Boston remembers marathon bombing... Day 2 in Iowa for Hillary Clinton...CA lawmakers debate vaccinations

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BOSTON (AP) — The second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing will be marked today with a moment of silence, the tolling of church bells and a call for kindness. The moment of silence comes at 2:49 p.m. Eastern Time, when the first of two bombs exploded near the finish line of the race on April 15. Three people were killed and another 260 were wounded. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv), was convicted last week of carrying out the bombing with his older brother, who was killed during the manhunt.

MONTICELLO, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton continues her two-day swing through Iowa. Today, Clinton tours a family-owned produce company and speaks with small-business leaders outside Des Moines, part of an effort by her presidential campaign to focus on smaller, more personal interactions.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state lawmakers are getting ready for a second round of heated talks on whether the state should limit vaccination waivers for schoolchildren. The Senate Education Committee is considering a bill that prevents parents from obtaining vaccination exemptions because of religious or personal beliefs. Supporters say the measure would increase vaccination rates after a measles outbreak that started at Disneyland in December. Opponents say the bill tramples on parental rights.

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The head of Guam's Department of Public Health and Social Services says he will not accept marriage applications from same-sex couples, despite a directive from the attorney general. The department's acting director, Leo Casil, says he received a letter from the attorney general, not a legal opinion. Attorney General Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson's instructions came two days after a lesbian couple filed a legal challenge to the territory's marriage laws after they were barred from submitting an application for a license to wed.

PHOENIX (AP) — Opening statements begin in Phoenix today in the trial of a 24-year-old man accused of killing his half-brother and kidnapping and killing his 6-year-old nephew. Authorities believe Christopher Rey Lincon (LEE'-kohn) shot the boy in the back of the head because he either saw or heard his father get killed during a December 2010 drug dispute in their home. The boy, Zavier Jaquez (HAH'-kwehz), was found by sanitation workers doing garbage pickup in an alley.