The condition of vulnerable mountain villages that rescue workers are still struggling to reach two days after the earthquake could raise the casualty count of 3,700. Nepalese expats are trying to reach trapped victims through global messaging apps, Facebook and their cellphones. The long-awaited trial of James Holmes, the man who killed 12 people at a packed Batman movie premiere, gets underway with opening statements. Thousands of people, including an Obama aide, are attending services of a man who died after sustaining serious spinal injuries in the custody of Baltimore police. Lawyers for the Boston Marathon bomber return to federal court to make their case that he should be spared the death penalty.