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Calendar: Week of April 22

Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar: Monday is Earth Day, with a focus this year on protecting species at risk from human activity. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the dispute…

Pope denounces ‘cruel violence’ of Sri Lanka Easter attack

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis denounced the “cruel violence” of the Easter Sunday slaughter of Christians and foreigners in Sri Lanka as he celebrated the most joyful moment on the Christian liturgical calendar by lamenting the bloodshed and political…

Happy birthday: Queen Elizabeth II turns 93 on Easter Sunday

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her 93rd birthday, which this year coincides with Easter Sunday. The queen is marking Easter by attending a service with other senior royals at St. George’s Chapel on the grounds of Windsor…

Explosions kill at least 138 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At least 138 people were killed and hundreds more hospitalized from injuries in near simultaneous blasts that rocked three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, a security official told The…

Memorial held on 20th anniversary of Columbine shooting

The community of Littleon, Colorado, held a memorial vigil Saturday on the 20th anniversary of the shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School, which many consider the first school shooting of the modern era. An…

Man believed to be in milita detaining migrants arrested

A New Mexico man belonging to an armed group that has detained Central American families near the U.S.-Mexico border was arrested Saturday in a border community on a criminal complaint accusing him of being a felon in possession of firearms…

Video shows deputy slamming student's head to the ground

A Florida sheriff placed a deputy on restricted duty Friday after cellphone video showed the deputy banging the head of a pepper-sprayed teen against the ground. Deputy Christopher Krickovich was ordered to surrender his gun and badge until an investigation…

Lawmaker slammed after saying nurses "play cards" during shifts

A Washington state senator is being criticized after saying nurses should be exempt from uninterrupted meal breaks and mandatory overtime protection because they "probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day."  Maureen Walsh, a Republican, was arguing for…

Tiger attacks female trainer at Kansas zoo

Woman hospitalized after tiger attack at Topeka Zoo A male tiger attacked and injured a female trainer at a Kansas zoo Saturday morning, authorities said. The attack was reported around 9:30 a.m. at the Topeka Zoo and the victim was…

Quest for food stamp data lands newspaper at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the summer of 2010, reporters at South Dakota’s Argus Leader newspaper decided to request data about the government’s food assistance program, previously known as food stamps. They thought the information could lead to a series of…

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