[U.S.] 3 killed in 95-vehicle pileup at Virginia-NC line

3 killed in 95-vehicle pileup at Virginia-NC line
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/31/17541681-three-dead-in-massive-75-car-pileup-near-virginia-north-carolina-border?lite
GALAX, Va. (AP) - Nearly 100 vehicles crashed Sunday along a mountainous, foggy stretch of interstate near the Virginia-North Carolina border, killing three people and injuring 25 others.

A Second Prosecutor Is Shot to Death in Texas
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/us/second-prosecutor-shot-to-death-in-texas-county.html?pagewanted=all
KAUFMAN, Tex. - After the daylight assassination of his deputy two months ago, Mike McLelland, the district attorney in largely rural Kaufman County, responded with a flash of angered bravado, denigrating the perpetrators as “scum” and vowing to hunt ...

Alaska Troopers helicopter crashes during rescue
http://www.wkyc.com/news/national/292408/22/Troopers-Helicopter-on-rescue-mission-crashed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska State Trooper helicopter carrying two troopers and a rescued snowmobiler crashed Saturday night in the south-central part of the state, and no survivors have been found, an agency spokeswoman said.

San Jose: Driver attacks Walmart shoppers after crashing into store
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hurt-crash-attack-calif-wal-mart-18850851
SAN JOSE -- A Walmart store erupted into chaos and at least four people were hurt Sunday when a man rammed an Oldsmobile Cutlass through the entrance of a Walmart store then attacked shoppers with a blunt object, police said.

Rubio among senators working on immigration, but he also stands apart
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation/washington/congress/20130329_ap_businesslaborcloseondealforimmigrationbill.html
As a bipartisan Senate group builds momentum toward a comprehensive immigration reform bill this month, resistance is coming from an unexpected source: Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a key member of the coalition.

5 in Calif. Family Killed in Crash Identified
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/30/3315214/5-killed-in-southern-nevada-traffic.html
Share. 0. The names of five Southern California family members killed in a southern Nevada traffic crash have been released. The Clark County coroner's office identified them Sunday as 41-year-old Genaro Fernandez of Norwalk, Calif.

Google takes Easter heat over Cesar Chavez doodle
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2013/0331/Google-takes-Easter-heat-over-Cesar-Chavez-doodle
By Brad Knickerbocker, Staff writer / March 31, 2013. Cesar Chavez Google doodle. Critics say the image Sunday should have had something to do with Easter.

Dolan Says The Church Must Welcome Gay People
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/nyregion/dolan-church-should-be-more-welcoming-of-gays.html
On Easter Sunday, weeks after he helped elect a new pope for a church struggling with declining numbers and controversy over social issues, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said that the Roman Catholic Church could be more welcoming of gay men and ...

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona predicts pro-gay marriage GOP ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sen-jeff-flake-predicts-pro-gay-marriage-gop-presidential-candidate-article-1.1303908
An up-and-coming Republican Senator said Sunday it was “inevitable” that the GOP would field a presidential candidate who supports same-sex marriage.

States Harden Views Over Laws Governing Abortion
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324883604578394873113377806.html
A group of demonstrators protested abortion restrictions on the steps of the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on March 25. States are becoming increasingly polarized over abortion, as some legislatures pass ever-tighter restrictions on the procedure while ...

US face-transplant recipient marries burn victim: report
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/burned-man-full-face-transplant-marries-fellow-burn-victim-article-1.1303764
(Reuters) - Face-transplant recipient Dallas Wiens married a fellow burn victim on Saturday in the same church where his face was melted in an electrical accident, the Dallas Morning News reported.

Obama Attends Easter Service; Minister Criticizes 'Captains of the Religious ...
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/obama-family-attends-easter-service-at-st-johns/
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and the first family walked from the White House across Lafayette Square to attend Easter worship at St. John's Church, their most frequent religious venue while in Washington.

Abuse Charge at Academy Stirs Inquiry
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/education/massachusetts-to-study-sexual-abuse-charges-at-deerfield-academy.html
BOSTON - Prosecutors plan to investigate possible sexual abuse at Deerfield Academy, an exclusive private boarding school in western Massachusetts, after a report released by the school detailing its own investigation into allegations against two faculty ...

Florida lawmakers weigh bill to tweak lobbyist gift ban
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20130330-texas-legislators-facing-crunch-time.ece
TALLAHASSEE -- Enjoying a steak dinner on a lobbyist's tab would still be banned. But a cup of coffee? Maybe not. The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee on Monday is expected to take up a bill that would allow limited exceptions to a lobbyist gift ban ...

Bar brawl leaves 3 dead near Seattle
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/03/three-dead-in-auburn-tavern-shootout/
SEATTLE Police say three men were killed and another man was wounded when a brawl led to gunfire outside a tavern in Auburn south of Seattle.

Easter sunrise service in Miami Beach
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/31/3316526/easter-sunrise-service-in-miami.html
The sun rises as worshippers arrive for Calvary Chapel's Easter Sunday service. Both New Life Missionary Baptist Church of Liberty City and Calvary Chapel of Miami Beach held baptisms behind the Miami Beach band shell on Sunday, March 31, 2013.

Elwin Wilson, former Ku Klux Klan supporter who apologized for his racism, dies ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/SC-man-who-apologized-for-racist-past-dies-4398243.php
Elwin Wilson, the former Ku Klux Klan supporter who publicly apologized for years of violent racism, including the beating of a black Freedom Rider who went on to become a congressman from Georgia, died March 28 at a hospital in South Carolina.

Easter Bonnet Parade steps off
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Kids-dogs-bonnets-fun-at-SF-Easter-parade-4398621.php
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - You may have noticed some eye-catching hats in the heart of Buffalo's Elmwood Village Sunday afternoon.

Police investigating a Northwest Miami-Dade shooting that left 4-year-old dead
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/31/3316173/four-year-old-girl-shot-to-death.html
The shocking death of a 4-year-old girl - shot dead with a handgun inside a car outside her grandparent's home - zeroed in on two issues Sunday: How did the gun that apparently killed little Rahquel Carr get into the hands of a group of children?

Dalai Lama's security office seeks action on illegal rubble dumping
http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story105439/dalai-lama-hopes-for-a-new-era-with-chinese-president.html
DHARAMSHALA: As the Dalai Lama arrived from his visit to Sikkim on Saturday, a huge traffic jam blocked his cavalcade near the main Buddhist temple, which created chaos in the congested tourist town as Tibetans, Indians and other foreigners queued up ...