Monday, April 1, 2013

[U.S.] Texas prosecutors mourn Mike McLelland, 'a big bear of a guy'

Texas prosecutors mourn Mike McLelland, 'a big bear of a guy'
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20130401_ap_suspicionindadeathshiftstowhitesupremacists.html
(CNN) -- Mike McLelland came to the law late in life. He was already around 40 when he started law school at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, drawn in by his work with the mentally ill, classmate and onetime law partner Michael Burns said.

Death Penalty Is Sought in Shooting at Colorado Theater
http://abcnews.go.com/US/death-penalty-james-holmes-applauded-dead/story?id=18853895
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - James E. Holmes deserves to die for killing 12 people in a storm of bullets inside a packed Colorado movie theater last July, prosecutors said in a hearing here on Monday.

Legislators in Connecticut Agree on Broad New Gun Laws
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/conn-reaches-deal-tough-gun-laws-newtown-18857630
HARTFORD - More than three months after the massacre of 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., state legislative leaders announced on Monday that they had agreed on what they called the most far-reaching gun-legislation ...

Suspect in Colo. prison chief death got out early
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/clerical-error-meant-suspect-high-profile-colorado-murders-paroled-early-article-1.1305129
DENVER (AP) - If it weren't for a paperwork error, Evan Spencer Ebel would have still been in prison instead of being suspected of killing Colorado's prisons chief.

Sacramento emergency crews swarm office tower
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/91e6e7ec3b54408b8904289cc9b838be/US--Body-Off-Building
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento emergency personnel are responding to an 18-story downtown office building where an object that appeared to be a body was hanging off the side.

'Buckwild' star Shain Gandee one of three found dead on muddy road
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57577305/buckwild-star-shain-gandee-found-dead/
"Buckwild" starShain Gandee 21was found dead, along with two other bodies, in a Ford Bronco at the end of a long dirt road in Sissonville, Ky.

Aereo Wins a Court Battle, Dismaying Broadcasters
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/04/cord-cutters-rejoice/
AEREO challenges one of the most basic tenets of the television business. Broadcasters have been trying to sue it out of existence for a year.

Arkansas: Veto of Voter ID Law Is Overridden
http://560wgan.com/Arkansas-House-votes-to-override-veto-of-voter-ID-/11435227?newsId=203053
The Republican-led State House voted Monday to complete an override of a veto by Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, of a law requiring voters to show photo identification.

GOP, Dems hold dueling events on Medicaid expansion
http://austin.ynn.com/content/capital_tonight/291229/gop--dems-hold-dueling-events-on-medicaid-expansion
Texas' top Republicans are joining forces to again oppose expanding Medicaid services in the state. Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn hosted a roundtable discussion Monday.

Obama picks Brian Deese as deputy budget director nominee
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/barack-obama-to-nominate-economic-adviser-deese-as-deputy-budget-director/articleshow/19334088.cms
President Obama said Monday he will nominate longtime economic aide Brian Deese, deputy director of the National Economic Council, as his next deputy budget director.

Suspects in kidnapping, sexual assault of girl have long records
http://abcnews.go.com/US/suspect-arrested-la-kidnapping-suspect-sought/story?id=18857293
The two suspects in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl have extensive criminal records. The prime suspect in last week's kidnapping and sexual assault of a 10-year-old Northridge girl may be in the San Diego area, authorities said ...

Clinton to attend high-profile political events
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/clinton-give-paid-speech-month-report-article-1.1304396
(CNN) - After sitting out of the spotlight leaving public office, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to attend several events which will put her alongside presidents, possible White House contenders and other major political players.

Former Klansman who apologized for racist past dies
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/us/elwin-wilson-who-apologized-for-racist-acts-dies-at-76.html
(CNN) -- He'd said his daddy always told him that a fool never changes his mind. And Elwin Wilson didn't want to be a fool.

Easter egg hunt at Seattle zoo turns violent; 2 moms duke it out
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/moms-brawl-during-seattle-easter-egg-hunt-1.1220111
SEATTLE - One of usually peaceful springtime rituals of childhood - the Easter egg hunt - turned nasty at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.

Suspect who attacked Wal-Mart shoppers was on drugs, police allege
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Police-suspect-drug-use-in-Calif-Walmart-crash-4399225.php
A man who crashed his car through a Wal-Mart and began attacking people inside, injuring four, was being held without bail in San Jose.

NY politician testifies at police stop-frisk trial
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/01/nypd-ray-kelly-instil-fear
NEW YORK - State Sen. Eric Adams says he believes New York City's police commissioner condones illegal stops of young black and Hispanic men.



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