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Donald Trump: 'I Stand With Tea Party'Billionaire businessman and media mogul Donald Trump has said on the “Today” show that he is a Tea Party supporter. "I'm very proud of some of the ideas they put forth," Trump said, adding, "They want to stop this ridiculous, absolutely killer spending that's going on. What's going on in this country — the way we're spending money like drunken sailors — we are absolutely, I'm telling you, we're going to destroy our own freedom." Colorado Police Use Pepper Spray to Control 8-year-oldColorado police have defended their decision to pepper spray a tantrum-throwing 8-year-old boy after he threatened people with a sharp weapon in his classroom. 2 Workers Die In Tennessee Sewage Plant CollapseAt least two workers died yesterday after the collapse of the wall of a sewage plant, which led to the leakage of millions of gallons of waste into a river in Tennessee. The dead workers were identified as 53-year-old John Eslinger and 44-year-old Don Storey. Their bodies were found under rubble at the site in Gatlinburg. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said that the sewage has been washed into the Little Pigeon River as a result of the collapse. Though the officials are yet to gauge the size of the initial spill, it is estimated that it could be as much as 3.2 million gallons. The investigators are trying to know the reason behind the collapse. Local authorities have advised the residents to stay away from the river but have been told tap water is safe. House Republicans Plan To Slash Budget By $5.8 trillion Over The Next DecadeHouse Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their budget proposal for 2012 and they are hopeful that the proposal will help the GOP emerge as the party which is willing to take sensible decisions to reduce government overspending. Budget committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) outlined the budget proposal which takes considerable political risks mainly in its proposal to remake Medicare and Medicaid, which is very important for the poor and elderly. 7 Die As Strong Storms Sweep Through SouthPowerful spring storms swept through several Southern states today, killing at least seven people died and leaving tens of thousands of people without power. Tom Bradshaw, a spokesman for the National Weather Service, said that the line of thunderstorms moved south from the Midwest on Monday, and by Tuesday northern Florida and the Carolinas were hit by heavy rain and high winds. Ex-New Jersey Congressman John Adler Dies at 51Former New Jersey congressman John Adler, who was the first Democrat to represent the 3rd Congressional District in more than a century, has died. He was 51. Adler died Monday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Adler died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from complications stemming from staph bacterial endocarditis, an infection around the heart. Adler underwent emergency heart surgery at the hospital last month. FAA To Issue Emergency Directive To Inspect Boeing 737sIn an apparent effort to prevent any major air disaster, the FAA has decided to issue an emergency directive that will make it mandatory for the operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initial and repetitive electromagnetic inspections for fatigue damage. The FAA is set to issue the directive today. Police Resume Search for Human Remains At NY BeachSearchers resumed hunt for human remains at New York's Long Island on Monday looking for more victims of a possible serial killer after the discovery of five sets of human remains at the site. The latest remains were found last week along the highway that leads to Jones Beach, on Long Island several miles east of New York City. The police are yet to identify the victim. Suffolk County Police had employed helicopters and cadaver dogs, as well as police academy cadets, detectives and volunteer firefighters, to search for the remains through thick underbrush on a barrier island south of Long Island. Standoff Between Police, Shooter Continues In SylmarA standoff between police and a shooting suspect continued Monday morning in Sylmar after a Los Angeles police officer was shot when he arrived at the site after receiving a domestic-violence call. Officer Steve Jenkins, a veteran canine handler, sustained critical injury and undergoing surgery at Providence Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills. He was shot in the face which damaged his jaw. The officer was shot at about 2:45 a.m. when he approached the home in the 13600 block of Dronfield Avenue. Police have asked the people living in surrounding to vacate their homes for safety purposes. An evacuation center had been set up by police at Sylmar High School. More Southwest Planes Found With Fatigue Cracks: OfficialsSouthwest Airlines officials said that fatigue cracks have been found in three more planes of the airlines. The cracks are similar are those that caused a section of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 passenger jet to tear open mid-flight. 19 of Southwest's 79 Boeing 737-300 jets are cleared to return to service but the airlines has canceled at least 600 flights since Friday's emergency landing. Southwest flight 812 enroute from Phoenix, Ariz. to Sacramento, Calif., was forced to land at Yuma, Ariz., after a section of the fuselage of the plane opened up while in flight, depressurizing the plane and causing a hole in the roof of the plane. Another Southwest flight, headed from Oakland, Calif., to San Diego, Calif., made an emergency landing yesterday. Obama Launches Re-election Bid With Short Online VideoPresident Barack Obama yesterday launched his bid for re-election by posting a short video on BarackObama.com. The video has the slogan, "It begins with us," and the posting sends message to Obama’s supporters that he is gearing up for fight once again. In the video, the blue "O" over red and white stripes is back again for 2012. The names of the candidates are clearly identified: OBAMA-BIDEN -- for Vice President Joe Biden at the bottom of the website. Raging Wildfire Leads to Over 300 Evacuations In Larimer CountyA raging wildfire in Larimer County has led to the evacuation of 336 homes in the foothills west of Fort Collins Sunday. According to local officials, roughly 2,000 acres of the land had been burnt in Crystal Fire which also destroyed one home in an area north of Masonville and west of Horsetooth Reservoir as of mid-morning. The evacuation order covers the areas south of Buckhorn Canyon to Stringtown Gulch, east of Crystal Mountain Road to Stove Prairie Road. Residents of Redstone Canyon were also asked to leave their homes as a precautionary measure.
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