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Millions in Calif., Ariz., Mexico feel 7.2 quake (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:40 PM PDT

A U.S. Border Patrol agent walks past rows of broken glass from windows in downtown Calexico, Calif., after an earthquake struck the area, Sunday, April 4, 2010. Damage reports from the U.S.-Mexico border region are growing after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in Baja California that was felt from Tijuana and Los Angeles to Las Vegas and Phoenix. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - One of the strongest earthquakes to hit Southern California in decades shook tens of millions of people in two countries and three states on Sunday, swaying buildings from Los Angeles to Phoenix to Tijuana. At least two people were killed in Mexico.

Space shuttle Discovery fuels for pre-dawn launch (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 08:31 PM PDT

A NASA worker (C) stands near the main engine of the space shuttle Discovery STS-131 as it sits on launch pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 4, 2010. The space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch on a mission to the International Space Station on April 5. REUTERS/Scott AudetteAP - NASA fueled Discovery late Sunday for a pre-dawn launch to the International Space Station, one of the last few shuttle flights.

Haitians face illegal entry charges in Vermont (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 07:38 AM PDT

AP - The U.S. Border Patrol says it's arrested more than 100 people from Haiti for allegedly illegally entering Vermont from Canada since a massive earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation.

Water bills go up in down economy as usage drops (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:35 AM PDT

In this Thursday, March 11, 2010 photo, Norm Labbe, water district superintendent, sits by Branch Brook, a water source in Kennebunk, Maine. The grim economy is hitting some consumers in the wallet in yet another way: their water bills. Many water utilities are raising rates because water use is down. That's partly because manufacturers have closed or are cutting back, tourism has fallen and the real estate market is in the doldrums. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - The grim economy is hitting some consumers in the wallet in yet another way: their water bills.

Border city absorbs most US damage in quake (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:50 PM PDT

People gather at a parking lot outside their buildings after 6.9 earthquake hit the area in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, April 4, 2010. According to the US Geological Survey a 6.9 magnitude earthquake was registered 26 kms (around 16 miles) south west Guadalupe Victoria, in the Mexican state of Baja California. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Residents huddled in the streets of this U.S. border city Sunday evening, exchanging news on the powerful Mexican earthquake that shook states north of the border and caused enough damage here for police to seal off the downtown.

Plane with Heat players makes emergency landing (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:12 AM PDT

FILE - Dwayne Wade from the Miami Heat arrives at the 2007 ESPY Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in this July 11, 2007 file photo taken in Hollywood, Calif. A plane carrying Miami Heat basketball players made an emergency landing early Sunday April 4, 2010 in Chicago after a mechanic on board became ill, according to the team spokesman. Wade wrote on Twitter about the surprise landing. 'Hey everyone pray for our pilot,' Wade wrote. '... He went into a Coma. God bless this man and his family.' (AP Photo/Tammie Arroyo, File)AP - The charter jet carrying the Miami Heat home from a road trip made an emergency landing early Sunday in Chicago after a mechanic on board became ill.

Flooded RI residents hear Easter renewal messages (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 06:16 PM PDT

John Wojnowski stands with a sign outside the Vatican embassy on April 2, in Washington. For the past 12 years, come rain, or snow or wind, he is there every day with his banner denouncing the pedophile scandals shaking the Roman Catholic church.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AP - A stream of water pumping from the basement of St. Vincent De Paul Church to the parking lot outside welcomed parishioners arriving for Easter services on Sunday, a lingering reminder of the flooding that devastated this town and others in the Northeast in the past week.

Outlandish hats go on display at NYC Easter parade (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 02:10 PM PDT

A woman partakes in the Easter Bonnet Parade in New York April 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)AP - Rosemary Ponzo came to the Easter parade decked out as Judy Garland in a lavish black tulle hat with hot pink ostrich features in tribute to the actress, who immortalized the outlandish Easter bonnet display in a 1948 movie opposite Fred Astaire.

Magnitude-7.2 quake strikes Baja California (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 08:37 PM PDT

People gather at a parking lot outside their buildings after 6.9 earthquake hit the area in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, April 4, 2010. According to the US Geological Survey a 6.9 magnitude earthquake was registered 26 kms (around 16 miles) south west Guadalupe Victoria, in the Mexican state of Baja California. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Damage reports from the U.S.-Mexico border region are growing after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in Baja California that was felt from Tijuana and Los Angeles to Las Vegas and Phoenix.

USGS says NorCal quake report wrong after review (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 09:24 PM PDT

AP - Seismologists have canceled a report of a magnitude-4.0 earthquake in Northern California after a review of the data.

Strong aftershocks in US after large Mexico quake (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:57 PM PDT

AP - A series of powerful aftershocks shook north of the U.S.-Mexico border after a much stronger earthquake in Mexico.

Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Baja California (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:08 PM PDT

A man points at a seismic chart. A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, and was felt in the southern part of the US state of California, the US Geological Survey reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AP - A strong earthquake south of the U.S.-Mexico border shook high-rises in downtown Los Angeles and San Diego and was felt across Southern California and Arizona.

No-nonsense Los Angeles DA eyes higher office (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:07 PM PDT

AP - For such a high-profile job, District Attorney Steve Cooley is a low-key guy.
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