mouth. LET'S TO GO PRESS.

Yesterday afternoon, a man broke into a SE home and according to police, and began cutting himself. As the residents were making their way to safety, the knife-wielding man allegedly got too close to an officer, causing a cop to shoot him. His condition is still unknown, but expect further details today.

Happy 35th birthday, Mount St. Helens' volcanic explosion!

In response to botched police responses in places like Ferguson, President Obama plans to curtail providing military equipment to the cops.

In Texas, a whopping 192 people are arrested after a deadly rival gang biker shootout kills nine.

ISIS has taken over Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, Iraq’s largest province, as the Iraqi military plans a perhaps "too little, too late" push to retake the city.

Two extreme athletes die in a base-jumping "wingsuit" accident at Yosemite.

According to an activist (who has since deleted his tweets), Jay Z and Beyoncé spent "tens of thousands" to bail out protesters during the Ferguson and Baltimore riots. (!!!)

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is running for president because, "I think the world is falling apart." The world responds, "And we're 100 percent positive you'll just make things worse."

A cybersecurity consultant brags on Twitter that he's been able to hack flying airplanes and control their engines, and attracts some unwelcome attention from the FBI.

Did you catch last night's Mad Men series finale? Here's the NYT recap which posits that, yes, Don was responsible for that "thing" you saw at the end.

Now here's what's going on in your neck of the woods: Sunny, high of 76, and possible t-storms later on? Yep, today has it all!

And finally... hey lady! This cat is less than impressed with your twerking skills.