-The Senate is debating on the background check bill. While the polls say some 92% of the voters support the bill, the gun lobby such as NRA has prevented the vote to happen still.
- Bomb blasts killed at least three and injured more than hundred in Boston. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
- President Obama sent a letter to the Russian counterpart, who called the attempt constructive and forward looking. They are to meet in September.
- Spring is finally here in Chicago. Birds are singing: myrtle warblers, white-breasted nuthatch, red-bellied woodpeckers, robins.
