National: Exxon Mobil is already working to clean up thousands of gallons of oil that leaked from the Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower, Ark. The line carries heavy Canadian crude to a refinery in Texas. This spill feeds the debate over the proposed Keystone pipeline, which would carry Canadian tar sands oil to refineries in the Gulf coast.

• A North Texas district attorney and his wife were found murdered in their home two months after an assistant DA from the same office was shot to death on the courthouse steps. Mike McLelland, 63, and his wife, Cynthia, 65, lived about 25 miles east of Dallas. Investigators say they have to treat this case as possibly related to the still unsolved murder of Asst. DA Mark Hasse on January 31.

World: Syrian rebels are reported to be closing in on taking a strategic neighborhood in Aleppo, the country’s largest city. Rebels and government troops have been battling over Aleppo since last July.

• As the complications of a bailout deal unfold, it appears that some Depositors in the Bank of Cyprus could lose 60% of their holdings. The 60% will be converted to bank shares and a fund that could be tapped if B of C needs more write-offs.

No Joke: Popular satirist Bassem Youssef, the Jon Stewart of Egypt, has been officially accused of insulting Islam and President Mohammed Morsi. Youssef Tweeted that he would turn himself in, “unless they kindly send a police van today and save me the transportation hassle.” Youssef has previously been accused of insulting the government, but this is the first time he’s been the subject of an arrest warrant.

It’s Easter: Pope Francis prayed for peace.

Madness: The Syracuse defense held Marquette to just 39 points in a 55-39 win for the Orange and advancing them to the Final Four. In a closer match, Wichita State upset Ohio State 70-66. Today, Michigan goes against Florida and Louisville plays Duke. NY Times statistical prognosticator Nate Silver, who called the presidential election dead on, predicts Louisville will beat Michigan in the final. Amateur bracketeer Barack Obama called for Louisville v. Indiana in the final match, but the Hoosiers were knocked out by Syracuse.

Say Cheese: An Illinois man was charged this week with stealing 42,000 pounds of Muenster cheese. The man presented false papers to a Wisconsin creamery where workers happily loaded his truck with $200,000 worth of cheese. The thief was caught on the New Jersey Turnpike by police who know when something smells.

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