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April 06, 2012 | | SCARY A Navy F-18 fighter jet careened into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon, tearing the roof off one building and setting off at least two fires. Both pilots on the plane safely ejected, the Navy confirmed, though they and five civilians were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Daily Beast’s Brian Ries gathers the most compelling reports from the scene of the crash—including photos, videos, and tweets. GOOD NEWS The U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs in March, lower than expected, but a sign of steady improvement. The data should be final proof—if more is needed—that the U.S. economy is no longer mired in an acute employment crisis. But don’t forget that problems remain, writes The Daily Beast’s Zachary Karabell. EMERGENCY Rick Santorum’s 3-year-old daughter, Bella, was taken to the hospital on Friday, according to his campaign spokesman. The Santorum campaign did not release any more details, except asking in a statement for “privacy and prayers as Bella works her way to recovery.” Bella has a rare genetic disorder known as trisomy 18, and she was hospitalized with pneumonia in January. Most trisomy 18 babies do not live past the first week of their lives. TRAGIC Bosnian burghers lined up 11,541 red chairs through the streets of Sarajevo on Friday, one for each victim of the war, as the city marked the 20th anniversary of the start of the war. Sarajevo mayor Alija Behmen said the chairs symbolize the “line of blood that ran through the streets on April 6, 1992 until 1995.” Empty chairs stretched for 800 meters, with smaller chairs representing the more than 600 children killed. On the 20th anniversary of the Serbian siege—resulting in one of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II—Bosnia remains scarred and deeply divided. FIGHTING BACK So there is just no way the whole Keith Olbermann–Current TV feud will end nicely now, is there? Al Gore’s channel filed a countersuit against Olbermann, accusing the man once considered to be the network’s star of unprofessional behavior. The suit alleges Olbermann threw a mug on the set and also took off, unexcused, 19 out of 41 workdays in January and February. Olbermann filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking up to $70 million in damages for wrongful termination. | | 
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