C. African Republic coup leader adds to his roles

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• C. African Republic coup leader adds to his roles
• April Fools: YouTube shut down, Google adds smells
• GM new V-8 pickup trucks to get 23 mpg on highway
• Historic Motown Steinway piano back in Detroit
• Stockton eligible for bankruptcy protection: judge
• Church gunman in rambling Ohio court appearance
• Card maker American Greetings agrees to go private
• Dutch hold 4, search for alleged sarin nerve agent
• Family grieves 5 relatives dead in Nevada crash
• Capitol wins digital records lawsuit vs ReDigi start-up
• White House: No military moves seen in N. Korea
• Exclusive: Obama to nominate economic adviser Deese as deputy budget director
• Pope visits St. Peter's tomb under Vatican
• Ark. House finishes veto override on voter ID bill
• Judge rules Stockton, Calif., to enter bankruptcy
• Colo. prosecutors seek execution in theater attack
• Apple issues apology following attacks in China
• Scouts reject troop sponsored by gay rights group
• Hamas re-elects Mashaal as its leader
• Stocks extend losses, Nasdaq falls 1 percent
• Report predicts ever-bigger Lake Erie algae blooms
• 'BUCKWILD' star, 2 others found dead in W.Va.
• Maroon 5 launch summer tour, writes for new album
• AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US
• APNewsBreak: Texas Tech, Tubby Smith agree on deal
• Hamas orders gender segregation at younger age
• Obamas welcome children to annual Easter Egg Roll
• Investigation leads to dogfight raid in Miss.
• San Onofre submits draft linked to restart bid
• Camry battles spruced-up rivals in midsize market
• Harper youngest with 2 HRs in 1st game of season
• Court ruling makes Stockton, Calif., the most populous city in nation to enter bankruptcy
• Rapper Rick Ross explains lyrics on 'U.O.E.N.O.'
• Muslims worry about broader France headscarf ban
• Correction: Zumba-Prostitution story
• Palestinian PM hospitalized with abdominal pain
• Stocks dip after manufacturing growth slows
• TBS sticking with Conan O'Brien through 2015
• NKorea's parliament meets amid nuclear tension
• MTV 'BUCKWILD' reality star, 2 others found dead in W.Va. day after being reported missing

C. African Republic coup leader adds to his roles Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:56 PM PDT BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic's coup leader solidified his hold on the government Monday after announcing that he will serve as both president and defense minister, while other top posts are going to his fellow rebels.

April Fools: YouTube shut down, Google adds smells Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:55 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is doing away with vowels, Google has a "smell button" and the cast of "Wings" is launching a Kickstarter campaign.

GM new V-8 pickup trucks to get 23 mpg on highway Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:50 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Chevrolet is upping the ante in the tug-of-war with Ford over America's favorite vehicles: pickup trucks.

Historic Motown Steinway piano back in Detroit Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:49 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — An 1877 Steinway grand piano used by Motown greats during the label's 1960s heyday, and restored thanks to Paul McCartney, is back home in Detroit, officials announced Monday.

Stockton eligible for bankruptcy protection: judge Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:48 PM PDT By Jonathan Weber SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - The city of Stockton, California, is eligible for bankruptcy protection, a federal judge ruled on Monday, turning aside creditors' arguments that the city was not truly insolvent when it sought protection and had improperly failed to seek concessions. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Klein's ruling permits Stockton to proceed with its Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection filing from last June in a case with precedent-setting potential for other cash-strapped U.S. cities. ...

Church gunman in rambling Ohio court appearance Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:48 PM PDT ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) — Panicked witnesses to a fatal Easter service shooting in Ohio feared many might be killed as the victim's son approached the pulpit, waving a handgun and yelling about God and Allah.

Card maker American Greetings agrees to go private Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — American Greetings has agreed to be taken private by a group led by some of its top executives in a deal that values the company at about $580 million.

Dutch hold 4, search for alleged sarin nerve agent Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities say police have searched a field after receiving a tip that sarin may be buried there, but they have not found any trace of the deadly nerve agent.

Family grieves 5 relatives dead in Nevada crash Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:45 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three brothers from California who were on a trip to visit their ailing father in Denver are among five relatives killed in a weekend wreck north of Las Vegas.

Capitol wins digital records lawsuit vs ReDigi start-up Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:44 PM PDT By Jonathan Stempel and Alistair Barr (Reuters) - In a major lawsuit testing the legitimacy of music downloads, Capitol Records LLC has won a court ruling that the start-up ReDigi Inc has infringed its music copyrights. U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan in Manhattan said ReDigi was not authorized to allow listeners to use its platform to buy and sell "used" digital music tracks originally bought from Apple Inc's iTunes website. ...

White House: No military moves seen in N. Korea Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that despite bellicose rhetoric from North Korea the Obama administration has not seen changes in the regime's military posture.

Exclusive: Obama to nominate economic adviser Deese as deputy budget director Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:40 PM PDT By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce on Monday he has chosen White House economic adviser Brian Deese to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Deese, now deputy director of the White House's National Economic Council, would join Sylvia Mathews Burwell, a former Clinton administration official who later became president of the Walmart Foundation, whom Obama tapped to be director of OMB. ...

Pope visits St. Peter's tomb under Vatican Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:40 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, buried beneath St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said.

Ark. House finishes veto override on voter ID bill Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:39 PM PDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas House voted Monday to override Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of a bill requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot.

Judge rules Stockton, Calif., to enter bankruptcy Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:36 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge accepted the California city of Stockton's bankruptcy application on Monday, making it the most populous city in the nation to enter bankruptcy.

Colo. prosecutors seek execution in theater attack Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:36 PM PDT CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — For James Holmes, "justice is death," prosecutors said Monday in announcing they will seek his execution if he is convicted in the Colorado movie theater attack that killed 12 people.

Apple issues apology following attacks in China Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:35 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Apple issued an apology to Chinese consumers Monday after government media attacked its repair policies for two weeks in a campaign that reeked of economic nationalism.

Scouts reject troop sponsored by gay rights group Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:32 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America have rejected an application for a scouting troop sponsored by a Utah gay rights organization.

Hamas re-elects Mashaal as its leader Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:31 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Two Hamas officials say the Islamic militant group has re-elected Khaled Mashaal as its leader.

Stocks extend losses, Nasdaq falls 1 percent Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended losses and the Nasdaq fell more than 1 percent on Monday, dragged down by losses in shares of Apple . The Dow Jones industrial average was down 32.53 points, or 0.22 percent, at 14,546.01. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 9.55 points, or 0.61 percent, at 1,559.64. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 34.72 points, or 1.06 percent, at 3,232.79. (Reporting By Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

Report predicts ever-bigger Lake Erie algae blooms Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:28 PM PDT TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — It was the largest algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history — a scummy, toxic blob that oozed across nearly one-fifth of the lake's surface during the summer and fall of 2011. It sucked oxygen from the water, clogged boat motors and washed ashore in rotting masses that turned beachgoers' stomachs.

'BUCKWILD' star, 2 others found dead in W.Va. Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:27 PM PDT SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A cast member of the MTV reality show "BUCKWILD" was found dead Monday in a sport utility vehicle in a ditch along with his uncle and a third, unidentified person, authorities said.

Maroon 5 launch summer tour, writes for new album Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:26 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Maroon 5 says they're working on a new album, but before that the pop-rockers will launch a summer tour that finds the fivesome playing outdoors.

AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:23 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States — an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their grip on the world's most lucrative narcotics market and maximize profits.

APNewsBreak: Texas Tech, Tubby Smith agree on deal Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:19 PM PDT Tubby Smith is coming to Texas Tech to try to turn around another wayward program.

Hamas orders gender segregation at younger age Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:18 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Hamas-controlled parliament has passed a law requiring separate classes for boys and girls in public and private schools from the fourth grade.

Obamas welcome children to annual Easter Egg Roll Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — An amused President Barack Obama read a children's book to a gathering of boys and girls at the White House, then peppered them with questions: Had any of them lost a tooth? Had any climbed trees? Had any fallen after climbing?

Investigation leads to dogfight raid in Miss. Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:16 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A raid on a barn in northern Mississippi over the weekend busted up what is thought to be one the biggest annual dogfights in the United States with organizers and participants from around the country, authorities said Monday.

San Onofre submits draft linked to restart bid Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:11 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The operator of the shuttered San Onfore nuclear power plant submitted a draft plan to federal regulators Monday that could help pave the way to restart one of the twin reactors by summer.

Camry battles spruced-up rivals in midsize market Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:09 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — For nearly two decades, the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord have ruled the mid-sized car market.

Harper youngest with 2 HRs in 1st game of season Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper is the youngest major leaguer to homer twice in his team's opening game of a season, delivering solo shots in his first two at-bats Monday.

Court ruling makes Stockton, Calif., the most populous city in nation to enter bankruptcy Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:05 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Court ruling makes Stockton, Calif., the most populous city in nation to enter bankruptcy .

Rapper Rick Ross explains lyrics on 'U.O.E.N.O.' Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rapper Rick Ross says critics have misinterpreted his lyrics on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O" after uproar from women's advocacy groups.

Muslims worry about broader France headscarf ban Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:03 PM PDT LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Because of her choice to wear a headscarf, Samia Kaddour, a Muslim, has all but abandoned trying to land a government job in France. Soon, some private sector jobs could be off limits, too.

Correction: Zumba-Prostitution story Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:00 PM PDT PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — In a story March 29 about a Zumba instructor pleading guilty to prostitution and other charges, The Associated Press incorrectly identified the deputy district attorney in York County, Maine. Her name is Justina McGettigan, not Justin McGettigan.

Palestinian PM hospitalized with abdominal pain Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A government spokesman says Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has been hospitalized with an abdominal infection.

Stocks dip after manufacturing growth slows Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower on Wall Street Monday after an industry group reported that U.S. manufacturing growth cooled in March and was weaker than economists had forecast.

TBS sticking with Conan O'Brien through 2015 Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:56 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — TBS says it's extending Conan O'Brien's late-night show through November 2015. O'Brien premiered "Conan" on TBS in November 2010, some months after his departure from a short-lived stint as host of NBC's "Tonight" show. He left NBC when Jay Leno was returned as "Tonight" host.

NKorea's parliament meets amid nuclear tension Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:49 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After weeks of war-like rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session taking place one day after top party officials adopted a statement declaring building nuclear weapons and the economy the nation's top priorities.

MTV 'BUCKWILD' reality star, 2 others found dead in W.Va. day after being reported missing Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:45 AM PDT SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — MTV 'BUCKWILD' reality star, 2 others found dead in W.Va. day after being reported missing.

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