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dia attention to a mock celebration by accusers who gave him several parting gifts, including a mirror that attorney Gloria Allred said he can look at when asking who's to blame for his resignation.
• Employees in the City Hall lobby said they didn't see the 70-year-old mayor on his last day. An office receptionist had no comment.
• Before the scandal, Filner was true to his reputation as a workaholic. Followers adopted a Twitter hashtag -- (hash)filnereverywhere -- to chronicle his nonstop pace riding a bicycle to school with children, crashing the podium at the city attorney's news conference to denounce the speaker's positions, and marching to protest violence against women.
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Jury convicts 18-year-old of murder in shooting of baby in stroller in coastal Georgia
• MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) -- An 18-year-old man was convicted of murder in the shooting of a baby who was riding in a stroller alongside his mom in a town in coastal Georgia despite the defense's attempt to cast guilt upon several others, including the child's parents.
• Jurors deliberated about two hours before finding De'Marquise Elkins guilty of 11 counts, including two counts of felony murder and one count of malice murder in the March 21 killing of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago in Brunswick. The man's mother, Karimah Elkins, was on trial alongside him and was found guilty of tampering with evidence but acquitted of lying to police.
• De'Marquise Elkins faces life in prison when he is sentenced at a later date. At the time of the shooting he was 17, too young to face the death penalty under Georgia law.
• His lead defense attorney, public defender Kevin Gough, vowed to appeal the verdict. A judge denied his request for the teen to be out on bond during the appeal.
• "Marky Elkins and his family are confident that he will receive another trial in which he will be able to present fully his defense," Gough said. "Mr. Elkins will eventually be exonerated."
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Researches to begin excavating graves at former reform school for boys in Fla. Panhandle
• MARIANNA, Fla. (AP) -- University of South Florida researchers will begin exhuming dozens of graves Saturday at a former reform school in hopes of identifying (Continued on page 28)
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