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report of the early Friday incident. She also said: "You're about to find out who I am" and "You're about to be on national news," according to Trooper First Class J. Pyland.
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• NFL DRAFT: 10 things to watch for during draft that begins Thursday, ends Saturday
• NEW YORK (AP) -- Since 1936, the NFL has picked the best of college football to join the pro league. From the very first pick -- Jay Berwanger, who also was the first bust, never playing a down in the NFL -- to last year's No. 1, Andrew Luck, the draft has always offered plenty of intrigue for teams and fans.
• Here are 10 things to watch for during the three-day NFL draft beginning Thursday night:
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• COMMISSIONER HUGGY BEAR
• How many hugs can Roger Goodell endure from all the burly offensive and defensive players expected to be selected in the first round? Last year, he embraced many first-round picks who took the stage and was nearly hugged into submission by the likes of Fletcher Cox, Dontari Poe and Melvin Ingram.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Tuesday, April 23, the 113th day of 2013. There are 252 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On April 23, 1943, U.S. Navy Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II. (On Aug. 2, 1943, PT-109 was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, the Amagiri, killing two crew members; Kennedy and 10 others managed to survive.)
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• On this date:
• In 1616, English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare, 52, died on what has been traditionally regarded as the anniversary of his birth in 1564.
• In 1789, President-elect George Washington and his wife, Martha, moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York.
• In 1791, the 15th president of the United States, James Buchanan, was born in (Continued on page 33)
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