Locusts swarm in Southern Russia
Crop damage is extensive. Along with low oil prices and sanctions over the Crimean anschluss, another blow to the Russian economy.
Israel arrests settler extremists and places them under administrative hold
This is in response to the firebombing of a Palestinian house which killed a small child. PM Netanyahu has called this terrorism. His government tends not to be very aggressive in prosecuting violent settlers, though.
Retired US general says military in poor shape
Robert Scales cites budget cuts. No mention of fourteen years of wars that achieved no national goal, only squandered trillion of dollars and over seven thousand lives. Offhand, I can’t think of any general, active duty or retired, who thought the military budget was satisfactory.
Second shooting at Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Two separate incidents near a southern military bases. They might be related to conspiracy theories about an ongoing military exercise (Jade Helm) which is deemed part of a military takeover.