• Gaddafi involved in shady financial dealings? You don't say.
• Fighting between rebels and Gaddafi's forces continues in Libya.
• Clashes in Yemen.

• 8.9 magnitude earthquake hits Japan.
• Earthquake triggers tsunami warnings for Pacific coastal states.
• Google sets up Person Finder tool for people involved in earthquake/tsunami.

• Are you okay with attacking Libya? If we set up a no-fly zone, we may have to.
• Did you know that there are also protests taking place in Yemen? Look out Saudi Arabia, you may be next.
• Apparently it is okay to shoot women if you are the government of the Ivory Coast.

• Deaths reported in Iran's protests.
• Egyptian military sets constitution deadline.
• Facebook on its role in Middle East protests: no comment.

Lying naked on Styrofoam trays covered with cellophane, PETA members mimicked typical meat packages at the intersection of Congress and Sixth yesterday. Photos by Steve Hopson more ›

The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told is, despite some amateurish flaws, an endearing blurt more likely to evoke the urge to hug the actors than send them hate mail. As a group there's a charming precociousness to this band which, despite sometimes ineffectual attempts to maintain a straight face and tendencies to make the "wacky" choice rather than the most suitable one, effuses a collective sense of unity, nurturing, and purpose that is palpable and delicious. They're spunky. The first act, a rambunctious, gay re-imagining of the Old Testament, serves well as a playground for these energies. more ›

Tomorrow, April 16, is the two-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. To commemorate the day, as well as to protest proposed state laws allowing guns on campus, a walk-out has been announced at UT. The plan was sent out to UT staff, faculty and students through a student announcement email this morning. Students and faculty are asked to leave their classes at 11:30am and meet up at noon on the South Steps of the Capitol to hear from state legislators and victims of campus violence, among others, on the issue of firearms on campus. more ›

• Your taxes are due today, and the recession isn't helping
• Nationwide anti-tax and anti-spend "tea party" protests expected
• That Senate election in Minnesota? Yeah, it's still not over