China wants "drastic" U.S., Russia nuclear arms cuts

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• China wants "drastic" U.S., Russia nuclear arms cuts
• Bobcats: Coach Paul Silas not returning next year
• World Trade Center is back on top in NYC
• Tiger trades news conference for Facebook
• Moderate Islamist gains in presidential race
• Poker great Thomas 'Amarillo Slim' Preston dies
• AP EXCLUSIVE: US not reporting all Afghan attacks
• APNewsBreak: 'Three Cups' author lawsuit rejected
• Federal judge stops Texas law on women's health
• Fresh attacks target symbols of Syrian state power
• World Trade Center becomes highest NY tower
• Top EPA official resigns over 'crucify' comment
• Jury begins deliberations in Oracle-Google trial
• Number of US newborns with drug withdrawal triples
• New Orleans concert marks International Jazz Day
• Dow, S&P 500 slip as Spain enters recession
• Delta Air buys Pa. refinery from Conoco
• Monti pledges $5.5 billion in spending cuts
• White House: U.S. drone killings legal to combat threats
• Driver in Bronx crash was speeding, clipped wall
• Ecuador convicts man in US double murder
• 200 dead, missing as India ferry sinks
• 1Q US home video spending up 2.5 percent
• Drifter heads to trial in Flint stabbing spree
• New blasts mar Syria truce, killing 20
• 7 deaths in Bronx car crash ruled accidental
• Obama: N. Korea hostility a weakness, not strength
• US consumer spending slowed in March, income rose
• Israeli defense minister talks tough on Iran
• Tech exec gets 22 years prison for $30M fraud
• Problems in pacifying Rio de Janeiro slums
• Ohio officials to return exotic animals to widow
• Obama declines to discuss Chinese dissident's case
• HBO orders second season for 'Girls,' 'Veep'
• Diplomats visits foreigners detained in Sudan
• Suu Kyi's party ends boycott of Myanmar's parliament
• Barnes & Noble and the e-reader competition
• U.N. chief condemns "terrorist bomb attacks" in Syria
• Lebanese skier shot by Syrian border guards
• Outgunned Syria rebels make shift to bombs

China wants "drastic" U.S., Russia nuclear arms cuts Posted: VIENNA (Reuters) - China called on the United States and Russia - which hold the vast majority of the world's nuclear warheads - on Monday to make further "drastic" cuts in their atomic arsenals. A senior Chinese diplomat also told a meeting in Vienna that the development of missile defense systems which "disrupt" the global strategic balance should be abandoned, a possible reference to U.S. plans in Europe that have angered Russia. A new U.S. ...

Bobcats: Coach Paul Silas not returning next year Posted: Paul Silas is out as Charlotte Bobcats coach Paul Silas after the worst season in NBA history.

World Trade Center is back on top in NYC Posted: One World Trade Center, the monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, claimed the title of New York City's tallest skyscraper on Monday, as workers erected steel columns that made its unfinished skeleton a little over 1,250 feet high, just enough to peek over the roof of the observation deck on the Empire State Building.

Tiger trades news conference for Facebook Posted: The only questions Tiger Woods fielded before his next tournament came from his fans.

Moderate Islamist gains in presidential race Posted: A moderate Islamist campaigning to be Egypt's next president has won the support of some unlikely allies — the country's most conservative religious groups, including former militant jihadists.

Poker great Thomas 'Amarillo Slim' Preston dies Posted: Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston Jr., an acclaimed professional poker player who fancied himself the "World's Greatest Gambler," has died.

AP EXCLUSIVE: US not reporting all Afghan attacks Posted: The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops.

APNewsBreak: 'Three Cups' author lawsuit rejected Posted: A federal judge on Monday dismissed a civil lawsuit against author Greg Mortenson, calling claims "flimsy and speculative" that the humanitarian and his publisher lied in his best-selling "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones Into Schools" to boost book sales.

Federal judge stops Texas law on women's health Posted: A federal judge on Monday stopped Texas from preventing Planned Parenthood from getting state funds through the Women's Health Program, but the state immediately appealed.

Fresh attacks target symbols of Syrian state power Posted: In fresh attacks on symbols of state power, twin suicide bombs exploded Monday near a government security compound in northern Syria and rockets struck the central bank in Damascus, killing nine people and wounding 100.

World Trade Center becomes highest NY tower Posted: New York's skyline got a new king Tuesday after the still unfinished World Trade Center tower, built to replace the destroyed Twin Towers, crept above the venerable Empire State Building.

Top EPA official resigns over 'crucify' comment Posted: The Obama administration's top environmental official in the oil-rich South and Southwest region has resigned after Republicans targeted him over remarks made two years ago when he used the word "crucify" to describe how he would go after companies violating environmental laws.

Jury begins deliberations in Oracle-Google trial Posted: A jury has started deliberations in a closely watched copyright infringement trial pitting Oracle against Google.

Number of US newborns with drug withdrawal triples Posted: Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth.

New Orleans concert marks International Jazz Day Posted: As the morning sun spilled over the New Orleans' skyline Monday, jazz musicians Herbie Hancock, Ellis Marsalis and others kicked off International Jazz Day with a sunrise concert that included ritual drumming and a string of performances.

Dow, S&P 500 slip as Spain enters recession Posted: Renewed worries about the fragility of Europe's finances are helping to drive stocks lower.

Delta Air buys Pa. refinery from Conoco Posted: Delta Air Lines Inc. says it will buy a refinery near Philadelphia as part of an unprecedented deal that it hopes will cut its jet fuel bill.

Monti pledges $5.5 billion in spending cuts Posted: Italian Premier Mario Monti pledged on Monday to make €4.2 billion ($5.5 billion) in cuts in state spending over the next six months in a bid to avoid raising sales taxes and tapped a leading private-sector turnaround expert for the job of determining just what gets slashed.

White House: U.S. drone killings legal to combat threats Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. campaign of drone strikes to kill militants in other countries is legal under international law, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser insisted on Monday in a rare public admission and justification of the controversial tactic. John Brennan's speech, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S. killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a raid in Pakistan, was remarkable in that U.S. officials in public rarely discuss the drone program, which has for years been considered a covert CIA operation. ...

Driver in Bronx crash was speeding, clipped wall Posted: A speeding driver clipped a highway divider and damaged a tire before her SUV plunged off a highway and into a ravine on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo, killing three generations of a family, including three children, police said Monday.

Ecuador convicts man in US double murder Posted: An Ecuadorean man was convicted of premeditated murder on Monday in last year's bludgeoning killings in Massachusetts of a woman and her toddler son in a case that upset U.S. prosecutors because Ecuador insisted on trying the man in his homeland.

200 dead, missing as India ferry sinks Posted: An overcrowded river ferry broke in two and sank in northeast India during a severe storm on Monday, leaving at least 105 people dead and almost as many missing, police said.

1Q US home video spending up 2.5 percent Posted: American spending on home videos rose 2.5 percent to $4.45 billion in the first quarter as the increasing popularity of subscription streaming plans and Blu-ray discs made up for falling DVD sales, according to the latest industry report.

Drifter heads to trial in Flint stabbing spree Posted: Tom Booker had made the walk to a nearby store countless times. He wanted cigarettes, candy, maybe a can of beer. On his way home around midnight, a motorist asked him to help open a stubborn hood on a Chevy Blazer.

New blasts mar Syria truce, killing 20 Posted: Twin blasts targeting security buildings killed more than 20 people in the northwest Syrian city of Idlib, a monitoring group said, as the chief UN monitor presses both sides to end more than 13 months of violence.

7 deaths in Bronx car crash ruled accidental Posted: The New York City medical examiner's office has ruled that the deaths of seven people in a horrific car crash were accidental.

Obama: N. Korea hostility a weakness, not strength Posted: President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday decried aggressive acts from North Korea, including its recent failed rocket launch, and vowed to maintain a unified front against such provocations.

US consumer spending slowed in March, income rose Posted: Americans increased their spending more slowly in March, suggesting some are worried that their paychecks aren't growing fast enough.

Israeli defense minister talks tough on Iran Posted: Israel's defense minister warned Monday that as long as Iran poses a threat to Israel with its nuclear program, all options are on the table, a reference to a possible Israeli attack.

Tech exec gets 22 years prison for $30M fraud Posted: A former high-tech executive convicted of defrauding investors of at least $30 million on Monday was given one of the harshest sentences meted out in a white-collar criminal case.

Problems in pacifying Rio de Janeiro slums Posted: Jose Martins de Oliveira has lived with plenty of weapons and violence during his 45 years in the sprawling hillside shantytown of Rocinha. For most of that time, it was drug traffickers who controlled the giant slum with brutal force.

Ohio officials to return exotic animals to widow Posted: State officials will return five surviving exotic animals to a woman whose husband released dozens of wild creatures, then committed suicide.

Obama declines to discuss Chinese dissident's case Posted: The United States faces a tense week in China as high-level talks on trade and global hot spots like Iran and North Korea open in the shadow of a blind Chinese activist's bold escape from house arrest to seek U.S. protection in Beijing. The trip to Beijing would have been challenging for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner even without a human rights dispute over Chen Guangcheng, who a U.S.-based group says is hiding in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. ...

HBO orders second season for 'Girls,' 'Veep' Posted: "Veep" is getting a second term on HBO, as is the comedy "Girls."

Diplomats visits foreigners detained in Sudan Posted: Sudan's Foreign Ministry has permitted diplomats from Britain, Norway and South Africa to meet their nationals detained in a disputed region along the border with South Sudan.

Suu Kyi's party ends boycott of Myanmar's parliament Posted: YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi agreed on Monday to end her party's boycott of parliament, setting aside her first major dispute with the government since winning by-elections and clearing the way for what could be an acceleration of reforms. Suu Kyi and her party will make their historic debut in the assembly on Wednesday after backing down over the wording of an oath for new members of parliament. She agreed to swear to protect a constitution drafted under military control that she says is undemocratic and needs to be amended. ...

Barnes & Noble and the e-reader competition Posted: Barnes & Noble Inc. makes a variety of Nooks with black-and-white screens, dedicated to reading, and the Nook Color and Nook Tablet, which add color screens, third-party applications and Internet browsing to the mix.

U.N. chief condemns "terrorist bomb attacks" in Syria Posted: UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon condemned on Monday "terrorist bomb attacks" in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Idlib, and noted that while there had been security improvements in areas monitored by U.N. observers, he was "gravely concerned" by the continued violence. "The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist bomb attacks in the cities of Idlib and Damascus which took place today and on 27 April 2012, killing and injuring scores of people," Ban's press office said in a statement "While noting improvements in areas where U.N. ...

Lebanese skier shot by Syrian border guards Posted: BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian soldiers fired at a group of one Swiss and three Lebanese skiers along the mountainous border on Monday, wounding one, after they mistook them for smugglers, Lebanese security sources said. The group of four were skiing on Mount Herman in Lebanon's east when one of the Lebanese men, Antoine Hajj, was shot in the shoulder, they said. "Once they came under fire from the Syrian army post, the skiers started screaming to them to hold fire," the security source said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the press. ...

Outgunned Syria rebels make shift to bombs Posted: * Bombs give rebels more bang for buck * Tactical switch in response to army strength * Price of guns in region has soared BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad say they are shifting tactics towards homemade bombs, hoping to even the odds between their outgunned forces and his powerful army. A series of deadly blasts in the past week suggests they are getting better at it. Suicide bombs, booby-trapped cars and roadside explosions, including blasts in Idlib on Monday and the capital Damascus last week, have rocked the Arab state. ...

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