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Families of 2 slain at Va. Tech file lawsuits (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 03:23 PM PDT AP - The Virginia attorney general's office says two families have sued the state on the second anniversary of the mass killings at Virginia Tech.

Calif. hospital worker kills man, wounds another (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 04:08 PM PDT AP - A hospital employee shot another employee to death, critically wounded another and then killed himself Thursday, police said. Police Chief Anthony Batts said the gunfire erupted just before noon at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. Batts would not identify those involved but said all were male. He said the motive remained under investigation but noted the violence came amid a flurry of recent shootings in the country.

Thousands mourn Calif. girl, 8, found in suitcase (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:33 PM PDT AP - Several thousand people gathered Thursday to remember an 8-year-old girl who most only knew as a smiling face on flyers but who many felt close to after the massive search for her body.

Mystery donors give over $45M to 9 universities (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 04:48 PM PDT AP - A mystery is unfolding in the world of college fundraising: During the past few weeks, at least nine universities have received gifts totaling more than $45 million, and the schools had to promise not to try to find out the giver's identity.

Sheriff: 2 Fla. inmates are suspects in slaying (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 03:58 PM PDT AP - Authorities searched Thursday for two men who escaped from a Florida jail and were suspected by law enforcement officers of killing a 66-year-old woman and ditching a stolen car hundreds of miles away in Kentucky.

Injured Va. Tech students mark 2nd anniversary (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 03:54 PM PDT AP - Two years after they were wounded by a gunman who sprayed bullets through their German class at Virginia Tech, Katelyn Carney and Derek O'Dell helped the campus mark the second anniversary of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

NY governor introduces bill to allow gay marriage (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:41 PM PDT AP - Gov. David Paterson introduced a bill Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, comparing the effort to the fight for the abolition of slavery.

Fla. seeks to stop thieves from mailing in jewelry (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 03:25 PM PDT AP - The TV commercials make it sound easy: Gather your unwanted gold jewelry, mail it away and get cash in return. But police say thieves also see the ads and are exploiting mail-in jewelry businesses as an easy way to sell stolen goods.

Defense: Colo. transgender slaying about deception (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:09 PM PDT AP - An accused killer knew for at least 36 hours that an 18-year-old transgender woman was biologically male and beat her to death with a fire extinguisher because he didn't like that, a prosecutor insisted Thursday.

Democrats: Texas gov should disavow secession talk (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 04:10 PM PDT AP - In a state that once was its own nation, a Republican governor who talked about secession without completely dismissing the idea has Democratic lawmakers in an uproar.

Alaska Legislature rejects Palin AG nominee (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 04:48 PM PDT AP - The Alaska Legislature on Thursday rejected Gov. Sarah Palin's nominee for state attorney general, the latest of several clashes between lawmakers and the governor since she became a national figure as the GOP's vice presidential nominee last year.

Ohio to give prisoners laid-off janitors' jobs (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 02:03 PM PDT AP - Ohio wants to use prisoners to replace Statehouse janitors and groundskeepers who were laid off because of budget cuts, angering a labor union.

Clay, sandbags added to dam protecting ND town (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 03:11 PM PDT AP - A convoy of trucks, excavators, bulldozers and backhoes moved in to fortify a seeping dam Thursday in eastern North Dakota as engineers and National Guard troops worked to save a tiny town that would flood if the dam fails.

$40M fuel theft from Army prompts global manhunt (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:56 PM PDT AP - A former Army contractor convicted of stealing $40 million worth of fuel from a military base in Iraq is helping authorities in a global search for other suspects in the case, according to court records.

Partial verdict reached in Castroneves tax trial (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:39 PM PDT AP - A federal jury reached a partial verdict Thursday in the tax evasion trial of Brazilian race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" champ Helio Castroneves, but was hung up on several counts.

US ambassador to Vatican could be thorny pick (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:54 PM PDT AP - Since the United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic ties in 1984, little attention has been paid to the process and politics of selecting a U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. That's changing under a new president whose positions have been criticized by several American bishops and conservative Catholics.

All Minn. bridge victims accept state settlements (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 03:04 PM PDT AP - The state of Minnesota closed a chapter on the Interstate 35W bridge collapse on Thursday by reaching final settlements with all 179 eligible victims of the disaster in downtown Minneapolis two years ago.

Boston police look for hotel masseuse killer (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 02:49 PM PDT AP - Boston police are investigating attacks on two masseuses-for-hire at luxury hotels, including the killing of one woman at the ritzy Marriott Copley, as the industry braces for an onslaught of guests for next week's marathon.

WTC office towers could be put off for decades (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 04:06 PM PDT AP - Construction of several ground zero office towers could be put off for decades because of the failing real estate market, the site's owners said Thursday, citing an analysis that projected one skyscraper might not be built and occupied until 35 years after Sept. 11.

NYC archbishop's challenge: Not losing Hispanics (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:04 PM PDT AP - When Archbishop Timothy Dolan became the leader of the New York Archdiocese this week, he read a part of his first sermon in Spanish. It made demographic sense — many of the city's Roman Catholics are Latino.

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