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• Obama, first family attend boisterous Easter service
• Dozens arrested near University of Kentucky after Final Four loss
• Man in custody after human remains found in bag near MIT campus
• Police: 1 of gunmen in attack that killed 148 was a Kenyan
• Pope, thousands brave rain for Easter in St. Peter's Square
• Christians in Holy Land, across world celebrate Easter
• Wisconsin ends Kentucky's bid for an undefeated season
• Mormons vow support for traditional marriage
• Zarif stresses benefits to Iran of framework nuclear deal
• Many Iranian expats in California have doubts about nuclear deal
• Exclusive: Jason Collins on Indiana's RFRA

Obama, first family attend boisterous Easter service Posted: 05 Apr 2015 10:44 AM PDT President Barack Obama attended a spirited Easter service at a historic black church on Sunday, in keeping with the first family's tradition of visiting local Washington area congregations. The president, his wife Michelle and their two teenaged daughters attended the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, its pews filled with congregants who could barely contain their excitement over the visit. "How fitting that on the day we celebrate the rising of our Lord and Savior, we also welcome our sitting president," Pastor Howard-John Wesley said to applause from enthusiastic worshippers, whom he urged to keep their cellphones in their pockets and purses. The Resurrection is indeed real," read the message, retweeted by the Alfred Baptist Church from its own Twitter account.

Dozens arrested near University of Kentucky after Final Four loss Posted: 05 Apr 2015 10:27 AM PDT (Reuters) - Thirty-one people were arrested overnight near the University of Kentucky after the school's previously undefeated men's basketball team was knocked out the NCAA's Final Four tournament in a semi-final loss to Wisconsin, police said on Sunday. Hundreds of fans flooded the streets around the school's Lexington, Kentucky campus after the Wisconsin Badgers stunned the No. 1-ranked Wildcats with a 71-64 win in Indianapolis. Kentucky had been a favorite to win the tournament. Those arrested face charges including public intoxication and disorderly conduct, Lexington Police Sgt. Scott May said.

Man in custody after human remains found in bag near MIT campus Posted: 05 Apr 2015 09:54 AM PDT (Reuters) - A man was in custody on Sunday in connection with the discovery of human remains found in a duffel bag about a half-mile from the Cambridge campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, law enforcement authorities say.

Police: 1 of gunmen in attack that killed 148 was a Kenyan Posted: 05 Apr 2015 05:21 AM PDT Authorities identify him as the son of a government official.

Pope, thousands brave rain for Easter in St. Peter's Square Posted: 05 Apr 2015 05:03 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — In an Easter peace wish, Pope Francis on Sunday praised the framework nuclear agreement with Iran as an opportunity to make the world safer, while expressing deep worry about bloodshed in Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa.

Christians in Holy Land, across world celebrate Easter Posted: 05 Apr 2015 02:06 AM PDT Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.

Wisconsin ends Kentucky's bid for an undefeated season Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:05 PM PDT The Badgers shocked the Wildcats in the national semifinals and avenged their Final Four loss from a year ago.

Mormons vow support for traditional marriage Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:30 PM PDT The church's leaders want to push the belief that marriage is an institution exclusive to a man and a woman.

Zarif stresses benefits to Iran of framework nuclear deal Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:05 PM PDT All sanctions to Iran's nuclear program will be lifted if a final deal is agreed.

Many Iranian expats in California have doubts about nuclear deal Posted: 04 Apr 2015 02:14 PM PDT By Daina Beth Solomon LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Many members of the Los Angeles-area Iranian community, the largest in the United States, are skeptical about a preliminary nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington, even though a pact could end decades of international isolation for their homeland. The prevailing sentiment in part reflects the history of the Southern California's Iranian community, made up of those in the earliest wave of migration after Iran's 1979 revolution. Many are still distrustful of the Iranian government. A rollback of U.S. sanctions, which have contributed to Iran's skyrocketing inflation and inability to obtain Western medical supplies, will do little to improve the lives of ordinary people, many expatriates say.

Exclusive: Jason Collins on Indiana's RFRA Posted: 04 Apr 2015 01:59 PM PDT The former basketball player - in Indianapolis to cover the Final Four for Yahoo Sports - gives his thoughts on the state's controversial act and its recent amendment.

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