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• Bieber criticized for Anne Frank comment
• Jackie Robinson tale '42' scores with $27.3M debut
• 9/11 memorial charging $2 reservation fee
• LeBron James’ Instagram photos prompt local flood warning
• As US talks up diplomacy, NKorea takes hard line
• Lawmakers pitch immigration plan with strong border control
• U.S. top court weighs patentability of human genes
• Some state dropping GED as test price spikes
• Gun debate revives questions about self-defense
• Florida battles slimy invasion by giant snails
• Take the bait? NYPD anti-theft tactics criticized
• Close vote seen on background checks on gun buyers
• States line up in favor of federal adoption law
• How Chuck Schumer plays the congressional chessboard
• Polio vaccine developer Koprowski dies in Pa.
• Somali official: 9 gunmen killed in court attack
• Furs fly as Chinese consumers drive boom in U.S. mink farming
• Likely tax cheats flock South, West
• Analysis: Beijing to U.S. on North Korea—talk
• U.S. opposes coercive China action in island dispute
• Investigators probe jet's crash into sea in Bali
• British university attacks BBC over covert North Korea trip
• Police: 1 dead, 18 hurt in Fla. Turnpike van crash
• Bus carrying Russians crashes in Belgium, 5 dead
• Amtrak derails near Oakland, Calif.; delay but no injuries

Bieber criticized for Anne Frank comment Posted: 14 Apr 2013 01:17 PM PDT AMSTERDAM (AP) — Justin Bieber wrote an entry into a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, saying he hoped the Jewish teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp "would have been a Belieber" — or fan of his — if history were different.

Jackie Robinson tale '42' scores with $27.3M debut Posted: 14 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball has scored a rare hit in Hollywood, while another American institution — Tom Cruise — has delivered his latest hit overseas.

9/11 memorial charging $2 reservation fee Posted: 14 Apr 2013 12:31 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum must now pay a $2 service fee to reserve passes online or by phone.

LeBron James’ Instagram photos prompt local flood warning Posted: 14 Apr 2013 12:00 PM PDT When LeBron James announced that he was taking his talents to South Beach in 2010, he didn't say amateur meteorology was one of them. But on Saturday, James posted photos of flooded Miami streets to Instagram, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a storm report crediting the Miami Heat forward as its source. "Miami [...]

As US talks up diplomacy, NKorea takes hard line Posted: 14 Apr 2013 11:44 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — The United States and Japan opened the door Sunday to new nuclear talks with North Korea if the saber-rattling country lowered tensions and honored past agreements, even as it rejected South Korea's latest offer of dialogue as a "crafty trick."

Lawmakers pitch immigration plan with strong border control Posted: 14 Apr 2013 10:58 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tighter border security must be one goal of immigration reform if the measure is to pass Congress, lawmakers who support the plan said on Sunday as they tried to build support for a proposal that should be outlined in coming days. The plan expected later this week envisions toughening border security to discourage new immigrants, while detailing clear steps that aspiring citizens can take if they are already in the country. ...

U.S. top court weighs patentability of human genes Posted: 14 Apr 2013 10:27 AM PDT By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Soon after learning that his son had autism, Hollywood producer Jon Shestack ("Air Force One") tried to get researchers investigating the genetic causes of the disorder to pool their DNA samples, the better to identify genes most likely to cause that disorder. But his approach to scientists at universities across the country in the late 1990s hit a brick wall: They refused to join forces, much less share the DNA. "Each thought they needed to hold on to it to publish and patent," Shestack said in an interview. "This seemed criminal to us." The U.S. ...

Some state dropping GED as test price spikes Posted: 14 Apr 2013 10:12 AM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Several dozen states are looking for an alternative to the GED high school equivalency test because of concerns that a new version coming out next year is more costly and will no longer be offered in a pencil and paper format.

Gun debate revives questions about self-defense Posted: 14 Apr 2013 09:41 AM PDT The beam from the intruder's flashlight pierced the blackness of the bedroom at 4:45 a.m., sweeping across the down comforter and into Eric Martin's eyes. Outside, the streets of his Utah subdivision lay still and silent.

Florida battles slimy invasion by giant snails Posted: 14 Apr 2013 09:26 AM PDT By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - South Florida is fighting a growing infestation of one of the world's most destructive invasive species: the giant African land snail, which can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster. More than 1,000 of the mollusks are being caught each week in Miami-Dade and 117,000 in total since the first snail was spotted by a homeowner in September 2011, said Denise Feiber, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ...

Take the bait? NYPD anti-theft tactics criticized Posted: 14 Apr 2013 08:39 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes the bait is a small amount of cash in a stray wallet. Or a credit card. Even a pack of cigarettes can do the trick.

Close vote seen on background checks on gun buyers Posted: 14 Apr 2013 08:24 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The sponsors of a Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers says a vote is likely this week and it's too close to call.

States line up in favor of federal adoption law Posted: 14 Apr 2013 08:08 AM PDT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court this week will hear an emotional family challenge to longstanding federal law on the adoption of Native American children, with several states, tribes and children's welfare groups lining up to support the current rules.

How Chuck Schumer plays the congressional chessboard Posted: 14 Apr 2013 07:53 AM PDT In the run-up to the November elections, Chuck Schumer worked tirelessly in attacking Republicans, from congressional conservatives to GOP frontman Mitt Romney. Since then, New York's senior Democratic senator has clocked more hours negotiating with his Republican colleagues than anyone else on his side of the aisle.

Polio vaccine developer Koprowski dies in Pa. Posted: 14 Apr 2013 07:37 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Hilary Koprowski, a pioneering virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, has died. He was 96.

Somali official: 9 gunmen killed in court attack Posted: 14 Apr 2013 06:50 AM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's interior minister says that nine militants attacked Mogadishu's Supreme Court complex and that all have been killed.

Furs fly as Chinese consumers drive boom in U.S. mink farming Posted: 14 Apr 2013 06:19 AM PDT Battered by the economic downturn and years of animal rights activism in their own backyard, American mink farmers are now in a different sort of quandary ...

Likely tax cheats flock South, West Posted: 14 Apr 2013 06:03 AM PDT Worried the Internal Revenue Service might target you for an audit? You probably should be if you own a small business in one of the wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles.

Analysis: Beijing to U.S. on North Korea—talk Posted: 14 Apr 2013 04:30 AM PDT Embedded within Chinese leaders' convoluted, yet vague statements to Washington about North Korea is a simple message: Talk with Pyongyang.

U.S. opposes coercive China action in island dispute Posted: 14 Apr 2013 04:15 AM PDT The United States says it's committed to defending Japan and opposes any coercive action by China to seize territory under Japanese control in the East China Sea.

Investigators probe jet's crash into sea in Bali Posted: 14 Apr 2013 03:59 AM PDT Indonesian investigators on Sunday began working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss a runway while landing on the resort island of Bali ...

British university attacks BBC over covert North Korea trip Posted: 14 Apr 2013 03:28 AM PDT A leading British university criticized the BBC on Sunday for arranging an academic trip to North Korea to make an undercover documentary ...

Police: 1 dead, 18 hurt in Fla. Turnpike van crash Posted: 14 Apr 2013 02:58 AM PDT The Florida Highway Patrol says one person was killed and at least 18 others were hurt when a driver lost control of a van that rolled several times on the Florida Turnpike.

Bus carrying Russians crashes in Belgium, 5 dead Posted: 14 Apr 2013 02:13 AM PDT A Polish bus carrying Russian youngsters crashed through guardrails and ended up on its side under an elevated highway near the port city of Antwerp on Sunday ...

Amtrak derails near Oakland, Calif.; delay but no injuries Posted: 14 Apr 2013 01:27 AM PDT Amtrak says a passenger train carrying nearly 200 people has derailed near Oakland, but there were no injuries.

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