This week's top stories

Since it's Friday, I thought I'd run down my top news stories for this week:

1. The lone survivor of the band of Somali pirates that hijacked the freighter Maersk Alabama on April 8 arrived in New York this week and will face federal charges there as an adult. Let's just say it's been a long time since the US has tried and convicted anyone of piracy...

2. The US Supreme Court heard arguments about whether or not public school administrators went too far when they strip searched a student whom they suspected of hiding ibuprofen in her underpants. Here's what should happen...the court will rule that the school administrators, while having a duty to protect other students by conducting a reasonable search for suspected contraband, went WAY OVER THE LINE by forcing her to disrobe. That announcement will be followed by record demand for SecretPocket underwear.

3. There was continued talk about the government's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" (i.e. TORTURE).

4. Environmental activists around the world celebrated Earth Day on Wednesday.

5. The economy still sucks.