around the world and the united states designation as a no-vacation nation, check out cnn.com/travel. it is now 45 minutes after the hour. time to check our top stories. an apparent major blow today to libyan leader moammar gadhafi. cnn has learned that eight army generals have defected and are now in italy. gadhafi's military has been battling opposition forces for weeks. the opposition has said there can't be a peace agreement in place as long as gadhafi is in place. jim tressel has resigned as head coach of the ohio state football program. the university find him $250,000 in march and suspended him after learning he failed to acknowledge that some of his players may have violated ncaa rules. assistant coach luke fickle will serve as interim coach next season. the national weather service confirms a tornado touched down in southern michigan sunday. strong storms in the state have