Top Stories: Tsunami Watch Lifted; Trayon Martin Prosecutor To Speak

By Mark Memmott

Published April 11, 2012 at 8:50 AM CDT

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- Tsunami Watch Canceled In Indian Ocean; Quake Struck Near Indonesia.

-- Trayvon Martin Death: Prosecutor Plans Announcement By Late Friday.

-- Violence In Syria Reportedly Continues; Annan Seeks Help From Iran.

-- With Santorum Gone, What Next?

-- Former Sheriff's Name Taken Off Jail Where He's Now An Inmate.

Other stories in the news:

-- Arkansas Fires Football Coach Bobby Petrino For Misconduct. ( Arkansas Online)

-- "Best Buy CEO Resigns Under Cloud." ( Star Tribune)

-- "Wife Of Powerful Chinese Politician Becomes Suspect In Murder Case."( Voice of America)

-- "Defiant North Korea Begins Injecting Fuel Into Rocket." ( Reuters)

Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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