Morning Buzz: April 17, 2007

By U.S. News Staff

April 17, 2007 RSS Feed Print

As details continue to emerge in the horrific shooting at Virginia Tech Monday, which claimed 33 lives, the university president has confirmed that the gunman in the second of the two shootings was a student.
An Iraqi insurgency group linked to al Qaeda is claiming that it now has the capability to manufacture its own rockets.
A powerful Nor'easter continues to torment the East Coast, knocking down power lines and flooding communities.
Meanwhile, Allstate Corp., the behemoth insurer, lost its $2.8 million case filed against it by a Katrina victim. At issue was whether wind or water--only the former is covered--destroyed the victim's home during the 2005 hurricane.
The first amphibians to evolve on land initially developed the ability to bite and chew, unlike fish, while the walking came later, biologists have discovered.