Headlines from April 12, 2011

Libyan rebels reject African Union's proposed roadmap to peace: It's not enough if Gadhafi doesn't go.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholds lower court's stay on key provisions of Arizona's harsh anti-immigration law.
Blast in Minsk metro, close to the president's office, kills at least 11.
Op: Deaf culture's unique hallmarks in the U.S. mean members are really an ethnic--rather than disabled--group.
The demand exists, but opening farmers' markets in New York's low-income neighborhoods is a battle of red tape.
Benedictine monks in New Orleans fight for the right to sell coffins without a license.
TMN's Anthony Doerr wins 2011 Sunday Times short story award for "The Deep."
With every year that passes, Earth becomes a little more like a gorgeous, huge, and mismanaged zoo. Doerr predicts our geoengineered planet.
From Hussein's erotic prose to Kim Jong-Il's 1,500 books, dictators have a bad track record as authors.
Bill Morris investigates the decisions that go into crafting today's absurdly long book subtitles.
Texas proposes raising some speed limits to a Texas-sized 85.
Proof, via Israel, that justice "is what the judge had for breakfast."
A lion prepared in 1731 by a taxidermist who had never seen a lion before.
I'm thankful that to you Google could only be a fun way to spell infinity. To my pre-internet ex who died.
Conservative Christians backed Gbagbo; multiple relationships with high-profile evangelicals.
Indonesian legislator elected on anti-porn platform arrested for watching porn in parliament.
Basketball coaches and players from two California universities indicted for match fixing.
At home with Mark Hogancamp, creator of WWII-era fantasy world Marwencol.
Brief quiz to test your Civil War knowledge.
China bans time-travel movies for mistreating history.
Postcards from Google Earth show bridges becoming a bit distorted.
Researchers find CYP1A2 gene determines how much of a caffeine-drinker you are, though only by a Coke or so.
Five percent of Americans drink alcohol once a day; wine gaining on beer.
It's fun to get drunk at Applebee's, but not when you're 15 months old.