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percent to 49 percent as the Senate debates tougher restrictions.
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• 6. AIRLINE PROMISES NORMAL OPERATIONS AFTER COMPUTER CRASH
• American Airlines' outage forced it to ground all U.S. flights for hours, leaving tens of thousands passengers stranded.
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• 7. SANFORD IN TROUBLE WITH EX-WIFE
• The former South Carolina governor who divorced after admitting an affair was accused of trespassing at her home.
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• 8. MARATHON ANOTHER 'SOFT TARGET' IN U.S.
• The AP's Allen G. Breed reports that the Boston bombings join movie theaters, malls and schools as one of many public spaces targeted for mass violence.
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• 9. WHY FOX PULLED 'FAMILY GUY' EPISODE ON BOSTON MARATHON
• The March 17 episode removed from websites shows main character Peter Griffin mowing down runners with his car at the race.
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• 10. MADDEN REMEMBERS SUMMERALL AS 'THE VOICE OF FOOTBALL'
• The NFL-player-turned -broadcaster, who died at 82 spent half of his four-decade career famously paired with Madden.
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AP News in Brief
FBI appeals to public for help solving Boston Marathon bombings; over 2,000 tips received
• BOSTON (AP) -- A bomber may have been seen amid the Boston Marathon revelers carrying an unusually heavy nylon bag, weighed down with shrapnel-packed explosives, the FBI has suggested. Or perhaps someone heard something beforehand as a culprit tested explosives or expressed an interest in attacking the race.
• Law enforcement agencies pleaded Tuesday for the public to come forward with photos, videos or any information that might help them solve the twin bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 170 a day earlier. Investigators circulated information about the bombs, which involved kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel -- but the FBI said nobody had claimed responsibility.
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