[U.S.] Va. Marine base shooting victim described as helpful, always joking; grew up in ...

Va. Marine base shooting victim described as helpful, always joking; grew up in ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20130324_3_Marines_shot_dead_at_Quantico.html
CORINTH, Miss. - A Marine who was shot to death at a Virginia base was described as a warm-hearted country boy from the South who grew up in the Pentecostal church and even preached a few times.

Heather Bresette And Two Sons Injured In Birmingham Airport Billboard ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57575985/2nd-airport-panel-removed-after-fatality-in-ala/
A flight information sign at the newly renovated Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Ala., fell on a mother and her three children Friday afternoon, March 22, 2013, killing one child and injuring the mother and her two other children.

Few clues in search for missing Brown University student
http://abcnews.go.com/US/sunil-tripathi-search-missing-ivy-league-student-expands/story?id=18801586
(CNN) -- It's been more than a week since Brown University student Sunil Tripathi was last seen, but authorities appear to be no closer to knowing where he is.

Cuomo's 7-Bullet Limit to Be Suspended Indefinitely, Skelos Says
http://newyork.newsday.com/news/region-state/ny-budget-legislators-will-need-week-to-approve-1.4890110
Governor Andrew Cuomo's seven-round limit on magazines sold in New York will be suspended “indefinitely” by a measure in his $136.5 billion budget set to be passed this week, Dean Skelos, a Senate majority leader said.

Karl Rove Sees Change in GOP on Gay Marriage
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/on-gay-marriage-public-leads-elected-leaders/
Political strategist says he could imagine a candidate for GOP presidential nomination supporting gay marriage. 01:34 | 03/24/2013.

9-Year-Old Survives Car Crash, Hikes to Get Help for Her Dying Father
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/03/9-year-old-survives-car-crash-hikes-to-get-help-for-her-dying-father/
A 9-year-old California girl survived a car crash early this morning and scaled a cliff in darkness to get help for her father, who did not survive the wreck.

Rand Paul: Marijuana Use Is Not Something To 'Promote,' But 'It's A Big Mistake ...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/03/24/rand-paul-lighten-pot-laws.html
Riding the high of his win in last week's CPAC straw poll, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) addressed a different kind of high on Sunday.

Puyallup father shoots son and daughter in head
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/wash-police-father-shoots-2-adult-children-kills-1-article-1.1297972
An elderly Puyallup father who police say shot his adult children early Sunday, killing one of them, is in custody. Puyallup Deputy Police Chief Dave McDonald said the man's 43-year-old daughter was pronounced dead at Tacoma General Hospital.

Palm Sunday kicks of Easter week
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/palm_sunday_procession_unites.html
From left, Nolan McKeown, Katie Price and Madeline Woznick participate in the Palm Sunday service at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lodi.

Huntingdon County Shooting
http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/23479/20130324/father-kills-son-self-wounds-wife-during-custody-exchange.htm
A two year old boy was shot and killed by his own father Saturday morning. Investigators say it happened just before 9 at a home along Manor Hill Road in Barree Township, Huntingdon County.

The Walking Dead Recap: This Sorrowful Life
http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/03/24/the-walking-dead-recap-this-sorrowful-life/
Walking Dead This Sorrowful Life Zombies Just from the title, you could tell this was going to be a heartwrenching episode of AMC's The Walking Dead.

Man rushed to hospital burn unit after setting himself on fire at Orange County ...
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/state&id=9038727
COSTA MESA, California - Authorities say a man was rushed to a hospital burn unit after lighting himself on fire at an Orange County nail salon.

Wash. weighs 1st abortion insurance mandate in US
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/us/foes-of-texas-bill-say-it-would-restrict-legal-abortions.html
In 1970, Washington became the first _ and remains the only _ state in the country to legalize elective abortions by a popular vote.

Prison Chief's Death Highlights Safety...
http://www.wtsp.com/news/national/article/306751/81/Prison-chiefs-death-highlights-safety-concerns
The newest warden was sworn in Friday to oversee South Carolina's Lee Correctional Institution, a prison described by Gov. Nikki Haley as a dangerous place "housing the worst of the worst of our convicts.

VIDEO: A rare, endangered baby giraffe born at a Conn. conservation center
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rare-giraffe-born-greenwich-conn-conservation-center-article-1.1298042
Rothschild giraffes are listed as an endangered subspecies. Estimates say there are only 670 left in the wild. (Sean Gallup/AFP/Getty Images).

Colorado shooting suspect Evan Ebel had 'a streak of cruelty and anger'
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2013/0324/Colorado-shooting-suspect-Evan-Ebel-had-a-streak-of-cruelty-and-anger
Enlarge. 0. With all evidence so far pointing to Evan Ebel as the shooter who killed Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements, two key questions remain: Skip to next paragraph.

Weekly Address: Helping Protect Our Kids by Reducing Gun Violence
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Obama+says+changed+after+Newtown+shooting+urges+Congress+vote+assault+weapons/8143637/story.html
Washington, DC...It has now been three months since the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut. Three months since we lost 20 innocent children and six dedicated adults who had so much left to give.

President Obama's NCAA tournament bracket gets new life
http://www.ksdk.com/usatoday/sports/2015439/Obamas-NCAA-bracket-gets-new-life?usatref=sportsmod
File Photo. Halfway through the round of 32, President Barack Obama's bracket has surged on the strength of East region picks of Marquette and Syracuse.

White House withdraws Halligan nomination
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2013/mar/22/obama-court-appeals-republican-pressure
The White House is withdrawing President Obama's judicial nominee Caitlin Halligan from consideration after multiple failed confirmation attempts.

Alabama fan pleads guilty to poisoning iconic Auburn oaks
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Updyke-receives-3-years-for-Auburn-tree-poisoning-4377715.php
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama fan who poisoned the iconic Toomer's Corner oak trees at rival Auburn has been sentenced to three years in prison.