Gunmen Attack High-End Mall in Nairobi: 20 people are dead this morning, according to the Red Cross.

Sally Clark Says, Part I: Programs like Lyft and UberX just cleared a major legal hurdle in California, but they could still be on the chopping block here, says Clark, the City Council president.

Sally Clark Says, Part II: She blames "conspiracy theories" for muddying the discussion of of a council resolution to condemn Russia's abuses of gays and says she needs more time to "do it right." Come on, Sally! Doing it right means doing it now.

Today in Slaps on the Wrist for Corporate Crime: Halliburton is fined $200,000 for destroying evidence following the 2010 Gulf oil spill, while JP Morgan Chase agrees to pay $920 million for the so-called "London Whale" trades. JP Morgan's stock fell 1.2 percent after the news.

Edwidge Danticat Speaks to Al Jazeera: "I learned early on that death is a part of life." Do read the interview.

Obamacare Is Here, Hurrah! And King County is making a big push to make the uninsured aware of the state's new healthcare exchange.

Shit is Real in Greece: "Golden Dawn" fascists allegedly murdered a left-wing rapper in broad daylight this week, while police looked on.

Let's Cool Down: Environmentalist Bill McKibben will lead a rally against global warming (and Northwest coal terminals) today at 11 a.m. at Myrtle Edwards Park.

Mars In Many Colors: Someday we'll get there, right?

On CNN, an Occupy anarchist debates Robert Reich and a former banker on the movement's two-year anniversary: