GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! You must have heard it from my best friend. She's always talkin' when she should be listenin'. LET'S GO TO PRESS.

Dutch forensic experts arrive on the scene of the downed Malaysian flight in eastern Ukraine, while Russian President Putin looks increasingly uncomfortable and suspicious. (Maybe because the Dutch are now considering that shooting the plane down constitutes a war crime?) Meanwhile pro-Moscow supporters are being accused of tampering with the crash site, because... umm... they've been tampering with the crash site.

Israeli ground forces stormed a neighborhood in Gaza yesterday, killing 65 and forcing thousands of civilians to flee for their lives.

For those keeping score, 476 Palestinians have thus far been killed, causing President Obama to call for an immediate truce. Israel responded today by firing more rockets. Here's some more stuff they've been up to today: Israeli tanks shelled a Gaza hospital, killing four and wounding 60.

Secretary of State John Kerry falls victim to "open mic disease," when he was overheard possibly shit-talking Israel between two television interviews.

The Gaza conflict spreads to Paris, where protests turn to looting, which turns to riot policing lobbing tear gas grenades.

Sick of waiting on Congress to do the right thing... or for that matter, anything... President Obama passes employment protection for gays and transgender workers in the federal government and contracting agencies.

A Florida town is shocked—SHOCKED!—that their police department has ties to the KKK. (I'm not shocked—SHOCKED!)

Two trains collide in Wisconsin, and 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spill.

In case you missed it, beloved actor James Garner (The Rockford Files) died over the weekend. He was 86.

Also passed, former Oregon governor Vic Atiyeh, who steered the state through its recession in the '80s. He was 91.

Now here's what's going on in your neck of the woods: Mostly sunny today with a high of 80, but rains return tomorrow night through Wednesday.

And finally, here is a crab eating a bowl of noodles. (Watch the whole thing if you need some zen in your morning.)