MONDAY: Uganda Gay Law, Arizona Gay Law, Harry Manx Guitar Stolen, and more
Life is already dangerous for gays and lesbians living in Uganda, where homosexuality is a crime. And things aren't about to get any better, with the signing today of an anti-gay law by the country's president that imposes even stricter punishments for homosexuals... And he was a king of comedy. Harold Ramis -- star ofGhostbusters, writer and director of Caddyshack and Groundhog Day among many other classic comedies -- died today at the age of sixty-nine. Canadian director Ivan Reitman discusses his beloved friend and colleague.
Those stories and more on the Monday edition of "As It Happens".
Part One
Uganda Gay Law
It gets worse, Part One. Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni signs a controversial law that makes gays in the country criminals.
Arizona Gay Law
It gets worse, Part Two. Arizona's House of Representatives passes a bill that would allow business owners to deny service to gays and lesbians, if doing so would contravene their religious beliefs.
Harold Ramis
Tour de farce. He starred in Stripes, and Ghostbusters, and Knocked Up, and he was behind a long list of comedies from Caddyshack to Groundhog Day. Harold Ramis, who died earlier today, is remembered by his friend and comic collaborator, director Ivan Reitman.
Part Two
Holocaust Survivor Remembered
Music saved her life. Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest-known holocaust survivor, died yesterday at one-hundred-and-ten -- and tonight, we'll hear from the director of an Oscar-nominated documentary about her.
Tape: Canada Reads
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Spelling Bee
Bee all that you can bee. The two remaining contenders in a Missouri spelling competition are virtually speechless after exhausting the entire list of approved words presented to them -- and that has organizers double-checking the definition of "champion".
Part Three
EU on Ukraine
Holding together the pieces. Ukraine's parliament scrambles to assemble an interim government as the country is increasingly torn between Russia and the West.
Lakeland Mills
A widow of a man killed in Lakeland Mills explosion doubtful she'll get justice after the Burns Lake verdict.
Harry Manx Guitar
Feeling unstrung. Canadian musician Harry Manx is hoping that an appeal on Facebook for information on his beloved guitar will prove instrumental in its return, after it was stolen from him at Chicago's O'Hare airport.