[U.S.] UCF: Student who killed self was planning attack

UCF: Student who killed self was planning attack
http://nation.time.com/2013/03/18/ucf-believes-attack-was-planned-by-dead-student/
A University of Central Florida student planned an attack on campus but committed suicide in a dorm before carrying it out, authorities said Monday.

UPDATE 1-US contractor charged with passing nuclear secrets to Chinese woman
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/18/3293762/pacific-command-contractor-charged.html
Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:18am EDT. (Adds details). By Tim Gaynor. March 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. defense contractor in Hawaii has been arrested on charges of passing national defense secrets, including classified information about nuclear weapons, to a Chinese ...

Steubenville Rape Case: Teens Charged With Making Online Threats Against ...
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/51213496/ns/sports/
March 18 (Reuters) - Two teenage girls were arrested in Ohio on Monday and accused of using social media to threaten the young victim in a high-profile rape trial that concluded this past weekend, state Attorney General Mike DeWine said.

A New Effort in Boston to Catch 1990 Art Thieves
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/us/fbi-says-it-has-clues-in-1990-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-art-heist.html
It was one of the most brazen art thefts in history. Two thieves, posing as police officers, prevailed on the night watchman at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to let them in.

Colorado governor to sign gun controls into law
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/18/3293419/ap-source-colo-governor-to-sign.html
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign legislation Wednesday that sets limits on ammunition magazines and expands background checks for firearms, marking a Democratic victory in a state where gun ownership is a treasured right and ...

Republicans' self-analysis: The party of 'stuffy old men'
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/18/3292571/gop-announces-plan-to-recruit.html
WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party's got a big image problem that won't be easily overcome, as a new GOP study found it's often viewed as the party of "stuffy old men” with a weak, ineffective message.

Rand vs. Ron
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/18/3293926/rand-paul-endorses-immigrant-path.html
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, age 50, is no spring chicken. He's got seven years on Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan and eight on Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

Justices appear divided on Arizona voting law
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-az-proof-of-citizenship-law/
Supreme Court justices seemed split Monday on whether a federal law intended to streamline voter-registration procedures means that states may not attach additional requirements, such as proof of citizenship.

A Justice Dept. Official Is Named to Lead Labor
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/Ken-Walshs-Washington/2013/03/18/obama-rallies-base-with-labor-pick
WASHINGTON - With a few confirmation victories in his pocket, President Obama decided Monday to press ahead with another cabinet nominee in defiance of Republican opposition as he tapped an assertive civil rights regulator to be his next labor ...

Weinstein: Reform is best plaintiffs can get in stop-and-frisk case
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/weinstein-reform-best-plaintiffs-stop-and-frisk-case-article-1.1292472?localLinksEnabled=false
If the plaintiffs in Floyd vs. the City of New York are successful, it wouldn't end “stop-and-frisk,” but it could change the way it's implemented.

Hillary Clinton's gay marriage stance sparks 2016 rumors
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/hillary-clinton-announces-support-for-gay-marriage-1.4833227
Hillary Clinton's announcement that she supports gay marriage is now fueling speculation that she might run for president again in 2016.

Defense: Philadelphia abortion doc's capital murder case 'an elitist, racist ...
http://nation.time.com/2013/03/18/defense-lawyer-calls-philadelphia-abortion-doctors-case-lynching/
PHILADELPHIA - A lawyer defending a Philadelphia abortion provider on murder charges accused officials of “an elitist, racist prosecution,” as the death-penalty trial opened Monday.

Was a flamboyant con artist capable of murder?
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/18/california-murder-trial-begins-for-man-known-clark-rockefeller-accused-killing-former-landlord-son/nF7dqDvJWi5rxWguOoyDQL/story.html
In the spring of 1985, Linda and John Sohus vanished. The bubbly 29-year-old Linda had told friends she and her husband were going on a two-week trip east for an interview John had with the government for a secret job.

DA: Millions lost in Mass 'Ponzi scheme'
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/18/west-roxbury-couple-charged-with-multi-million-dollar-ponzi-scheme/3hNV2UR0wicmsuO3YemvGN/story.html
(NECN: Peter Howe, Boston) - Casino gambling binges and casino debts. Rent payments for the husband's mistress. A $13,000 Rolex watch.

Acting Commerce Secretary Blank leaving to head university
http://fox6now.com/2013/03/18/uw-regent-committee-chooses-new-uw-chancellor/
WASHINGTON -- Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, who has held the job since John Bryson resigned for medical reasons in June, is stepping down to become chancellor of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, she said Monday.

High court won't hear downloading case appeal
http://www.10news.com/news/u-s-world/minnesota-woman-loses-music-downloading-appeal
A Minnesota woman at the center of a long-running court fight over the unauthorized downloading of copyrighted music said there's still no way she can pay record companies the $222,000 judgment she owes after the U.S.

Police: Teen mistaken for an Intruder fatally shot by Loudoun neighbor
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2295395/High-school-star-athlete-16-fatally-shot-mistakenly-entering-similar-house-doors-new-home.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A 16-year-old boy taken for an intruder and fatally shot inside a neighbor's home had accidentally entered the wrong house, the boy's father said Monday.

Amid budget negotiations, Reid warns Senate of long hours
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Catchall-spending-bill-advances-in-Senate-4364106.php
With just 10 days before the government runs out of money, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., warned his fellow senators about the possibility of long nights and working into the weekends - including a holiday break -- as they scramble to finalize a ...