· Man to face Alabama trial in wife's diving death
A dream honeymoon to scuba dive on Australia's Great Barrier Reef turned into a terrible nightmare, and the horror is about to play out years later in a courtroom in Alabama.
· Victims' lawyer: 200 accused priests live in Calif.
Some 200 Catholic priests suspected of sexual abuse are living undetected in communities across California, according to an attorney who represents hundreds of plaintiffs.
· RI player wins $336 million Powerball jackpot
The new multimillionaire has not stepped forward and the lottery has not said where the winning ticket was sold.
· Hundreds mourn Powell brothers killed in arson

Hundreds of mourners gathered at a church Saturday to remember two young boys killed when their father burned their house to the ground with himself and his sons inside.Hundreds of mourners gathered at a church Saturday to remember two young boys killed when their father burned their house to the ground with himself and his sons inside.



· $1 million pot operation uncovered in LA county
A traffic stop in the high desert area of Los Angeles County led police to a pot growing operation worth $1 million and the arrests of nine people, authorities said on Saturday.
· Trial opens 2 years after feds break up militia
Opening statements are set for Monday once a jury is seated in the trial of members of the Hutaree militia, who are charged with conspiring to commit sedition, or rebellion, as well as weapon crimes.
· Utah man who threatened to kill governor charged
Brian Biff Baker was charged Friday in Salt Lake City's 3rd District Court with felony counts of drug and weapons possession, along with a misdemeanor count of threatening elected officials.
· Wintry mix pelts south central US
The south central United States was pelted with a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain that threatened travel on Sunday, while frigid temperatures chilled the East Coast during what has been an unseasonably mild winter, forecasters said.
· Singing superstar Whitney Houston dies at 48
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died. She was 48.
· More remains found in Calif. with killer's help

Wesley Shermantine is shown in this undated file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections.Authorities searching with the help of a convicted serial killer found more human remains Saturday — the first bones discovered at an abandoned well on a cattle ranch where a death row inmate claimed 10 or more victims may be buried, authorities said.



· Providence targets Brown in town-gown dispute

Tara Kane Prendergast, a senior from Colorado and one of 16 Brown University students supporting the position that their school needs to sacrifice more financially to support the city of Providence, speaks at an informational protest on the Brown campus in Providence, RI. As a non-profit, tax exempt Ivy League school, Brown, the city's largest employer, makes voluntary payments of a few million dollars a year to the city. When Providence Mayor Angel Taveras recently warned that Rhode Island's capital could run out of cash by June, he singled out  Brown University for what he called a failure to sacrifice.



· Romney tops Paul for Maine caucus win
GOP front-runner Mitt Romney won Maine's Republican presidential caucuses with 39 percent of the vote, breaking a three-state losing streak by besting libertarian-leaning Ron Paul, who finished a close second with 36 percent.
· GM, Ford, Home Depot among America's shrinking corporate giants

By Douglas A. McIntyre, 24/7 Wall St. It is rare for one of America’s largest companies to lose a third or more of its sales in a brief time. When it happens, it is usually either because of market or economic forces, or because of a designed refocusing. 24/7 Wall St.By Douglas A. McIntyre, 24/7 Wall St. It is rare for one of America’s largest companies to lose a third or more of its sales in a brief time. When it happens, it is usually either because of market or economic forces, or because of a designed refocusing. 24/7 Wall St.



· U.S. Catholic bishops oppose Obama birth-control plan
U.S. Catholic Church leaders said they will fight President Barack Obama's controversial birth-control insurance coverage policy despite his compromise that religious employers would not have to offer free contraceptives for workers, shifting the responsibility to insurers.
· US sex abuse lawsuit against Vatican dismissed
Lawyers for a man who was sexually abused decades ago by a priest at a school for the deaf have withdrawn their lawsuit naming Pope Benedict XVI and other top Vatican officials as defendants, a major victory for the Holy See, which has long insisted the pope bears no liability for the actions of an abusive priest.
· Runner-up drops out in 'gang' sticker debacle
There's been another twist the nearly week-long drama over Chicago's upcoming city vehicle sticker.