New finds raise questions in Southwest jet probe (Reuters)

New finds raise questions in Southwest jet probe (Reuters)
Three children drowned with mother buried apart from her (Reuters)
California gay judge challenged on marriage ruling (Reuters)
How to Save a Life: British Tourist in Right Place at Right Time (Time.com)
Chicago's Coyotes: The Windy City's Unlikely New Residents (Time.com)
Rains lift mandatory evacuations in fire-scarred Texas (Reuters)
Search on for unbiased jurors in Blagojevich case (AP)
High court rejects quick review of health care law (AP)
Arizona gov.: Birther issue 'path of destruction' (AP)
Funeral held for 3 NY kids who died in river (AP)
Former USD basketball player pleads not guilty (AP)
Prosecutors review charges in attack at McDonald's (AP)
Judge's gay partner raised in Proposition 8 case (AP)
NY jurors can't see graphs again in insider case (AP)
Houston doctors say Giffords can attend launch (AP)
FBI: Colorado mall likely unrelated to Columbine (AP)
Study justifies closing airports in volcano event (AP)
Residents flee as river overflows Missouri levee (AP)
Musicians clamor for answers from Philly Orchestra (AP)
Study: Some happy states have high suicide rates (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:51 PM PDT

Reuters - Detailed inspections of a Southwest Airlines Co jet that experienced a mid-flight fuselage rupture revealed possible manufacturing flaws and further evidence of fatigue cracks.

Three children drowned with mother buried apart from her (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Reuters - Tiny white caskets of three children who drowned with their mother when she intentionally drove into the Hudson River were buried on Monday several miles away from her grave.

California gay judge challenged on marriage ruling (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Proponents of California's gay marriage ban on Monday said a judge who struck down the law was biased because he is in a same-sex relationship himself, and that his ruling should be thrown out.

How to Save a Life: British Tourist in Right Place at Right Time (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Time.com - A British tourist caught a young toddler who fell four stories from a Florida hotel balcony Wednesday night

Chicago's Coyotes: The Windy City's Unlikely New Residents (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Time.com - Long absent from the prairie, coyotes are returning to the Midwest -- and many have taken a liking to city life. TIME tags along with the researchers studying Chicago's coyote population

Rains lift mandatory evacuations in fire-scarred Texas (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:50 PM PDT

Reuters - Texans returned to some of the most heavily scorched parts of the state on Monday after rains helped firefighters smother thousands of acres of wildfire.

Search on for unbiased jurors in Blagojevich case (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:21 PM PDT

AP - A video-store worker who watches Judge Judy, a woman worried about not being able to use her Oprah tickets and several people concerned about losing their jobs were among those questioned Monday as potential jurors for the corruption retrial of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

High court rejects quick review of health care law (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:54 AM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court rejected a call Monday from Virginia's attorney general to depart from its usual practice and put review of the health care law on a fast track. Instead, judicial review of President Barack Obama's signature legislation will continue in federal appeals courts.

Arizona gov.: Birther issue 'path of destruction' (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

AP - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says the so-called "birther" issue is a potentially destructive issue for the country.

Funeral held for 3 NY kids who died in river (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:43 PM PDT

AP - Tensions erupted Monday between families at a funeral service for three New York children who died when their mother drove their car into the Hudson River.

Former USD basketball player pleads not guilty (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:16 PM PDT

AP - A well-known former University of San Diego basketball player has made an appearance in federal court in a sports bribery case.

Prosecutors review charges in attack at McDonald's (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:37 PM PDT

AP - Baltimore County prosecutors are reviewing whether further charges, including hate crimes counts, are warranted in an attack on a transgender woman at a McDonald's that was caught on video, authorities said Monday.

Judge's gay partner raised in Proposition 8 case (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:04 PM PDT

AP - Proponents of California's same-sex marriage ban filed a motion Monday seeking to vacate the historic ruling that overturned Proposition 8 because the federal judge who wrote it is in a long-term relationship with another man.

NY jurors can't see graphs again in insider case (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:44 PM PDT

AP - Jurors on Monday considered the fate of a hedge fund founder accused of making tens of millions of dollars through insider trading after a judge reminded them that they can rehear any of the dozens of taped conversations between the defendant and his friends.

Houston doctors say Giffords can attend launch (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:38 PM PDT

AP - Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is set to reach an important milestone this week when she ventures from her Houston rehabilitation hospital for the first time to watch her astronaut husband rocket into space history.

FBI: Colorado mall likely unrelated to Columbine (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:35 PM PDT

AP - An apparent attempted bombing at a Colorado shopping mall likely was not related to the 12-year anniversary of the shootings at nearby Columbine High School, according to the FBI.

Study justifies closing airports in volcano event (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

AP - The disruptive closing of some European airports after last year's volcanic eruption in Iceland was the right thing to do and may have saved lives, a new study concludes.

Residents flee as river overflows Missouri levee (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:50 PM PDT

AP - Thunder roared and tornado warning sirens blared, and all emergency workers in the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff could do Monday was hope the saturated levee holding back the Black River would survive yet another downpour.