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• Report: Rolling Stone to retract UVa rape story
• Kentucky star's age does not excuse slur toward Wisconsin player
• NYC's Easter Parade brings out creative hats
• Niger's Christians try to forgive on first Easter after church attacks
• Obama, first family attend boisterous Easter service
• Law graduate named as Kenya massacre killer as country mourns
• Gunman in Kenyan massacre was government official's son
• Pope, thousands brave rain for Easter in St. Peter's Square
• Wisconsin ends Kentucky's bid for an undefeated season
• Rolling Stone awaits review of discredited Virginia gang rape story
• Jenny Wallenda, matriarch of the 'Flying Wallenda' family, dies
• Gay rights rally goes to Indianapolis NCAA Final Four site
• Mormons vow support for traditional marriage
• AP PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Easter celebrations across the world
• Pope condemns indifference to jihadist atrocities against Christians

Report: Rolling Stone to retract UVa rape story Posted: 05 Apr 2015 01:09 PM PDT The author of Rolling Stone's discredited "A Rape on Campus" story, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, will apologize Sunday in conjunction with the release of the Columbia Journalism School's external review of the erroneous story, according to media reports.

Kentucky star's age does not excuse slur toward Wisconsin player Posted: 05 Apr 2015 01:40 PM PDT Around the Kentucky program they'll describe Andrew Harrison as uniquely competitive and occasionally emotional, much of which plays out on the court.

NYC's Easter Parade brings out creative hats Posted: 05 Apr 2015 03:36 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The bonnets appeared on Fifth Avenue for the annual Easter Parade — outlandish 21st century headpieces that were hardly bonnets, featuring everything from bunnies and butterflies to grassy, egg-dotted lawns and even a tall ship on the high seas.

Niger's Christians try to forgive on first Easter after church attacks Posted: 05 Apr 2015 02:05 PM PDT Thousands of Christians across Niger tried to forgive and move on as they celebrated the first Easter since their churches were torched during deadly riots spurred by the publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed. The walls and ceiling are still black from flames at the Saint Gabriel parish church in the capital Niamey, which was left without doors or windows by the unrest in January that killed 10 people and destroyed eight out of ten of the country's churches. We have forgiven, but what happened is still in our hearts," said Father Paul Wendyam Sandwidi, a priest at Saint Gabriel's. Saint Gabriel and 44 other churches were torched -- causing three million euros in damage -- during protests set off when the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo published the image of the Prophet Mohammed on its cover three months ago.

Obama, first family attend boisterous Easter service Posted: 05 Apr 2015 10:51 AM PDT President Barack Obama attended a spirited Easter service at a historic black church on Sunday, in keeping with the first family's tradition of visiting local Washington area congregations. The president, his wife Michelle and their two teenaged daughters attended the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, its pews filled with congregants who could barely contain their excitement over the visit. "How fitting that on the day we celebrate the rising of our Lord and Savior, we also welcome our sitting president," Pastor Howard-John Wesley said to applause from enthusiastic worshippers, whom he urged to keep their cellphones in their pockets and purses. The Resurrection is indeed real," read the message, retweeted by the Alfred Baptist Church from its own Twitter account.

Law graduate named as Kenya massacre killer as country mourns Posted: 05 Apr 2015 12:07 PM PDT Kenya on Sunday began three days of national mourning for the 148 people massacred by Somalia's Shebab militants at a university as authorities identified one of the gunmen as a smart law graduate. Hundreds packed Nairobi's Anglican cathedral where Archbishop Eliud Wabukala said Easter services were overshadowed by "great and terrible evil" as police patrolled outside. Flags were at half mast and although President Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to retaliate "in the severest way possible", there have also been calls for national unity. Kenyatta said people's "justified anger" should not lead to "the victimisation of anyone" -- a clear reference to Kenya's large Muslim and Somali minorities.

Gunman in Kenyan massacre was government official's son Posted: 05 Apr 2015 11:29 AM PDT Authorities identify him as the son of a government official.

Pope, thousands brave rain for Easter in St. Peter's Square Posted: 05 Apr 2015 08:19 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — In an Easter peace wish, Pope Francis on Sunday praised the framework nuclear agreement with Iran as an opportunity to make the world safer, while expressing deep worry about bloodshed in Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa.

Wisconsin ends Kentucky's bid for an undefeated season Posted: 04 Apr 2015 08:22 PM PDT The Badgers shocked the Wildcats in the national semifinals and avenged their Final Four loss from a year ago.

Rolling Stone awaits review of discredited Virginia gang rape story Posted: 05 Apr 2015 04:09 PM PDT By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Columbia University review of a now-discredited Rolling Stone magazine story about an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity was due out on Sunday, addressing questions of journalistic principles raised by the provocative article. Rolling Stone commissioned the review after backtracking on the story, "A Rape on Campus," which caused an uproar over the issue of campus sexual assault when it was published in November. The dissection of the article could lead to a shakeup at Rolling Stone, founded in 1967 by editor Jann Wenner, though CNN reported on Sunday that no one on the staff of the magazine was expected to be fired or punished over the debacle. Representatives of Rolling Stone were not immediately available for comment.

Jenny Wallenda, matriarch of the 'Flying Wallenda' family, dies Posted: 05 Apr 2015 01:14 PM PDT (Reuters) - Jenny Wallenda, the matriarch of the "Flying Wallenda" family of acrobats known for their breathtaking high-wire stunts, has died, the family said on Sunday. Wallenda died in Sarasota, Florida, on Friday night after a long illness, her nephew Rick Wallenda said. "She contributed greatly to our family, our high-wire troupe and our community... she is going to be greatly missed," he said. Wallenda was the grandmother of Nik Wallenda, who completed high-wire walks across the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and two Chicago skyscrapers during the last three years.

Gay rights rally goes to Indianapolis NCAA Final Four site Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:18 PM PDT Hundreds of people calling for Indiana to add protections for gays and lesbians to the state's civil-rights laws marched through downtown Indianapolis Saturday, attracting the attention basketball fans attending the NCAA Final Four, some of whom offered the protesters cheers of support. The march came two days after Indiana lawmakers responded to an uproar over a new religious objections law and tweaked the law to address concerns that it would allow discrimination against gays and lesbians. We're good now, right?'' he told crowd, which shouted back ''no!'' Dorsey then led the gathering in chanting ''Hoosiers don't discriminate! - No more Band-Aids masking hate!'' as they began a march that carried them several blocks past the city's business district, bars and restaurants to the Lucas Oil Stadium, home of this year's men's Final Four.

Mormons vow support for traditional marriage Posted: 04 Apr 2015 07:28 PM PDT The church's leaders want to push the belief that marriage is an institution exclusive to a man and a woman.

AP PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Easter celebrations across the world Posted: 05 Apr 2015 03:09 PM PDT Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.

Pope condemns indifference to jihadist atrocities against Christians Posted: 04 Apr 2015 03:43 PM PDT Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of a massacre of nearly 150 people at a Kenyan university by Shebab Islamists. The leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics brought up the extremist persecution of Christians as the holiest ceremonies of the Church calendar reached a climax Sunday, when believers celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. The Vatican has increasingly voiced frustration that attacks on Christians in places such as Iraq, Libya, Pakistan and Nigeria have not been more strongly condemned by Muslim authorities and Western governments.

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