Cincinnati Lifts Citywide Curfew After Rioting End
Officials ended the citywide curfew in Cincinnati on Monday while keeping the state of emergency. Mayor Charles Luken announced the curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. would end that day after three nights of arsons looting and clashes in black neighborhoods during the police shooting of an unarmed black man. Windows in downtown offices were damaged and curfew had been shortened to 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. for Easter celebrations.
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High court delays Virginia execution over potential conflict
The Supreme Court postponed the planned execution of Walter Mickens in Virginia and agreed to review whether his 1992 murder trial was fair while his attorney, Bryan Saunders, had recently represented the victim Timothy Hall. Mickens faced execution for the death of the 17 year old in Newport News.
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Thai New Year death toll hits record high 636
The Thai Public Health Ministry reports 636 deaths from traffic and other accidents during the holiday period, the highest toll on record. Police say traffic crashes caused 442 deaths and 25,637 injuries among 49,453 incidents since Thursday, with other causes including drunken quarrels electrocution drowning and festival related accidents. Officials attribute part of the rise to better recording methods.
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Frail pope calls for global peace inspiration at Easter
Vatican rite features John Paul II urging that Easter light can guide humanity to defeat evil and foster peace in the Middle East Balkans Africa and beyond. Despite tremors and Parkinson's linked weakness he leads Easter prayers in St Peter's Square before about 100000 worshipers, and hints at future pilgrimages to Greece Malta Syria and Ukraine as rest remains limited.
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US carrier Kitty Hawk plans South China Sea patrols
The USS Kitty Hawk, carrying about 70 aircraft, eyes a voyage toward a position off China's coast to back U S reconnaissance flights. Washington says such flights in international air space remain legal while Beijing demands an end to surveillance. Diplomatic talks in Beijing are set to address the April 1 EP E3E and Chinese F 8 collision.
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Midwest flood warnings persist as Mississippi rises
La Crosse Wisconsin residents retreat as the Mississippi floods basements and parks. Warnings stretch from the Twin Cities to northern Iowa while officials monitor sandbag defenses and potential crest near 17 feet. A missing 19-year-old in Minnesota River prompts renewed searches as authorities warn of worsening conditions.
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