[U.S.] 3 people stabbed in Pa. Target store; man arrested

3 people stabbed in Pa. Target store; man arrested
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2299160/Man-inside-Target-store-stabs-multiple-shoppers-including-16-year-old-girl-getting-tail-whooped-bat-fists.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
PITTSBURGH - Authorities say a confrontation stemming from an earlier altercation led a man to stab three people inside a Target store in Pittsburgh, including a 16-year-old girl who was seriously injured.

Supreme Court Takes New Case on Affirmative Action, From Michigan
http://www.salon.com/2013/03/25/scotus_to_review_michigans_affirmative_action_ban/
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday added a new affirmative action case to its docket. It is already considering a major challenge to the University of Texas' race-conscious admissions program.

Michele Bachmann under congressional ethics investigation
http://www.startribune.com/199967951.html
Congressional ethics investigators are pursuing allegations of financial impropriety in U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign, according to several attorneys and former staffers involved in the case.

Don't blame Phil! Handler takes blame for groundhog's blunder
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/don-t-blame-phil-handler-takes-blame-for-groundhog-s-blunder-1.1211298
PITTSBURGH - An Ohio prosecutor who light-heartedly filed a criminal indictment against the famous Pennsylvania groundhog who fraudulently "predicted" an early spring said he may consider a pardon now that the animal's handler is taking the blame.

Obama Expects April Senate Debate on Immigration
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/03/26/obama_expects_april_senate_debate_on_immigration_117644.html
With an eye on the calendar while lawmakers are out of town for two weeks, President Obama on Monday used a White House ceremony welcoming 28 new U.S.

S.D.'s Johnson not expected to run again in 2014
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/25/sds-johnson-not-expected-to-run-again-in-2014/
Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota plans to announce on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in 2014, according to news reports - opening up a prime opportunity for Republicans to pick up a seat in a red state and cut into the Democratic ...

Anthony Lewis, indefatigable champion of civil liberties and winner of two ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pulitzer-Prize-winner-Anthony-Lewis-dies-at-85-4382124.php
Anthony Lewis, an indefatigable champion of civil liberties who became known during his half- century with the New York Times as one of the most trenchant legal journalists of his generation and was twice a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, died March 25 at his ...

Sen. Mark Warner Announces Gay Marriage Switch Just Under the Wire
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/03/sen-warner-announces-gay-marriage-switch.html?mid=google
Along with Hillary Clinton, a slew of Republican political figures, and fellow Senators Rob Portman and Claire McCaskill, Mark Warner has had a recent change of heart on same-sex marriage, and he managed to get the word out just a day before the ...

Terrorist Has Cooperated With US Since Secret Guilty Plea in 2011, Papers Show
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/terrorist-held-secret-ship-pleaded-guilty/story?id=18807861
A Somali terrorist with ties to Al Qaeda whose capture and interrogation aboard a United States naval ship in 2011 fueled debate about the Obama administration's counterterrorism tactics secretly pleaded guilty in Manhattan and has been cooperating with ...

9-year-old girl who hiked to help injured father 'very courageous'
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57576122/girl-9-searches-for-help-after-car-crash-kills-her-father/
A 9-year-old girl who hiked through difficult terrain to get help after the SUV she was traveling in crashed near Acton helped authorities find her father quickly, authorities said.

Major changes proposed for troubled state parks system
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/03/25/commission-recommends-changing-how-calif-state-parks-are-managed/
An independent commission proposes sweeping fixes for a troubled state Department of Parks and Recreation badly in need of repairs, including shedding smaller parks and shaking up management policies to restore public trust after financial scandals ...

The power of a teacher
http://gapersblock.com/mechanics/2013/03/25/giving-high-school-students-a-voice-in-the-cps-banning-of-persepolis/
Let us take a moment to praise Chicago public school teachers. Many are so dedicated to their students that they put in grueling hours and dig into their own pockets for supplies.