FOX NEWS - Flirter in Chief? Obama apologizes to California official for 'best-looking' remark, Apr 06, 2013

 "President Obama has apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for making a flirtatious comment about her at a fundraiser Thursday.  Obama called Harris "the best-looking attorney general in the country," a comment that stirred controversy particularly in the California press.  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Friday that after the event, Obama called Harris "to apologize for the distraction created by his comments." "
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THE HINDU - Fidel Castro asks North Korea to avoid war, Apr 06, 2013

 "Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro called Friday for long-time ally North Korea and the United States to avoid hostilities on the Korean Peninsula. “If war breaks out there, the people of both parts of the peninsula will be terribly sacrificed, without benefit to all or either of them,” he said in a column published in Cuban state media. “Now that (North Korea) has demonstrated its technical and scientific achievements, we remind her of her duties to the countries which have been her great friends, and it would be unjust to forget that such a war would particularly affect more than 70 per cent of the population of the planet.” Mr. Castro, 86, reminded the United States of its duty to avoid a clash, amid mounting tensions this year between North and South Korea."
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LOS ANGELES TIMES - Jupiter moon Io's volcanic face could mask 'living' fossil, Apr 06, 2013

"Like the offset eyes on a Picasso portrait, the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io seem to be strangely shifted, according to a study by NASA and ESA scientists. Io’s clustered volcanoes seem to be lying 30 to 60 degrees eastward of where they were expected, according to a paper published this year in Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The study could shed light on the internal dynamics of Jupiter’s volcano-pocked moon. Io’s internal heat comes from the kneading it gets from Jupiter and its fellow moons. Jupiter’s massive gravity pulls on the planet, stretching it one way. Meanwhile, tugs from fellow moons Europa and Ganymede stretch it from another direction. As Io flexes, internal friction from all that distortion heats up the interior, leading to its iconic volcanoes."
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DNA - NASA plans to tow asteroid into Earth's orbit for astronauts to explore, Apr 06, 2013

 "President Barack Obama and NASA are planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon. The US president is proposing to spend an initial 100 million dollars to explore it in 2021, the New York Daily News reported. US Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), a former astronaut, revealed the “audacious” plan Friday after meeting with NASA scientists. “It really is a clever concept,” Nelson said in Orlando."
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INDIA EXPRESS - Thane building collapse: 65-year-old woman rescued, death toll hits 72, Apr 06, 2013

 "Rescuers continued to recover more bodies from the debris of the seven-storey illegal under-construction building that collapsed in Thane, taking the death toll to 72 today. According to the Regional Disaster Management Control (RDMC) sources, the mishap left 72 people dead including 33 men, 22 women, and 17 children. Of the 60 injured, 36 have been admitted to hospitals in Thane, Kalwa and Mumbra. The seriously injured have been shifted to JJ and Sion Hospitals in Mumbai. A 65-year-old woman, identified as Kutibi Shaikh, was rescued after being trapped in the debris for almost 30 hours, they said. She was admitted to the CSM hospital here last night in a state of shock but is stable, doctors said."
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BOSTON GLOBE - 1 dead, kids OK in N. Illinois school bus crash, Apr 06, 2013

 "WADSWORTH, Ill. — One person died and dozens of elementary school children were taken to hospitals Friday after a school bus crash in northern Illinois left two cars mangled and the bus on its side. All 35 people aboard the bus survived the crash that happened around 8 a.m. in Wadsworth, 45 miles north of Chicago, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran Jr. said. The bus driver may have run a red light, Curran said, adding that the bus driver was speaking with authorities as part of their investigation. Barbara Taylor, who lives nearby, heard the collision."
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