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• Paroled robber suspected of planting bomb near Columbine (Reuters)
• "I miss Tucson", says recovering Congresswoman Giffords (Reuters)
• Idaho miner trapped for nine days presumed dead (Reuters)
• Transgender attack probed as possible hate crime (Reuters)
• Texas firefighter grants missed fire-prone areas (AP)
• NY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers (AP)
• Scientists fret over BP funds for Gulf research (AP)
• Kelly: Giffords cleared to attend shuttle launch (AP)
• NY's Easter parade tradition both elegant and zany (AP)
• Tragic romance eclipses 2nd-to-last shuttle flight (AP)
• No deaths in St. Louis tornado called a miracle (AP)
• Giffords standing on own, trying to improve gait (AP)
• Colo. mall fire suspect was just freed from prison (AP)
• 'Rio' speaks louder than 'Madea,' repeats at No. 1 (AP)
• Texas sheriff: Deputy killed; suspect shot dead (AP)
• US default could be disastrous choice for economy (AP)

Paroled robber suspected of planting bomb near Columbine (Reuters) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 04:58 PM PDT Reuters - The FBI on Sunday identified a recently paroled bank robber as the man suspected of planting a bomb at a crowded shopping mall near Columbine High School last week on the 12th anniversary of the school massacre.

"I miss Tucson", says recovering Congresswoman Giffords (Reuters) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords still struggles to piece together lengthy sentences, but one short phrase she repeats is: "I miss Tucson," the Arizona Republic newspaper reported on Sunday.

Idaho miner trapped for nine days presumed dead (Reuters) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 03:58 PM PDT Reuters - A silver miner trapped more than a mile underground since a cave-in nine days ago in northern Idaho is now presumed to have perished in the accident, mining company executives said on Sunday.

Transgender attack probed as possible hate crime (Reuters) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:55 PM PDT Reuters - Prosecutors may bring hate-crime charges against suspects in the videotaped beating of transgender woman outside a women's restroom at a McDonald's restaurant in suburban Baltimore, authorities said on Sunday.

Texas firefighter grants missed fire-prone areas (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT AP - Some of the Texas counties that endured the worst damage from this month's out-of-control wildfires received only a small portion of the more than $128 million the state awarded to volunteer fire departments over about a decade for training and equipment, a state report found.

NY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:35 PM PDT AP - Lying on his family room floor with assault weapons trained on him, shouts of "pedophile!" and "pornographer!" stinging like his fresh cuts and bruises, the Buffalo homeowner didn't need long to figure out the reason for the early morning wake-up call from a swarm of federal agents.

Scientists fret over BP funds for Gulf research (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:16 PM PDT AP - Scientists say it is taking far too long to dole out millions of dollars in BP funds for badly needed Gulf oil spill research, and it could be too late to assess the crude's impact on pelicans, shrimp and other species by the time studies begin.

Kelly: Giffords cleared to attend shuttle launch (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 04:22 PM PDT AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attend husband Mark Kelly's space shuttle launch in Florida on Friday, Kelly said, allowing the Arizona congresswoman to travel for the first time since she was flown from Tucson to Houston more than three months ago to recover from a gunshot wound to the head.

NY's Easter parade tradition both elegant and zany (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 03:08 PM PDT AP - Bonnets both elegant and zany took center stage at this year's Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue — along with spirited talk about Christ's resurrection and gay marriage.

Tragic romance eclipses 2nd-to-last shuttle flight (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 04:59 PM PDT AP - Looking back on the horror of that Saturday in January, this seems miraculous today: that Mark Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, would be here in Florida watching.

No deaths in St. Louis tornado called a miracle (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 03:56 PM PDT AP - The St. Louis area's most powerful tornado in 44 years rips into an airport and through a densely populated suburban area, destroying up to 100 homes, shattering hundreds of panes of glass at the main terminal and blowing a shuttle bus on top of a roof. Yet no one is killed, or even seriously hurt, and the airport reopens less than 24 hours later. How?

Giffords standing on own, trying to improve gait (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 04:43 PM PDT AP - Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords can walk a little and is even trying to improve her gait. But the report Sunday in The Arizona Republic adds the congresswoman herself is planning to "walk a mountain."

Colo. mall fire suspect was just freed from prison (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT AP - The man authorities say is suspected of carrying out an apparent attempted bombing at a Colorado mall had been released from prison a week earlier.

'Rio' speaks louder than 'Madea,' repeats at No. 1 (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:32 AM PDT AP - Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg's talking birds have edged out Tyler Perry's sass-talking grandma at the weekend box office.

Texas sheriff: Deputy killed; suspect shot dead (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2011 02:42 AM PDT AP - A North Texas deputy has died after being shot in the line of duty in a small town south of Dallas-Fort Worth and a suspect also was fatally shot, authorities said.

US default could be disastrous choice for economy (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2011 08:44 PM PDT AP - The United States has never defaulted on its debt and Democrats and Republicans say they don't want it to happen now. But with partisan acrimony running at fever pitch, and Democrats and Republicans so far apart on how to tame the deficit, the unthinkable is suddenly being pondered.

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