Clinton campaign
On Monday, Hillary Clinton implored West Virginians to sustain her hopes of somehow denying Barack Obama the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama expects Clinton to win Tuesday’s primary in West Virginia.
Nightclub lawsuits
Several foam manufacturers have agreed to pay $30 million to settle lawsuits brought by survivors and family members of those who died in a 2003 fire at a nightclub in Providence, R.I.
Passenger cited
A Southwest Airlines passenger who refused to get off his cell phone during a flight found Dallas police waiting for him Monday. Police said Joe David Jones, 50, of Austin, Texas, was cited for disorderly conduct.
Florida wildfires
Dry, windy weather fueled several wildfires on Florida’s central Atlantic coast Monday, driving hundreds of residents from their homes. Helicopters dropped water on a fire that had burned about 800 acres in Daytona Beach by Monday afternoon.
Another candidate
Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.
Teen sentenced
Jean Pierre Orlewicz, 18, of Plymouth Township, Mich., convicted of killing a man, then beheading him and setting fire to his body in what prosecutors called a thrill killing was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
THE DIGIT
2,233
Number of people who enlisted in the Marine Corps in April, surpassing the goal of 1,577. The Marine Corps could eventually be more than a year ahead of schedule in its plan to grow the force to 202,000 members. All military services met or exceeded their monthly recruiting goals in April, the Pentagon said.
AND FINALLY …
– N.J. man in Thailand child porn case held without bail – Microsoft exec Jeff Raikes to run Gates Foundation – Wind energy expected to grow dramatically, Energy Department says
