Roman bishop on trial for knowing about abuse in Vatican backyardROME (AP) — The bishop responsible for a politically connected priest accused of molesting seven boys has admitted in court papers obtained by The Associated Press that he knew of the allegations for two years but didn’t remove the priest from working with children.Palestinian president bans the sale of Israeli settlement goodsRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday signed a law banning Palestinians from working in Israeli settlements and selling settlement goods, with violators facing up to five years in prison and stiff fines. The law marks the Palestinians’ most determined campaign against the settlements Israel has built on lands they want for a state. The Palestinians vehemently oppose the settlements but many rely on them for work.Police: Former colleague kills Yale doctor outside his homeBRANFORD, Conn. (AP) — A doctor was charged Monday with fatally shooting a Yale University doctor and firing at the victim’s pregnant wife after a history of confrontations with the victim and other colleagues that led to his dismissal from a New York hospital.”Branford police said 44-year-old Lishan Wang is charged with murder, attempted murder and firearms offenses in the fatal shooting Monday of Vajinder Toor outside his home.Protest intensifies over Ariz. law against immigrants PHOENIX (AP) — The furor over Arizona’s new law cracking down on illegal immigrants grew Monday as opponents used refried beans to smear swastikas on the state Capitol, civil rights leaders demanded a boycott of the state, and the Obama administration weighed a possible legal challenge.Activists are planning a challenge of their own, hoping to block the law from taking effect by arguing that it encroaches on the federal government’s authority to regulate immigration and violates people’s constitutional rights by giving police too much power.Salt taking a cut in groceries, restaurant menusNEW YORK (AP) — Sixteen food companies plan to cut the amount of salt in bacon, flavored rice and dozens of other products as part of a national effort to reduce American’s sodium consumption by 20 percent. Companies including H.J. Heinz Co., Kraft Foods Inc. and Starbucks will commit to the voluntary National Salt Reduction Initiative, a public-private partnership initiated by New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Monday. Heinz has already cut sodium in Bagel Bites frozen pizza snacks by more than 20 percent.Firing over anti-creationism e-mail leads to appealNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The former director of the science program for Texas’ public schools asked a federal appeals court Monday to revive a lawsuit over her firing for forwarding an e-mail about a forum opposed to teaching creationism.The agency that runs Texas public schools argued that Christina Castillo Comer’s e-mail broke its policy of neutrality toward any potentially controversial issue, including creationism. A lawyer for Comer says the agency has an unwritten, unconstitutional policy of treating creationism as science.A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments Monday in Comer’s lawsuit against Robert Scott, commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. A federal judge in Austin, Texas, dismissed her claims in March 2009. Comer is appealing that decision. Jindal nominates Scott Angelle as new lieutenant governor(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has nominated his natural resources secretary, Scott Angelle, to serve as lieutenant governor. If approved by lawmakers, Angelle will take over the office after Mitch Landrieu leaves next week to become the mayor of New Orleans. Commissioner of higher education voluntarily cuts her pay(AP) — Louisiana’s commissioner of higher education is voluntarily cutting her pay by more than half in the upcoming budget year, as colleges have been hit with several rounds of cuts. Sally Clausen is reducing her salary from $377,000 a year to $199,000. And she won’t take the $12,000 car allowance and $36,000 housing allowance she’d been receiving each year. That’s a $226,000 pay cut.