Colorado Reels After Killing of Top Official Over Prisons
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/us/director-of-colorado-prisons-fatally-shot-at-home.html
DENVER - As Colorado's governor signed a hard-won package of gun control measures on Wednesday, officials across the state were reeling from the seemingly inexplicable shooting death of the state's prisons chief, who was gunned down at the front ...
Death penalty recommended in Ohio Craigslist case
http://www.wina.com/Ohio-jury-recommends-death-for-convicted-Craigslis/11458736?newsId=200999
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A jury on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for a self-styled street preacher convicted of killing three down-and-out men lured by bogus Craigslist job offers.
Senate passes government funding measure; House to vote Thursday
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/19/3295268/progress-slows-on-bill-to-avoid.html
A short-term funding measure to keep the government operating beyond the end of this month cleared the Senate on Wednesday and is awaiting final passage in the House on Thursday to avert a shutdown.
Former California city officials convicted in corruption trial
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bell-calif-officials-convicted-corruption-case-article-1.1294411
LOS ANGELES | Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:55pm EDT. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Five former elected officials from the scandal-plagued California city of Bell were convicted on Wednesday of misusing municipal funds by collecting exorbitant salaries in a case that ...
Ind. police sniper kills shooter who held child hostage
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57575453/ind-police-sniper-kills-shooter-who-held-child-hostage/
Updated 5:48 PM ET. FORT WAYNE, Ind. A man pulled a woman off a city bus in northern Indiana on Wednesday, fatally shot her and then took a 3-year-old boy hostage before a sniper killed him during a police standoff.
Suspected al Qaeda Fighter to Face Charges
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/meet-prototype-al-qaeda-operative-spin-ghul/story?id=18773797
A suspected al Qaeda fighter who spent years in Libyan custody before being released in 2011 has been brought to the U.S. to face charges he plotted to attack American personnel in Afghanistan and Africa, officials said Wednesday.
US Army officer accused of Fort Hood massacre back in court
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57575485/judge-wont-let-fort-hood-suspect-plead-guilty/
By Don Bolding. FORT HOOD, Texas | Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:47pm EDT. FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people during a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will face a court martial trial at the base ...
Greuel to explore pension changes for existing city employees, backer says
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/politics/2013/03/18/12969/councilman-paul-krekorian-endorses-eric-garcetti-f/
A co-chairman of Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel's mayoral campaign told business leaders Wednesday that his candidate will explore an increase in the retirement age for current city workers.
Severna Park Marine dies in Nevada military training accident
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Profiles-of-5-Nev-Army-depot-explosion-victims-4370585.php
He was the teenager who wasn't embarrassed to hug his mom at Severna Park High School while other students looked on, who pitched on the Falcons' 2009 state championship baseball team, and who matured into a Marine with a swallow tattoo on his ...
US offers reward for capture of two US-born alleged Islamic militants
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57575436/u.s-offers-%2410m-for-info-leading-to-american-terrorist-duo/
By Mark Hosenball. Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:56pm EDT. (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday offered rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the capture or conviction of two U.S.
2 high school football players in Torrington, Conn., charged with sex assault on ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/conn-high-school-football-players-charged-sex-assault-article-1.1294065
Two high school football players in Connecticut have been charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, and the alleged victim has been bullied on Twitter by fellow teens calling her "a snitch" and "a wh---," according to a local report.
Senators examine domestic drones' effect on privacy
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/20/17389193-lawmakers-voice-concerns-on-drone-privacy-questions?lite
WASHINGTON - As federal authorities accelerate plans to license thousands of surveillance drones over U.S. soil by late 2015, some legal experts and lawmakers are warning that unmanned aircraft could threaten privacy on an unparalleled scale.
Secret report raises alarms on intelligence blind spots because of AQ focus
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2013/0320/Does-it-matter-who-runs-US-drone-program-Pentagon-could-supplant-CIA
A panel of White House advisers warned President Obama in a secret report that U.S. spy agencies were paying inadequate attention to China, the Middle East and other national security flash points because they had become too focused on military ...
Arizona bill ties restroom use to birth gender
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Arizona-bill-Transgender-people-must-use-restroom-according-to-gender-at-birth-199232831.html
Lawmakers are delaying a debate over equal access rights after dozens of transgender people flooded the Arizona House of Representatives to fight a proposed law that would have made it illegal for them to use the bathroom of their preferred gender.
Bloomberg Vows to Veto Inspector for Police
http://newyork.newsday.com/news/new-york/bloomberg-says-he-d-veto-proposal-for-nypd-inspector-general-1.4849194
Less than a day after the City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, endorsed a bill to create an inspector general to oversee the Police Department, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Wednesday vowed to veto the proposal, assailing it as “disastrous for public ...
Senate OKs scaled-back pension-reform plan
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/illinois&id=9034925
SPRINGFIELD - A scaled-back plan by Senate President John Cullerton to make suburban and Downstate teachers choose between keeping a compounding, 3 percent annual pension boost or state-subsidized health insurance as retirees eked out of the ...
Police ID man killed in shootout with officers
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=24480591
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A man fatally shot by officers attempting to arrest a fugitive has been identified by Salt Lake City Police.
Consensus builds for requiring warrant for email searches
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/obama-administration-backs-changing-law-that-lets-police-read-old-emails-without-a-warrant/2013/03/19/c7bd48cc-90b4-11e2-9173-7f87cda73b49_story.html
Republicans, Democrats and government officials agreed at a House hearing on Tuesday that police should need a warrant to obtain people's emails and other private online messages from third-party providers.
Ohio school shooter faces sentencing
http://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-school-killer-tj-lane-snuck-killer-shirt/story?id=18774193
(CNN) -- Wearing a white T-shirt with the word "killer" written in block letters, Ohio school shooter T.J. Lane went to court Tuesday to face judgment in the deaths of three students last year.
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