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Alfonso Sanchez poses for photos outside his Davie, Fla. home. The $1.7 million home has Chinese drywall throughout the house and he says it is now worth nothing. (Photo by J Pat Carter / AP)

150 years later, Pony Express rides on in legend

The Pony Express dispatched its first rider from St. Joseph, Mo., on April 3, 1860. It was a high-speed information delivery service that traversed nearly 2,000 miles of open, desolate and hostile land.

NPR

Sacramento observances are few

Sacramento Bee

'Biodegradable' doesn't always mean eco-friendly

In an effort to ease the sea of single-serve containers, a growing number of companies are turning to biodegradable packaging in everything from yogurt containers to junk mail.

Discovery News

Homes with Chinese drywall must be gutted, says safety commission

Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be gutted, according to new guidelines released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Kansas City Star

Chinese drywall causes alarm

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Special section:

Drywall information center

cpsc.gov

RI residents fear slow flood recovery

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got a firsthand look at disastrous flooding in R.I. as state officials asked the federal government to help the economically devastated state.

USA TODAY

The great flood

Warwick Beacon

Napolitano considers plea for grants

WPRI

US cracks down on unpaid internships

With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships has climbed, leading regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor.

MSNBC

NATION

Can states afford the health care law?

Many states are concerned about how much the health law will end up costing them. States that have traditionally offered lower levels of coverage will no longer be able to spend so much in tough times.

NPR

True or false? Top 7 health care fears

MSNBC

Most Americans remain against overhaul

CBS News

US unveils new airport security measures

U.S. officials are revising the way they screen air passengers coming to the United States, replacing previous measures with a plan to give airlines "real-time, threat-based intelligence" about potential terrorists.

CNN

2nd woman charged in 'Jihad Jane' case

A pregnant woman from Colorado was charged with terrorism-related crimes in the so-called "Jihad Jane" case that has already seen the arrest of another American woman.

Toronto Star

POLITICS

Obama, GOP spar over new jobs figures

President Barack Obama and his GOP critics engaged in a war of spin over news that the economy had added 162,000 jobs in March.

CNN

Anti-government 'guardians' target governors across states

The FBI is warning police across the country that an anti-government group's call to remove governors from office could provoke violence by others.

CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The 3-D pileup: too many movies, not enough screens

Only about 4,000 of the 39,000 screens in U.S. theaters are currently equipped to show movies in 3-D, and though theater chains are scrambling to convert more screens, they feel the shortage.

TIME

Finding the musical in a punk album

"American Idiot's" director and creative team kept returning to the same question: Should they add more dialogue to flesh out the three main characters or rely on Green Day's songs to do the storytelling?

New York Times

SPORTS

Expansion to 96-team NCAA tournament appears to be imminent

It has been a topic of discussion all season, but now a move to expand the NCAA tournament to 96 teams seems imminent.

Los Angeles Times

Kobe Bryant signs 3-year contract extension with Lakers

Kobe Bryant signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the Los Angeles Lakers through at least the 2013-2014 season.

Bloomberg

Blog:

Kobe Bryant extension keeps Lakers intact for the future

Deseret News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The iPad is here — will it sink or swim?

The iPad finally arrives in customers' hands, behind a wave of hype and supported by generally favorable reviews. But can Apple duplicate the big-bigger-biggest success it enjoyed with the iPod and later the iPhone?

PC World

Blog:

Which iPad apps are getting the early buzz?

CNN

4 women suit up to log space history

Men still outnumber women by more than 2-to-1 aboard the shuttle and station, but having four women in space at the same time is a memorable step forward.

Toronto Star

Researchers capture video of embryonic heart before It begins to beat

Imagine being able to image life as it happens by capturing video of the embryonic heart before it begins beating.

ScienceDaily

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican invokes persecution of Jews

A senior Vatican priest speaking at a Good Friday service has compared the uproar over sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church to the persecution of the Jews, raising the volume in the Vatican’s counterattack.

New York Times

Good Friday in the Holy Land

CBS News

Papal scandals

Newsweek

Is the meaning of Easter being lost?

Just as Christmas for many has become less about the miracle of the virgin birth, Easter is losing its connection to the resurrection.

Houston Chronicle

How's the bunny connected to Easter?

MSNBC

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GOOD NEWS

Newborn with pre-existing condition gets insurance coverage

At 12 days old, he already had survived a rare birth defect, but his family was in a battle with an insurance company to get his surgeries covered — until a Blue Cross C.E.O. offered him insurance coverage.

ABC News

Songbirds make a wondrous journey

Many migratory songbirds come to North America to breed. They constitute more than half of all North American birds, with more than 300 species making the journey twice a year.

Houston Chronicle

WORLD

Karzai calls Clinton on fraud claim

Afghanistan's president has called the U.S. secretary of state in an attempt to explain remarks accusing foreign diplomats and the U.N. of organizing massive fraud during last year's presidential poll.

Al Jazeera

In Berlin, revenge of the anarchists

According to police, the number of cars set on fire in the city reached a record high of 270 in 2009. Figures also show that crimes committed by left-wing extremists jumped by almost 40 percent last year.

TIME

BUSINESS

Despite strong jobs growth, unemployment rate stays the same

The U.S. economy got its best jobs report in three years as employers added 162,000 jobs in March, but it wasn't strong enough to bring down the unemployment rate.

Seattle Times

Special section:

Jobless rate unchanged

Denver Post

H. Edward Roberts, PC pioneer, dies

Dr. Roberts made an early and enduring contribution to modern computing. He created the MITS Altair, the first inexpensive microcomputer.

New York Times

EDUCATION

Expressions of hate surge on campuses

Experts see a correlation between a rise in campus hate crimes and the increasingly nasty exchanges taking place among our nation's politicians and leaders — on both sides of the political spectrum.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Power of the pupils to sabotage the careers of teachers

Students rate members of the staff through observing their teaching, filling in anonymous questionnaires and even sitting on interview panels.

EducationNews.org

HEALTH

Gene tests' rise spurs fall of diseases

Some of mankind's most devastating inherited diseases appear to be declining, and a few have nearly disappeared, because more people are using genetic testing to decide whether to have children.

Detroit News

Aging gene found to govern lifespan, immunity and resilience

Scientists have discovered a gene strongly involved in determining the rate of aging in many animals, including humans.

ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Obama aims to drive gas guzzlers off the road with greener laws

President Barack Obama has forced the big three U.S. carmakers to accept tough mileage rules for cars. The rules will cut emissions from vehicles by more than a third over the next four years.

Times Online

Impact of emission caps: costlier cars that will be cheaper to drive

Christian Science Monitor

Obama's motorcade not going hybrid

ABC News

Explosive silicon gas casts shadow on solar power industry

As the silicon industry gears up to meet growing demand, what are the human health and environmental concerns related to solar power?

Scientific American

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