[U.S.] Texas DA slain in his home; had armed himself

Texas DA slain in his home; had armed himself
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57577167/official-kaufman-county-district-attorney-mike-mclelland-and-his-wife-cynthia-were-targeted-in-killing/
The Texas prosecutor who was gunned down with his wife at their home on Saturday had carried a gun to protect himself following the killing of a fellow prosecutor in his office two months ago.

95-car wreck leaves 3 dead on Va.-NC line
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57577185/95-car-wreck-leaves-3-dead-on-va.-n.c-line/
Updated 10:06 p.m. ET. GALAX, Va. 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.

Calif. man set to make initial court appearance on DUI charges in Nev. accident ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Hearing-set-for-man-in-Nev-crash-that-killed-5-4398477.php
An 18-year-old man is scheduled to make an initial court appearance Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence after authorities say he rear-ended a van in southern Nevada, causing a crash that killed five Southern California family members and ...

Ex-Columbia Student Found Dead in Dorm Room
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/03/ex-columbia-student-found-dead-in-dorm-room.html?mid=google
The 21-year-old woman found dead in a Columbia University dorm room on Sunday was a student who had been on leave for a year after entering the school with the class of 2013.

Senators have doubts about universal background checks for gun transfers
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sen-graham-doesn-plan-filibuster-gun-control-legislation-article-1.1303834
Senators from both parties signaled Sunday that universal background checks could be the next gun measure to get shoved toward the legislative scrap heap or significantly watered down.

Obama attends Easter service; minister criticizes 'captains of the religious right'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/president-obama-attends-easter-sunday-worship-at-st-johns-church/2013/03/31/a67ee70a-9a10-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html
President 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.

Easter Parade Held On Manhattan's Fifth Avenue
http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5j9-1FYdD71Sw8P4PgVfh3NKrYzow?docId=165122426
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 31: Janice Miller plays with her 2 year old daughter, Angelina, during the annual Easter Day procession on 5th Avenue March 31, 2013 in New York City.

Elwin Wilson, former Ku Klux Klan supporter who apologized for his racism, dies ...
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/elwin-wilson-death-89498.html?hp=l6
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.

Reported murder-suicide in Franklintown
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9047569
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Victim's families mark the one-year anniversary of mass shooting at Oikos ...
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/03/31/anniversary-mass-shooting-oikos-university/
April 2 marks the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting at Oikos University in Oakland in which seven people were killed by former student One Goh, a mentally unstable gunman.

Navy Seal identified in parachute accident
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/national/navy-seal-identified-in-parachute-accident
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Family of man pushed onto New York subway track sues transit authority
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/31/family-of-subway-push-victim-sues-mta-for-negligence/
New York (CNN) -- The family of a man killed by a New York City subway train after being shoved onto the tracks in December is suing the city's transit authority, according to court documents obtained Sunday.

$10M bail for man charged in slaying of 3-year-old
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-toddler-murder-20130401,0,1176284.story
A judge set bail at $10 million during an emotional hearing Sunday at Cook County Bond Court for a man accused of killing a 3-year-old girl in southwest suburban Oak Forest.