INTERNATIONAL
Chaos in Egypt echoes across region in Iran, Bahrain, Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The possible heirs of Egypt’s uprising took to the streets Monday in different corners of the Middle East. Iran’s beleaguered opposition stormed back to central Tehran and came under a tear gas attack by police. Demonstrators faced rubber bullets and birdshot to demand more freedoms in the relative wealth of Bahrain. And protesters pressed for the ouster of the ruler in poverty-drained Yemen.
Russian suicide bombers kill 2 security officials, wound 21 others
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers, including a woman, attacked security forces in Russia’s volatile Dagestan province on Monday, killing two security officials and wounding 21 others, according to officials and news reports.
The female suicide bomber blew herself up as she tried to enter a police station in the village of Gubden — known as a stronghold of radical Islamists — killing one soldier and wounding six others, regional police spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov said.
Tunisians flee country’s political uncertainty by sailing to Europe
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — A month after massive protests ousted Tunisia’s longtime dictator, waves of Tunisians are voting with their feet, fleeing the country’s political limbo by climbing into rickety boats and sailing across the Mediterranean to Europe.
More than 5,000 illegal immigrants have recently washed up on Italy’s southern islands — an unintended consequence of the “people’s revolution” that ousted autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and inspired the uprisings in Egypt and beyond.
NATIONAL
Suspect in bloody NYC stabbing said not to have violent past
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused in a bloody stabbing rampage that left four dead and four wounded across the city had a criminal history of minor drug arrests, writing graffiti and once threatened an acquaintance, but the case was dropped.
Maksim Gelman never spent time in prison. There were no recorded incidents of serious violence. Until the day his 56-year-old stepfather was hacked to death, police had never been called to the home he shared with his family, according to arrest records obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
Ariz.’s attempt to block same-sex partner benefits faces skepticism
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers representing Arizona’s attempt to cut off benefits to same-sex partners of its state workers faced skepticism from one of the three federal appeals court judges considering the issue.
The state argued its case Monday before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, citing budgetary concerns as a compelling reason why it denied benefits to an estimated 300 partners.
STATE/LOCAL
Baby, 4 adults shot and wounded in New Orleans neighborhood
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 4-month-old girl was shot and wounded Monday afternoon after being caught in an exchange of gunfire in a New Orleans neighborhood near the Mississippi River, police said.
Capt. Bob Bardy said the infant was among five people wounded and apparently has been “stabilized.” But he said two men who were hit are believed to be in critical condition.
 
Free smart phone app to track New Orleans Mardi Gras parades
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mardi Gras is entering the age of the smart phone.
This year Carnival revelers can get a new free application for smart phones that serves as a built-in parade tracker.
The parade tracker relies on devices placed on the head and tail floats of select parades, said Rob Hudak, the interactive creative director at Zehnder Communication Inc., a New Orleans company that created the app in partnership with television station WWL.
The app also features a post-parade events section.
 
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