Irish Catholic leader won’t quit despite abuse coverupDUBLIN (AP) — Ireland’s senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal Sean Brady, said Monday he would not resign despite admitting he helped the church collect evidence against a child-molesting priest — and never told police about the crimes. Brady said he interviewed two children about the abuse they suffered at the hands of the Rev. Brendan Smyth. He said both children were required to sign oaths promising not to tell anyone outside the church of their allegations.Thai protesters vow to spill own blood for symbolic sacrificeBANGKOK (AP) — Protest leaders vowed Monday to collect blood from tens of thousands of anti-government activists and splash it onto the Thai government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections. As many as 100,000 “Red Shirt” protesters converged Sunday on Bangkok to demand that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva agree to dissolve parliament by midday Monday. LA marijuana advocates fail in bid for ballot measureLOS ANGELES (AP) — Medical marijuana advocates have failed to gather enough signatures for a ballot measure challenging a new Los Angeles law that will shut hundreds of pot dispensaries. Lead organizer Dan Halbert said Monday his coalition had gathered about 15,000 voter signatures. The group needed more than 27,400 by Monday to put the measure on a ballot. Halbert’s dispensary, the Rainforest Collective, is one of hundreds that would have to close under the new ordinance.  
Arkansas woman whose three children drowned to change pleaLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Prosecutors say they’ve reached a plea agreement with an Arkansas woman who drove into a lake during a nighttime thunderstorm, killing her three young sons. Amber Turley, of Conway County, is due in court Tuesday for a change of plea hearing.Prosecutor Tom Tatum said Monday that his office reached a tentative plea deal with Turley. He declined to disclose the terms. The public defender office, which represents Turley, did not respond to a phone message seeking comment.Lawsuit claims poilce harassed journalists, bystandersNEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police officers have engaged in a pattern of unlawfully arresting or harassing journalists and bystanders who tape or photograph them in public, a lawyer for two men suing the city told a federal jury Monday.A lawsuit, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, claims police officers violated the constitutional rights of plaintiffs Greg Griffith and Noah Learned, who were arrested at a 2007 Carnival parade.The plaintiffs cite 11 other incidents since 2005 in which people were arrested or allegedly threatened while videotaping, photographing or merely observing police officers. The list of potential plaintiffs’ witnesses includes Times-Picayune city editor Gordon Russell and Associated Press Television News producer Rich Matthews.La. family: Drywall-tainted home needs overhaulNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Plaintiffs in what could be a precedent-setting court battle over the damage done by Chinese drywall told a judge Monday that a Louisiana home tainted by the sulfur-emitting substance would need a complete overhaul.However, the defendant, a Chinese wallboard company, said simply removing the drywall and making selective repairs would suffice. U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon heard the arguments about the defective Chinese-made drywall, which was imported en masse during the housing boom and after devastating hurricanes in 2005.Toddler among injured at block party shootingMETAIRIE (AP) — Three people, including an 11-month-old child, were injured, apparently after a shooting erupted at a block party in Metairie.