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Saturday, March 23, 2013

US, Afghanistan OK detention center transfer

US, Afghanistan OK detention center transfer

US, Afghanistan OK detention center transfer

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PDT

FILE – This March 23, 2011, file photo shows Afghan detainees through a wire mesh fence inside the Parwan detention facility near Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. Saturday, March 23, 2013, the Pentagon said the U.S. has reached an agreement with the Afghanistan government to transfer the facility to Afghan control. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday as officials finalized the agreement after days of intense negotiations. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has reached an agreement with the Afghanistan government to transfer the Parwan Detention Facility to Afghan control, the Pentagon said Saturday, two weeks after negotiations broke down over whether the U.S. would have the power to block the release of some detainees.

UK police: Russian oligarch Berezovsky found dead

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

FILE - A Wednesday, July 18, 2007 photo from files showing Russian exile Boris Berezovsky, a close friend of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned by Polonium 2-10, speaking to the media in a news conference in London. United Kingdom police have said that Berezovsky has been found dead Saturday March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)LONDON (AP) — Boris Berezovsky, a self-exiled and outspoken former Russian oligarch who had a bitter falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been found dead in southeast England, police said Saturday. He was 67.

Putin foe Berezovsky dead, circumstances "unexplained"

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:58 PM PDT

File photo of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky attending launch of the Litvinenko Justice Foundation in LondonBy Guy Faulconbridge and Maria Golovnina LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch who helped broker Vladimir Putin's rise to the Kremlin's top job only to become his fierce enemy, has been found dead at his home in Britain in unclear circumstances. He was 67. "His death is currently being treated as unexplained and a full inquiry is under way," police said in a statement on Saturday that did not identify Berezovsky by name. ...

Israel says Syria reason for restoring Turkey ties

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:54 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Concerns that Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons could reach militant groups bordering Israel and Turkey was the motivating factor in restoring relations with Ankara after a three year rift, Israel's prime minister said.

Cards' closer Motte likely to start season on DL

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 18, 2013, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jason Motte throw during the ninth inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the New York Mets in Jupiter, Fla. Motte probably will start the season on the disabled because of a mild muscle flexor strain in his pitching arm. The Cardinals said Saturday, March 23, that the right-hander had stopped throwing following the results of an MRI a day earlier. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte probably will start the season on the disabled because of a mild muscle flexor strain in his pitching arm.

Cyprus weighs big bank levy; bailout goes down to wire

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Thousands of bank employees protest outside the Finance Ministry in NicosiaBy Karolina Tagaris and Laura Noonan NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus conceded on Saturday to a one-off levy on deposits over 100,000 euros in a dramatic U-turn as it raced to satisfy European partners and seal an 11th-hour bailout deal to avert financial collapse. The island's finance minister, Michael Sarris, reported "significant progress" in talks with international lenders, with the clock running down to and end-Monday deadline for Cyprus to clinch a bailout deal with the EU or lose emergency funding for its stricken banks and risk tumbling out of the euro zone. ...

Man killed in Texas called suspect in Colo slaying

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:41 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the Colorado Department of Corrections shows paroled inmate Evan Spencer Ebel. Ebel, 28, is the man who led Texas authorities on a 100 mph car chase that ended in a shootout Thursday, March 21, 2013, and may be linked to the slaying of Colorado's state prison chief. (AP Photo/Colorado Department of Corrections)DENVER (AP) — Colorado investigators are saying for the first time that a former prison inmate who was killed in a gunfight with Texas authorities is a suspect in the death of Colorado's state prison system chief.

Blackstone, Icahn set up three-way battle to buy out Dell

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:41 PM PDT

Chairman and CEO of Dell Inc. Dell takes part in a Center for Strategic and International Studies discussion on technology in WashingtonBy Greg Roumeliotis and Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc appeared to have received competing offers following a $24.4 billion agreement last month to be taken private by its founder and private equity firm Silver Lake, setting up a tug-of-war for the world's No. 3 PC maker. Blackstone Group LP on Saturday submitted an indicative and preliminary offer ahead of the expiration of a "go-shop" period that allowed Dell to explore other options, a person familiar with the matter said. ...

US aids Honduran police despite death squad fears

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this undated file image obtained by the Associated Press on Feb. 14, 2013, a man lies on the ground surrounded by unidentified people. On Jan. 9, 2013, neighbors of Kevin Said Carranza Padilla, 28, known in the gang world as "Teiker," saw police come and take him and his girlfriend without a shot. The next morning, Jan. 10, Honduras' major newspaper, El Heraldo, reported that police had captured Carranza in connection with the murder of a police commander months earlier, publishing this photo of a shirtless, tattooed young man lying on the ground, his hands behind his back, his face partially wrapped in blue duct tape, the roll still attached. Carranza's mother, Blanca Alvarado, recognized him from his tattoos. (AP Photo, File)TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The U.S. State Department, which spends millions of taxpayer dollars a year on the Honduran National Police, has assured Congress that money only goes to specially vetted and trained units that don't operate under the direct supervision of a police chief once accused of extrajudicial killings and "social cleansing."

Ga. woman says she's certain suspect shot her baby

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:39 PM PDT

This photo provided Friday, March 22, 2013 by Sherry West, of Brunswick, Ga., shows her son Antonio Santiago celebrating his first Christmas in December of 2012. West says a teenager trying to rob her at gunpoint Thursday asked "Do you want me to kill your baby?" before he fatally shot 13-month-old Antonio in the head. West was walking with Antonio in his stroller near their home in coastal Brunswick. The mother was shot in the leg and says another bullet grazed her ear. Police are combing school records and canvassing neighborhoods as they search for the gunman and a young accomplice a day after the slaying Thursday. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sherry West)BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The mother of a baby gunned down in his stroller says she has no doubt a teenage suspect is the man who killed her 13-month-old son, but family members say he wasn't anywhere near the scene.

Ex-Pakistani strongman vows return ahead of vote

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:31 PM PDT

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf attends a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan National Day ahead his trip to Karachi on Sunday, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Musharraf says he will follow through with his plans to return to his homeland despite risks of arrest and other threats. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said he doesn't fear arrest despite facing criminal charges as he vowed Saturday to return to his homeland and contest upcoming elections after more than four years in exile.

Letter from DNA discoverer to be auctioned in NYC

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago this month, scientist Francis Crick wrote a letter to his 12-year-old son saying he and a colleague had discovered something "very beautiful" — the structure of DNA.

Top American Querrey rallies for win at Sony Open

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:06 PM PDT

Golfer Rory McIlroy, center, of Northern Ireland, watches the match between Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, and Garbine Muguruza, of Spain, during the Sony Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Querrey won for the first time as the top-ranked American, rallying past Lukasz Kubot 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday at the Sony Open.

'Book of Mormon' smashes 1-day box office record

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:09 PM PDT

The Book of Mormon creators Trey Parker, left, and Matt Stone pose for photographers on the red carpet as they arrive for the opening night of 'The Book of Mormon' at The Prince of Wales theatre in central London, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)NEW YORK (AP) — The seemingly unstoppable hit "The Book of Mormon" has broken another record — this time on the other side of the Atlantic.

After violence, Egypt groups blame each other

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:07 PM PDT

Egyptian protesters drag a wounded Muslim Brotherhood supporter during clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood near the Islamist group's headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, March 22, 2013. Egyptian protesters clashed with the president's Muslim Brotherhood backers and ransacked three offices nationwide Friday as anger over allegations of beatings and power-grabbing boiled over into the largest and most violent demonstrations yet on the doorstep of the powerful group. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood says it holds the opposition and "thugs" responsible for the most violent clashes yet outside the Islamist group's headquarters in Cairo.

Creighton hangs on to defeat Syracuse 61-56

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:05 PM PDT

Creighton's Sammy Jensen (5), Alyssa Kamphaus, and Alexis Akin-Otiko celbrate in the second half of a first-round game against Syracuse in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. Creighton won 61-56 to advance. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — McKenzie Fujan never feared that she'd have to carry Creighton to its first NCAA tournament victory since 1994 all by herself.

Rebels enter C. African Republic capital

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:59 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2013 file photo, government security forces in a pickup truck drive past a demonstration calling for peace as negotiators prepare for talks with rebels from the north, in downtown Bangui, Central African Republic Saturday. On Friday, March 22, rebels took the town of Damara, beginning a new march to take the capital, Bangui, said a rebel spokesman. Panic spread throughout the capital, with the neighborhoods closest to the northern gate of the city emptying out, as frightened residents locked up their shops, packed their bags and yanked their children out of school. Banks and government offices closed early.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hundreds of rebels penetrated the capital of Central African Republic on Saturday, posing the gravest threat to President Francois Bozize's government in a decade.

Saplings from Anne Frank's tree take root in US

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:57 AM PDT

In this Monday, March 18, 2013 photo, Mary Fortney, learning resource development manager at the Indianapolis Children's Museum, looks over chestnut saplings from the tree outside Anne Frank's hiding spot in Amsterdam being cared for in the museum's greenhouse in Indianapolis. Eleven saplings grown from seeds taken from the massive chestnut tree that stood outside the home in which Frank and her family hid are being distributed to museums, schools, parks and Holocaust remembrance centers through a project led by The Anne Frank Center USA. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Saplings from the chestnut tree that stood as a symbol of hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis for two years in Amsterdam are being distributed to 11 locations in the United States as part of a project that aims to preserve her legacy and promote tolerance.

Cyprus faces hard choices, tough future: EU's Rehn

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:55 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cyprus faces a very difficult near-term future and must take hard decisions, with no perfect solution available, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said on Saturday Rehn said the European Commission was working hard to bring about a solution to help Cyprus and that it was essential that euro zone finance ministers reached an agreement on Sunday evening on a rescue deal. "Unfortunately, the events of recent days have led to a situation where there are no longer any optimal solutions available. ...

Family connections a big part of NCAA tournament

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PDT

In this photo combo, Utah Jazz guard John Stockton, left, drives towards the basket during an NBA basketball game, Thursday, May 30, 1996, in Salt Lake City; while at right, Gonzaga's David Stockton, John's son, brings the ball up the court during an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Family connections are a big part of the 2013 NCAA college basketball tournament. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, George Frey)AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. can take the questions in stride at this point.

Snowstorm takes aim at Plains, Midwest

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:43 AM PDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An early spring snowstorm delayed flights at Denver International Airport and closed several roads Saturday as it moved eastward, dumping more than a foot of snow in some places.

Temple's Wyatt says thumb OK, ready for Indiana

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:42 AM PDT

Temple players, from left,, Khalif Wyatt, Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, and T.J. DiLeo, answer questions during a news conference at the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. Temple plays Indiana in the third round on Sunday. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Temple star guard Khalif Wyatt says his injured left thumb should not be a problem when the Owls play top-seeded Indiana in the NCAA tournament.

Syria rebels seize southern base, border area

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:41 AM PDT

A member of the Free Syrian Army speaks into a microphone during a protest in AleppoBy Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels seized an air defense base near Syria's strategic southern international highway on Saturday, activists said, bolstering access to supply routes to the capital Damascus. The rebels on Saturday also seized several military sites along the Jordanian-Syrian border, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of informants across the country. The developments give fighters control of about 25 km (15. ...

Pakistani cricket star is election wildcard

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:24 AM PDT

Pakistani cricket legend-turned politician Imran Khan waves to his supporters at a rally in Lahore, Pakistan on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Khan rallied around 100,000 flag-waving supporters in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday ahead of a historic national election later this spring. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — As Pakistan looks ahead to a national election later this spring, the biggest wildcard is shaping up to be cricket legend Imran Khan, who rallied at least 150,000 flag-waving supporters in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday.

Oklahoma, McFarland stop Central Michigan 78-73

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:18 AM PDT

Oklahoma's Sharane Campbell, left, and Joanna McFarland celebrate during the second half of a first-round game against Central Michigan in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. Oklahoma beat Central Michigan 78-73. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joanna McFarland stepped in when no one else would for Oklahoma, then Aaryn Ellenberg waited until the right moment to take over.

Report: Dell likely to receive more takeover bids

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:18 AM PDT

Michael Dell may face some competition in his effort to take over the computer maker he founded.

How do House and Senate budget proposals compare?

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:11 AM PDT

How the budget proposals by Senate Democrats and House Republicans stack up over the next decade:

Senate Democratic budget extends standoff with GOP

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:11 AM PDT

The setting sun is reflected in the windows of the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 22, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate gave pre-dawn approval Saturday to a Democratic $3.7 trillion budget for next year that embraces nearly $1 trillion in tax increases over the coming decade but shelters domestic programs targeted for cuts by House Republicans.

911 callers pleaded for help for baby shot in Ga.

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:58 AM PDT

This photo provided Friday, March 22, 2013 by Sherry West, of Brunswick, Ga., shows her son Antonio Santiago celebrating his first Christmas in December of 2012. West says a teenager trying to rob her at gunpoint Thursday asked "Do you want me to kill your baby?" before he fatally shot 13-month-old Antonio in the head. West was walking with Antonio in his stroller near their home in coastal Brunswick. The mother was shot in the leg and says another bullet grazed her ear. Police are combing school records and canvassing neighborhoods as they search for the gunman and a young accomplice a day after the slaying Thursday. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sherry West)BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Neighbors of a Georgia woman whose baby was fatally shot in his stroller made frantic calls to 911, some weeping and pleading for help.

Blockbuster's ailing UK stores sold to investment firm

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:56 AM PDT

The logo of a Blockbuster shop is seen in south LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Blockbuster's chain of film and computer game rental shops in Britain has been sold to an investment firm, two months after the struggling retailer went into a form of bankruptcy protection, administrators said on Saturday. Deloitte, which took control of Blockbuster's British operations after it entered administration on January 16, said the company had been sold to Gordon Brothers Europe for an undisclosed sum. Under the terms of the deal, the global restructuring specialist will keep 264 of Blockbuster's 528 stores, safeguarding the jobs of nearly half its 4,190 staff. ...

Spain police involved in 2 large cocaine raids

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:56 AM PDT

In this photo made available by the Spanish police Saturday, March 23, 2013, police stand guard over bags containing cocaine at the harbor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The Interior Ministry says Spanish, Portuguese and British police have boarded in the Atlantic a ship that was loaded with nearly two tons of cocaine destined for sale in Europe, and arrested nine people. (AP Photo/Spanish Police)MADRID (AP) — Spanish, Portuguese and British police boarded a ship loaded with nearly two tons of cocaine destined for sale in Europe and arrested nine people, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.

Cyprus racing to complete alternative rescue plan

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:53 AM PDT

People walk at the old city of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Politicians in Cyprus were racing Saturday to complete an alternative plan raising funds necessary for the country to qualify for an international bailout, with a potential bankruptcy just three days away.

Pope Francis tells Benedict: 'We're brothers'

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:35 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis meets Pope emeritus Benedict XVI in Castel Gandolfo Saturday, March 23, 2013. Pope Francis has traveled to Castel Gandolfo to have lunch with his predecessor Benedict XVI in a historic and potentially problematic melding of the papacies that has never before confronted the Catholic Church. The Vatican said the two popes embraced on the helipad. In the chapel where they prayed together, Benedict offered Francis the traditional kneeler used by the pope. Francis refused to take it alone, saying "We're brothers," and the two prayed together on the same one. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, HO)CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigning pope telling a retired one, "We are brothers," and insisting that they pray side-by-side during a date to discuss the future of the Catholic Church.

Oklahoma tops Central Michigan 78-73

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:33 AM PDT

Oklahoma's Sharane Campbell, left, and Joanna McFarland celebrate during the second half of a first-round game against Central Michigan in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. Oklahoma beat Central Michigan 78-73. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joanna McFarland had 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds and Aaryn Ellenberg scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half Saturday to lead sixth-seeded Oklahoma to a 78-73 victory over Central Michigan in a first-round NCAA women's tournament game.

Holder averts furloughs of prison staffers

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:26 AM PDT

FILE – In this March 6, 2013, file photo U.S.Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress passed a spending bill to keep the government open through the end of September 2013, which Holder says provides no relief from the $1.6 billion in budget reductions that became effective March 1. In a memo to Justice Department employees he says he dealt with the problem by transferring $150 million in existing Justice Department funds to the Bureau of Prisons account, thus averting daily furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers around the country, and staving off what would have been a serious threat to the lives and safety of staff, inmates and the public. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Attorney General Eric Holder says he has averted daily furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers around the country, moving $150 million from other Justice Department accounts to stave off a serious threat to the lives and safety of correctional staff, inmates and the public.

Rebels seize air defense base in southern Syria

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:11 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, mourners carry the body of Sheik Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti, an 84-year-old pro-government cleric during his funeral in the eighth century Omayyad Mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Al-Buti, his grandson and scores of others were killed Thursday, March 21, 2013 when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a mosque where al-Buti was giving a religious lesson. His assassination was a blow to Assad, who vowed Friday to avenge his death. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels on Saturday seized a major air defense base in a strategic region in the south near the Jordanian border, the latest battlefield triumph for fighters seeking to topple President Bashar Assad, activists said.

Rebels push closer to C. African Republic capital

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2013 file photo, government security forces in a pickup truck drive past a demonstration calling for peace as negotiators prepare for talks with rebels from the north, in downtown Bangui, Central African Republic Saturday. On Friday, March 22, rebels took the town of Damara, beginning a new march to take the capital, Bangui, said a rebel spokesman. Panic spread throughout the capital, with the neighborhoods closest to the northern gate of the city emptying out, as frightened residents locked up their shops, packed their bags and yanked their children out of school. Banks and government offices closed early.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Rebels in Central African Republic pushed closer to the capital on Saturday, taking control of more towns and cutting some power to the capital, as the military pushed back with aerial strikes, an official said.

France confirms death of al Qaeda's Abou Zeid in Mali

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:03 AM PDT

By Lionel Laurent and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - France confirmed "with certainty" on Saturday that Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, one of al Qaeda's most feared commanders in Africa, had been killed in Mali last month in a French-led offensive. The death of Abou Zeid, who raised millions of dollars kidnapping Western hostages, marks a heavy blow to al Qaeda's North African wing AQIM and to Islamist rebels battling French-led forces in northern Mali's Adrar des Ifoghas mountains. ...

Police arrest 2 teens in Ga. baby killing

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:54 AM PDT

This photo provided Friday, March 22, 2013 by Sherry West, of Brunswick, Ga., shows her son Antonio Santiago celebrating his first Christmas in December of 2012. West says a teenager trying to rob her at gunpoint Thursday asked "Do you want me to kill your baby?" before he fatally shot 13-month-old Antonio in the head. West was walking with Antonio in his stroller near their home in coastal Brunswick. The mother was shot in the leg and says another bullet grazed her ear. Police are combing school records and canvassing neighborhoods as they search for the gunman and a young accomplice a day after the slaying Thursday. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sherry West)BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The mother of a baby gunned down in his stroller says she has no doubt a teenage suspect jailed in the slaying is the man who killed her 13-month-old son, but family members say he wasn't anywhere near the scene.

Severe U.S. storm to bring heavy snow, possible tornadoes

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:45 AM PDT

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The calendar says spring but the forecast looked like winter as a major storm this Palm Sunday weekend was forecast to bring heavy snow, flooding rain and severe thunderstorms as it moved east across the United States. Snow had already started falling in eastern Colorado and parts of Kansas early on Saturday, according to AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist Tom Kines. Interstate-70 was closed from east of Denver to the Kansas state line because of blowing and drifting snow, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. ...
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