shuttle landing: Red River threat may be easing...Shuttle landing delayed...London...

River threat may be easing...Shuttle landing delayed...London protests

FARGO, N.D. (AP) The National Weather Service says the flooding outlook for the Red River at Fargo, N.D., may be improving. Forecasters say the river may have crested around midnight and is now expected to remain below 41 feet. The levees protecting the city stand 43 feet high. However, a winter storm is expected to hit the region in the coming days and the chance remains that the river could rise.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) Spring storms are bringing heavy rains, baseball-size hail and blizzard conditions to different parts of the country. Across the Southeast, communities are dealing with flooded roads and tornado warnings. In the Southern Plains, it's snow, with parts of Kansas reporting drifts up to six feet high.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Clouds and wind have forced NASA to send the shuttle Discovery back around the globe. Mission Control ordered the seven astronauts to skip their first landing opportunity, but they'll have one more chance to touch down this afternoon if conditions improve. Tomorrow's forecast looks worse, with a cold front expected to bring thunderstorms to the Florida spaceport.

LONDON (AP) Police estimate some 35,000 demonstrators are packing the streets of central London today. They are marching to demand jobs, economic justice and environmental accountability ahead of next week's G20 summit.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) 1987 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Alysheba has died. The champion stallion was euthanized last night at a medical center in Lexington, Ky., and buried today at The Kentucky Horse Park's Hall of Champions. Known on the track as "America's Horse," Alysheba was 25.


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