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• Gunman opens fire at Tenn. hospital; kills 1, self (AP)
• Advocates carry handguns, rifles at Va. rally (AP)
• Stranded passengers bathe in restroom sinks (AP)
• In NJ school cut debate, insults overshadow issues (AP)
• 911 calls tell of chaos after plane hit IRS office (AP)
• Embattled civil rights group struggles to survive (AP)
• Oklahoma City marks 15 years since bombing (AP)
• Think the U.S. census is hard? Try counting tiny ocean microbes (AP)
• Moving faster, Toyota recalls SUVs, agrees to fine (AP)
• Guilty plea in death of UNC student president (AP)
• 'Kick-Ass' claims No. 1 spot over 'Dragon' (AP)
• Death penalty won't be sought in Afghan shootings (AP)
• Ash not expected to blow toward North America (AP)
• Poll: 4 out of 5 Americans don't trust Washington (AP)
• Teen guilty of hate crime in NY immigrant's death (AP)
• Mourners recall ex-NAACP director Hooks as humble (AP)
• NH state liquor commissioner charged with DWI (AP)
• Recession is ending? Some Americans don't buy it (AP)
• Del. pediatrician faces more sex abuse charges (AP)
• Study: 2 good choices to prevent breast cancer (AP)

Gunman opens fire at Tenn. hospital; kills 1, self (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:55 PM PDT AP - A gunman opened fire outside a hospital Monday, killing a woman and injuring two others before committing suicide, police said.

Advocates carry handguns, rifles at Va. rally (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:45 PM PDT AP - Carrying loaded pistols and unloaded rifles, dozens of gun-rights activists got as close as they could Monday to the nation's capital while still bearing arms and delivered what they said was a simple message: Don't tread on me.

Stranded passengers bathe in restroom sinks (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:23 PM PDT AP - During her first four days living in an airport, Dominica Zschiesche cleaned her body with hand wipes and used a public bathroom sink to shave her legs and wash her hair.

In NJ school cut debate, insults overshadow issues (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:44 PM PDT AP - They're the kind of obscenity-laced schoolyard taunts that could get a student suspended.

911 calls tell of chaos after plane hit IRS office (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:41 PM PDT AP - Callers to 911 emergency officials in February told of seeing and hearing a fiery plane crash at an IRS office building in Austin, Texas and described a chaotic scene afterward with people running all around.

Embattled civil rights group struggles to survive (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:07 PM PDT AP - Two factions of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference gathered Monday for separate meetings, hundreds of miles apart, with each group claiming to be the SCLC's board of directors as the embattled 53-year-old civil rights organization struggles to survive amid legal woes and bitter infighting.

Oklahoma City marks 15 years since bombing (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:17 PM PDT AP - It's been 15 years since a terrorist's bomb destroyed the Oklahoma City federal building, killing 168 people and injuring more than 600 others.

Think the U.S. census is hard? Try counting tiny ocean microbes (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT AP - If the Census Bureau thinks it has its hands full counting Americans, imagine what scientists are up against in trying to tally every living thing in the ocean, including microbes so small they seem invisible.

Moving faster, Toyota recalls SUVs, agrees to fine (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:41 PM PDT AP - Toyota hurriedly ordered recalls of nearly 10,000 Lexus SUVs for possible rollover dangers Monday and agreed to a record $16.4 million fine for a slow response in its broader earlier recall, scrambling to fix safety worries that threaten the Japanese auto giant's reputation.

Guilty plea in death of UNC student president (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 12:21 PM PDT AP - The man accused of killing a University of North Carolina student body president found shot to death in the middle of a street two years ago pleaded guilty Monday to federal crimes, avoiding the death penalty.

'Kick-Ass' claims No. 1 spot over 'Dragon' (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:30 PM PDT AP - The top movies at the weekend box office have flip-flopped again, with the superhero comedy "Kick-Ass" edging out the animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon."

Death penalty won't be sought in Afghan shootings (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 11:15 AM PDT AP - Federal prosecutors said Monday that they will not seek the death penalty against two former Blackwater contractors charged in the shooting deaths of two Afghans.

Ash not expected to blow toward North America (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:09 PM PDT AP - Questions and answers about the volcanic ash cloud:

Poll: 4 out of 5 Americans don't trust Washington (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 07:23 AM PDT AP - America's "Great Compromiser" Henry Clay called government "the great trust," but most Americans today have little faith in Washington's ability to deal with the nation's problems.

Teen guilty of hate crime in NY immigrant's death (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:27 PM PDT AP - A white former high school athlete was convicted Monday of manslaughter as a hate crime in the killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant, a case that sparked a federal probe of police investigations of bias attacks against Hispanics.

Mourners recall ex-NAACP director Hooks as humble (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:06 PM PDT AP - Mourners at the church where civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks preached and his body lay in repose Monday remembered him as a humble, down-to-earth man despite his influence as head of the NAACP and a Federal Communications commissioner.

NH state liquor commissioner charged with DWI (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:25 PM PDT AP - One of New Hampshire's state liquor commissioners has been charged with driving while intoxicated.

Recession is ending? Some Americans don't buy it (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:44 AM PDT AP - The clerk at the candy shop does not want to cry. She is determinedly cheerful, a professional smiler, dressed head to toe in bright turquoise.

Del. pediatrician faces more sex abuse charges (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 12:21 PM PDT AP - A Delaware pediatrician facing more than 470 counts of child sex abuse has been indicted on more charges.

Study: 2 good choices to prevent breast cancer (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:02 PM PDT AP - Older women at higher risk for breast cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a major study shows.

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