, ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁S hr ine ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁with ▁Glad i ator ▁winning ▁Best ▁Picture . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁The ▁Bush ▁administration ▁withdraw s ▁U . S . ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Ky oto ▁Pro tocol ▁on ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁green house ▁g ases . ▁ ▁April ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 1 ▁– ▁A ▁Chinese ▁f ighter ▁jet ▁coll ides ▁with ▁a ▁U . S . ▁EP - 3 E ▁surve ill ance ▁aircraft , ▁forcing ▁it ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁emer gency ▁landing ▁in ▁H ain an , ▁China . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁crew ▁is ▁det ained ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁days , ▁and ▁the ▁F - 8 ▁Chinese ▁pilot ▁goes ▁missing ▁and ▁is ▁pres umed ▁dead . ▁ ▁April ▁ 7 ▁– ▁Tim othy ▁Thomas , ▁a ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁African - American , ▁is ▁shot ▁by ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁spark ing ▁ri ots ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁C inc inn ati ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 2 . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁The ▁small ▁Kansas ▁town ▁of ▁Ho is ington ▁is ▁hit ▁by ▁an ▁F 4 ▁torn ado ▁destroy ing ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁killing ▁one . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁So y uz ▁T M - 3 2 ▁lif ts ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁Ba ikon ur ▁Cos mod rome , ▁carrying ▁the