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Chinese fault Dalia Lama for discontent
12:28 AM 3/24/2008 — CHENGDU, China - China accused the Dalai Lama on Sunday of stoking Tibetan unrest to sabotage the Beijing Olympics and also berated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying she is ignoring the truth about Tibet.
This month's violence in Tibet and neighboring provinces has turned into a public relations disaster for China ahead of the August Olympics, which it had been hoping to use to bolster its international image.
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Obama pastor: Scrutiny will strengthen faith
8:21 PM 3/24/2008 — CHICAGO - The new pastor of Barack Obama's South Side church said during Easter Sunday services that recent national scrutiny of the church is a test that will only make the congregation stronger.
"Any time you go through a crucifixion experience ... eventually they have to lift you up," said the Rev.
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Economic woes persist, consumers put in pinch
12:29 AM 3/24/2008 — NEW YORK - For months, Americans have been subjected to a sort of economic water torture - a maddening drip of bad news about jobs, gas prices, sagging home values, creeping inflation, the slouching dollar and a stock market in bumpy descent.
Then came Bear Stearns.
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Pope celebrates new faith conversions on Easter
10:25 PM 3/23/2008 — VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI rejoiced over conversions to Christianity in an Easter Sunday Mass on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica a day after he baptized a prominent Muslim newspaper editor.
A white canopy protected the 80-year-old pontiff from a downpour while thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Romans braved thunder and wind-whipped rain.
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Rate of younger college students increasing
1:07 AM 5/6/2008 — A new trend has begun to emerge with high school students: going to college early. Click on the icon to hear The Daily Illini's Sydney Langford bring you more on the story.
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Police arm heavily in response to assault weapons
10:22 PM 3/23/2008 — BOISE, Idaho - The 30-year-old mother of three jumped from her disabled SUV following a chase, holding a gun to her head to keep police back. Officers fired a stun gun but the nonlethal weapon was foiled by her heavy coat.
When she pointed her handgun at the two nearest deputies, officers switched to assault rifles, hitting Sarah Marie Stanfield of Boise eight times with bullets designed to break apart on impact to increase internal damage.
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Anti-war activists stage protest at Easter Mass
10:39 PM 3/23/2008 — CHICAGO - Six protesters interrupted Cardinal Francis George's Easter homily on Sunday at Holy Name Cathedral, standing and yelling their opposition to the war in Iraq to a packed auditorium.
The three males and three females squirted fake blood on themselves and parishioners as they were removed from the Mass by security guards and ushers.
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Attacks kill 57, hitting protected Green Zone
10:34 PM 3/23/2008 — BAGHDAD - Rockets and mortars pounded Baghdad's U.S.-protected Green Zone on Sunday and a suicide car bomber struck an Iraqi army post in the northern city of Mosul in a surge of attacks that killed at least 57 people nationwide.
The latest violence underscored the fragile security situation and the resilience of both Sunni and Shiite extremist groups as the war enters its sixth year and the U.
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Odds and Ends: Speeding driver blames Oreo for losing control of his car
11:27 PM 3/23/2008 — SALISBURY, Conn. - Police say a man's excuse for speeding through a Connecticut town takes the cake - or the cookie. A state trooper who stopped the 1993 BMW says its driver, 28-year-old Justin Vonkummer of Millerton, N.Y., blamed his driving problems on an Oreo.
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Police report
11:34 PM 3/23/2008 — Champaign A 19-year-old woman was arrested for theft at Rose and Taylor Barber, 124 N. First St., Friday evening. According to a police report, the woman refused to pay her bill after having her hair done. An 18-year-old man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance at the 1300 block of North Champaign Street, Friday afternoon.
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