http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/missing-avalanches-east-seattle-18948664
(CNN) -- One person is missing after a pair of avalanches near a highway exit in northwest Washington state, authorities said Saturday.
Joshua Tree targeted by graffiti vandals using social media
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/13/missing-sloths-modern-pollution-and-the-fate-of-the-joshua-tree/
Joshua Tree National Park has become a destination of taggers, and the graffiti has visitors and park officials outraged. "We come to this place because it's not as touristy as surrounding national parks, and you don't run into as many people.
Coast Guard rescues 4 from life raft off California coast
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/14/coast-guard-rescues-4-from-life-raft-off-california-coast/
The Coast Guard says four people who jumped from a sinking tug boat onto a life raft have been rescued off the coast of Big Sur. Lt.
After court, gay rights spotlight shifts back to Obama
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/04/12/gop-reaffirms-opposition-to-marriage-equality/
By Jeff Mason. WASHINGTON | Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:05am EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama may have made a slow start on gay rights issues, but by the end of his first term his record was such that a news magazine dubbed him the ...
Supreme Court weighs whether to hear case on guns in public
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iTkdRu_CApO7wjCAkpNmSElvMRrQ?docId=CNG.a7630ee37880499786b04d1198b53014.6c1
WASHINGTON - While Congress debates proposals for tighter gun regulation, the Supreme Court is weighing whether to consider striking down state laws that strictly limit who can carry a gun in public.
Police officer fired over Trayvon Martin shooting target
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fired-trayvon-martin-targets-gun-range-article-1.1316237
A Port Canaveral police sergeant was fired Friday after an internal investigation showed he offered other officers a target resembling Trayvon Martin to use for shooting practice.
“If babies had guns they wouldn't be aborted.†â€" Texas Rep. Steve Stockman's ...
http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/12/steve-stockman-if-babies-had-guns-they-wouldnt-be-aborted-quote/
I often wonder how the religious right can ignore the striking similarities between the beliefs of the fanatic branch of Islam and their own extremist views.
5 killed in Idaho home fire after electrical short
http://www.kare11.com/news/national/article/1021369/18/5-killed-in-Idaho-home-fire-after-electrical-short
BOISE, Idaho An extension cord hooked to an electric grill on a porch shorted out and started a house fire that killed five people Saturday morning, a northern Idaho fire official says.
468000 Pounds of Meat Recalled, Some Sold In Missouri
http://www.kypost.com/dpps/money/louisiana-based-manda-packing-company-expands-meat-recall-to-include-468000-pounds-of-products_8405485
A Louisiana company has recalled 468,000 pounds meat, poultry and deli products due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Steve Cohen deletes flirty tweet to Cyndi Lauper
http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2013/04/steve-cohen-deletes-flirty-tweet-to-cyndi-lauper-161436.html?hp=l2
Rep. Steve Cohen appears to have sent and then deleted an eyebrow-raising tweet to performer Cyndi Lauper. "@cyndilauper great night,couldn't believe how hot u were.
Time to rethink retirement as Social Security and Medicare define it
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/13/obamas_social_security_cuts_arent_just_unwise_theyre_unnecessary_partner/
obama budget social security.jpg President Barack Obama, accompanied by acting Budget Director Jeffrey Zients, speaks about his proposed fiscal 2014 federal budget in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday.
GOP's Collins to support background checks
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/51530959/
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is the first GOP senator to say publicly she will vote for the bipartisan compromise on expanded background checks for the sale of guns online and at gun shows.
Billionaire wins case over fake vintage wine
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/billionaire-william-koch-awarded-12m-phony-wine-case-article-1.1315242
These sour grapes are now worth millions. A jury Friday ordered tech tycoon Eric Greenberg to pay billionaire William Koch $12 million in punitive damages for selling him a batch of bogus Bordeaux.
Blaming Defense, Judge Frees Man Convicted in '75 Murder
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/David-Bryant-Man-38-Years-Prison-Freed-1975-Bronx-Girl-Murder-Conviction-Vacated-202792591.html
Karen Smith was 8 when she was raped, beaten, stabbed and left for dead in the stairwell of a Bronx apartment house in 1975. Connect with NYTMetro · Metro Twitter Logo.
Source: Progress Kentucky Behind Mitch McConnell Campaign Recording
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/guilt-by-slippery-slope/
A secret recording of a campaign strategy session between U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and his advisors was taped by leaders of the Progress Kentucky super PAC, says a longtime local Democratic operative.
Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g5bc0CvKDKLTy21Ts5xgEgMAomGw?docId=f9640a8ee9fa46d1b7d237a3ca67558d
SAN FRANCISCO -- Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science.
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