Iceland volcano disrupts global air travel

The BBC is reporting that global air travel was disrupted Thursday when clouds of ash blew across northern Europe. They came from a volcano that erupted under a glacier in Iceland.

About 800 people were evacuated from the area on Wednesday after flood warnings were reported as a result of the melting glacier.

The United Kingdom, Ireland, and other parts of northern Europe have shut down all air travel except emergency flights with the fear that the ash would cause damage to engines.

Obama criticizes mine owners, orders safety review

President Obama called for a safety review of mines with poor safety records on Thursday in the wake of the April 5 coal mine explosion in West Virginia that killed 29 people, according to CNN.

The President also criticized Massey Energy Co., a coal producer that owns the Upper Big Branch Mine, calling it a "safety violator," and cited "a failure first and foremost of management, a failure of oversight and a failure of laws so riddled with loopholes."

Norman Page, a Mine Safety and Health Administration manager from Kentucky, will head a federal investigation of the disaster.

SU football player charged in post-snowball fight assault

Syracuse.com is reporting Syracuse University senior running back Delone Carter was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor assault after Syracuse police accusing him of hitting and injuring another student in an on-campus disturbance on Feb. 27, following the men's basketball game against Villanova.

Carter and teammate Ryan Gillum were driving in a car at around 1 a.m. when their car was struck by a snowball in the 300 block of Waverly Avenue. Both men confronted a group of people outside of SU's Kimmel Hall, where Carter threw a punch at student William Hotaling, 20, who fell to the ground and struck his head. Hotaling did not throw the snowball.

"The individual who threw the snowball already left," Deputy Chief Joe Cecile, said.

Carter was issued an appearance ticket on the charge. Gillum was not charged.