Campus Shooting: Two Delaware State University students were shot early this morning as reported in this Associated Press story by Randell Chase. Classes for the day were canceled and the campus was locked down. Police have identified two people of interest and have one in custody for questioning. The victims, 17-year-old male and female students, were returning from a cafe just before 1:00 AM with a group of other students when they were shot. The female was shot in the abdomen and is listed in serious condition. The male was shot in the ankle.

Mexican Drug Cartels are operating throughout the United States, generating up to $23 billion in revenue, according to a GAO report. A story by Washington Post writer Manuel Roig-Franzia cites the report as evidence that Mexico is the largest conduit for drug smuggling into the U.S with methamphetamines being the fastest-growing drug to cross the border. The report found that efforts to reduce drug-trafficking have failed due to government corruption in Mexico and inadequate coordination between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement.

A Murder Suspect was shot and killed by an Oakland police officer yesterday as reported in this San Francisco Chronicle story by Henry K. Lee. It was the third fatal officer-involved shooting in the crime-ridden city this year.

DP for Child Killer: An Ohio man, found guilty of raping and torturing his girlfriend's three-year-old son to death, has been given a death sentence as reported in this story by Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Sharon Coolidge. A three-member panel of Hamilton County jurists called Lamont Hunter the "lowest form of dehumanized individual,” for "the brutal murder and rape of little Trustin Blue." The Court also blamed Hamilton County Family Services officials for placing the little boy back into the abusive environment which led to his death.