The Sunrise News Sampler

Topping the headlines this morning, is news of the gruesome attack in which hot grease was poured on a sleeping woman by her ex-boyfriend, 40-year-old Anthony Dwayne McGraw. McGraw was charged with first-degree assault and remained in the Tuscaloosa County Jail with bond set at $60,000.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Alabama Accountability Act, which was brought by attorneys for eight public school students.

Toyota is recalling 6.39 million vehicles globally for a variety of problems spanning nearly 30 models in Japan, the U.S., Europe and other places.  No injuries or crashes have been reported that are related to the recalls, but there have been two fires connected to a defective engine starter.

Iconic wrestler The Ultimate Warrior, born James Brian Hellwig, died yesterday at the age of 54. This comes just three days after he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and one day after appearing on WWE's "Raw," for the first time since 1996.

Longtime community activist and addiction counselor Bernice Hudson Washington died of congestive heart failure Sunday. Visitation will be Sunday at Van Hoose and Steele Funeral Home from 2:30 to 6:00pm. Funeral services will be Monday at noon at Bailey Tabernacle CME Church, with burial to follow at West Highland Memorial Garden.

The IRS predicts that about 142,000 Alabamians will request an extension on filing their tax returns by April 15. The agency expects more than 2 million tax returns in the state, with 420,000 of those filed in April.

An analysis of physician data released today by the Obama administration shows that Medicare is paying some doctors millions of dollars.

There's cautious optimism in the southern Indian Ocean today, where officials say more underwater signals have been detected. Pings picked up over the weekend are said to possibly be from the missing plane's two black boxes, but that still has to be confirmed.