News Blast: Alleged Jersey City Murderer Charged with 3 More Murders, Serena to Play in Italian Open

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Jersey City Murders, Shiquan BellamyAlleged Jersey City Murderer Charged with 3 More Murders
Shiquan Bellamy, 19, charged with killing the recently engaged Jersey City couple last week, has now been charged with three other murders as well. Cousins Mileak Richardson and Lester "Bleek" Thompson were murdered on February 2nd, while Lamonte Wright, 27, was killed on March 27th. Bellamy will appear in court today to face the new charges. His bail is set at $6 million. According to the Jersey Journal, "Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio says it's 'beyond humanity that one young man can be charged with causing this much destruction of human life.'" [NJ.com]

Serena to Play in Italian Open
No.1-seeded tennis star Serena Williams will be playing in next month's Italian Open, after originally not enrolling to play. Initially, Williams had not signed up for the event because of a knee injury. The Italian Open is said to be the customary precursor to the French Open later this year. [USA Today]

Obama's Nuclear Summit Bears Fruit
With President Barack Obama's nuclear summit, involving 47 nations, some major gains have already been established: China intends to work with the United States on sanctions against Iran and Ukraine wants to dispose of all bomb-making materials. China's and Ukraine's early declarations puts added pressure on other nations to follow suit. The ultimate goal is decreasing the number of nuclear arms worldwide in order to keep them out of terrorists' hands. [Yahoo News]

All Bodies Finally Recovered from Mine

In the wee hours Tuesday morning, recovery teams were able to locate the last of the miners who went missing after an explosion went off at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia. Twenty-nine people were killed in what has become the worst explosion since 1970. Federal investigators will be going in to the mines later today to ascertain what set off the explosion. [NY Post]

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