Custody death mystery...Forensics flaws...Aid for Ukraine

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's police commissioner says he has numerous questions about how a man suffered a fatal spine injury while in police custody. Freddie Gray was arrested April 12 and died yesterday without coming out of a coma. Police say there's no video or evidence to show what happened while Gray was being transported in a police van. The case has prompted protests.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and FBI say there will be an independent review of FBI laboratory procedures following the discovery of flawed forensics testimony in hundreds of older criminal cases. Officials say errors in hair analysis have been found in most cases that have been examined so far during an ongoing review. The investigation covers cases prior to 2000, when more accurate DNA analysis of hair became routine for the FBI.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will supply Ukraine with nearly $18 million in aid to provide shelter, food vouchers, potable water and health and sanitation in regions affected by fighting between government forces and pro-Russia separatists. The White House says Vice President Joe Biden informed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (por-oh-SHEHN'-koh) about the new assistance in a telephone call today.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate appears closer to finally breaking a political standoff that has delayed confirmation of President Barack Obama's choice for the next attorney general. An anti-trafficking bill has been bogged down by an abortion funding dispute. The nomination of Loretta Lynch has been held up for months. If confirmed, Lynch would be the nation's first female African-American attorney general.

ATLANTA (AP) —A lawyer for entertainer Bobby Brown has released a statement clarifying remarks the singer made over the weekend about his daughter's condition. The statement says Brown's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown has "opened her eyes" nearly three months after being found unresponsive in a tub at her Georgia home. But the statement says there's no way of knowing what her quality of life will be.