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• Goal on N. Korea tests U.S.-China ties
• In White House, Newtown mom pleads for gun control
• Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad resigns
• Ex-official arrested in probe of prosecutor slayings
• Obama's budget plan limits his bargaining power
• Prisoners, guards clash over Guantanamo Bay raid
• N.Y. teacher who assigned Nazi letter put on leave
• 5 bodies found after northern Idaho house fire
• 3 missing in 2 avalanches east of Seattle
• Anti-Thatcher party in London's Trafalgar Square
• Activists say Syrian airstrike kills 20 people
• San Francisco cable car accidents costs millions
• Fur flying in Florida as cat lovers push law to protect strays
• Convicted NY designer: 'Truth will surface'
• Music purchases predicted by brain activity
• Boston mayor fractures leg, in hospital again
• Medicare hike could also hit some in middle class

Goal on N. Korea tests U.S.-China ties Posted: 13 Apr 2013 03:00 PM PDT The U.S. and China agree to try to rid the nation of nuclear weapons.

In White House, Newtown mom pleads for gun control Posted: 13 Apr 2013 03:36 PM PDT The mother of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Connecticut school shooting used the opportunity to fill in for President Barack Obama during the weekly radio and Internet address to make a personal plea from the White House for action to combat gun violence.

Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad resigns Posted: 13 Apr 2013 03:17 PM PDT The move comes just as the U.S. is launching a push for Mideast peace.

Ex-official arrested in probe of prosecutor slayings Posted: 13 Apr 2013 03:05 PM PDT A former justice of the peace has been arrested on suspicion of threatening violence, officials said.

Obama's budget plan limits his bargaining power Posted: 13 Apr 2013 02:41 PM PDT By putting entitlement cuts on the table, Obama has no other gambit to win tax increases.

Prisoners, guards clash over Guantanamo Bay raid Posted: 13 Apr 2013 02:41 PM PDT Increased tension at the prison boils over as the military closes a section of the facility.

N.Y. teacher who assigned Nazi letter put on leave Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:57 PM PDT A high school English teacher had students pretend to be Nazis in a writing assignment.

5 bodies found after northern Idaho house fire Posted: 13 Apr 2013 03:49 PM PDT Authorities in northern Idaho say five bodies have been found inside a house that caught fire Saturday morning.

3 missing in 2 avalanches east of Seattle Posted: 13 Apr 2013 04:06 PM PDT Authorities in Washington state say three people are missing after two avalanches in the mountains near Snoqualmie Pass.

Anti-Thatcher party in London's Trafalgar Square Posted: 13 Apr 2013 02:23 PM PDT Hundreds of opponents of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher partied in London's Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death, sipping Champagne and chanting "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead."

Activists say Syrian airstrike kills 20 people Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:57 PM PDT A Syrian government airstrike on a town in the country's northwest killed at least 20 people Saturday, shattering store fronts, setting cars ablaze and sending a giant plume of black and gray smoke into the sky.

San Francisco cable car accidents costs millions Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:57 AM PDT In this city of innumerable tourist attractions, the clanging, hill-conquering cable cars stand out as a top draw.

Fur flying in Florida as cat lovers push law to protect strays Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:11 AM PDT Cat lovers are pushing the Florida legislature to pass a law protecting strays, over the objection of environmental lobbyists who say the furry creatures are a murderous menace to Mother Nature.

Convicted NY designer: 'Truth will surface' Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:44 AM PDT Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander has been portrayed as a predator and monster in coast-to-coast cases accusing him of raping aspiring models he lured to his apartment with the promise of fame.

Music purchases predicted by brain activity Posted: 13 Apr 2013 06:14 AM PDT Activity in certain regions of the brain can predict whether you'll like a new song enough to buy it, whether it's indie rock like Florence + The Machine's "Drumming Song" or experimental electronica like Ratatat's "Neckbrace."

Boston mayor fractures leg, in hospital again Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:07 AM PDT Thomas Menino has fractured a bone in his lower leg, the latest in a series of health issues that have dogged the city's longest-serving chief executive.

Medicare hike could also hit some in middle class Posted: 13 Apr 2013 02:20 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired as a city worker, Sheila Pugach lives in a modest home on a quiet street in Albuquerque, N.M., and drives an 18-year-old Subaru.

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