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NEW & DEVELOPING
— Adds MICROSOFT-THE END OF XP.
— CONGRESS-UNEMPLOYMENT — Senate vote expected around 6 p.m.
— CANADA-QUEBEC ELECTION — Polls close at 8 p.m.
— NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP — Game begins at 9:10 p.m.
— HAGEL-CHINA — Hagel news conference at 11:30 p.m.
— WHITE HOUSE-NO SELFIES — Olympic athletes asked to keep cell phones in pockets when they met Obama. SENT: 450 words, photo.
— CIA INVESTIGATIONS — Democrats slam former CIA boss Michael Hayden for calling torture report product of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's emotions. SENT: 590 words.
— IRAN-AMBASSADOR — Iran ambassador dispute unites Democratic, GOP senators on legislation to deny visa. SENT: 380 words.
— SUPREME COURT-PHOTO DISCRIMINATION — Supreme Court rejects appeal from New Mexico photographer who wouldn't shoot same-sex ceremony. SENT: 550 words.
— WALL STREET — Stocks extend declines, pushing S&P 500 lower for third day; CarMax and Mattel drop. SENT: 650 words, photos.
— AIRLINES-LIMES — A spike in lime prices has led some airlines to eliminate the fruit from their drink service. SENT: 400 words.
— SELENA GOMEZ — Prosecutors charge man arrested at Selena Gomez's house twice in 1 week with felony stalking. SENT: 220 words, photo.
— BB KING-PERFORMANCE — St. Louis concertgoers sing the blues after erratic performance by 88-year-old B.B. King. SENT: 440 words, photos.
TOP STORIES
MALAYSIA-PLANE
PERTH, Australia — After a month of failed hunting and finding debris that turned out to be ordinary flotsam, an Australian ship detects faint pings deep in the Indian Ocean in what an official calls the "most promising lead" yet in the search for Flight 370. Officials coordinating the multinational search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet still urge caution Monday after a weekend that also brought reports of "acoustic noise" picked up by a Chinese vessel also trying to solve the aviation mystery. The Boeing 777 vanished March 8 while flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing with 239 people on board. By Nick Perry and Allen G. Breed. SENT: 1,200 words, video, photos, audio.
— MALAYSIA-PLANE-NEXT STEPS — A breakdown of exactly what has been discovered and the next steps forward. SENT: 700 words, photos.
— MALAYSIA-PLANE-COSTS — The U.S. bill alone for the search has run into the millions of dollars, and Australia is spending more than half a million dollars a day on just one of the ships it has in the Indian Ocean. But several countries say it's difficult to come up with a full estimate for an ongoing search. SENT: 700 words, photos.
PISTORIUS-TRIAL
JOHANNESBURG — His voice shaking, Oscar Pistorius says at his murder trial that he is sorry for killing his girlfriend and describes himself as a man tormented by memories of the fatal shooting. The star athlete says he is haunted by the smell of blood and prone to panic attacks that once compelled him to climb into a bedroom closet. By Christopher Torchia and Gerald Imray. SENT: 780 words, video, photos.
— PISTORIUS-TRIAL-GLANCE — Oscar Pistorius answers questions in court: A glance at his emotional testimony. SENT: 710 words, photos.
UKRAINE
DONETSK, Ukraine — Pro-Russian activists barricaded inside a government building in eastern Ukraine proclaim the region independent and call for a referendum on seceding from Ukraine — an ominous echo of the events that led to Russia's annexation of Crimea. The Ukrainian government accuses Russia of stirring up the unrest and vows to quell it. Russia, which has tens of thousands of troops massed along the border, warns Ukraine of more "difficulties and crises" if its leaders fail to heed Moscow's demands. By Peter Leonard. SENT: 800 words, video, photos.
— AP PHOTO XAZ112 — Activists prepare a barricade inside the regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine. By Alexander Ermochenko.
HEROIN-CODY'S STORY
AURORA, Ill. — Just out of Cook County Jail after being arrested with 15 bags of heroin, Cody Lewis had $11 in his pocket. Almost immediately, he spent $10 on yet another bag of smack, making the buy on the Chicago streets last May as he headed to a police station to retrieve his cell phone. He shot up in a grocery store parking lot, then continued on his way. By then, Lewis was a $100-a-day addict. Heroin was no longer fun. He needed it to get rid of the sweats and the shakes, the body cramps, the aches in his bones. "I had to use," he says, "to feel normal, like a regular person." Sitting in a coffee shop near his house in Aurora, an hour west of Chicago, Lewis speaks openly about his struggles, eager to offer an unvarnished account of the pain he caused himself and his family. By National Writer Sharon Cohen. SENT: 1,420 words, photos, interactive. UPCOMING: Video at 1 a.m.
— HEROIN-FIVE THINGS TO KNOW — What to know about the rise in heroin use, how to get help. SENT: 400 words.
MICROSOFT-THE END OF XP
NEW YORK — Microsoft will end support for the persistently popular Windows XP on Tuesday, and the move could put everything from the operations of heavy industry to the identities of everyday people in danger. An estimated 30 percent of computers being used by businesses and consumers around the world are still running the 12-year-old operating system. By Technology Writer Bree Fowler. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
RWANDA-GENOCIDE ANNIVERSARY
KIGALI, Rwanda — Displaying both pride and pain, Rwandans mark the 20th anniversary of a devastating 100-day genocide that saw packed churches set on fire and machete-wielding attackers chop down whole families from a demonized minority. By Jason Straziuso and Katherine Sullivan. SENT: 700 words, photos.
— AP PHOTO ABC112 — A wailing and distraught Rwandan woman, one of dozens overcome by grief at recalling the horror of the genocide, is carried away to receive help during a public ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. By Ben Curtis.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
ARLINGTON, Texas — Connecticut and Kentucky meet with the national championship on the line. It's an unlikely matchup: Last year, both teams were sidelined from postseason play after Kentucky didn't qualify and Connecticut was banned because of academic violations. By Eddie Pells. UPCOMING: 830 words following game, which tips off at 9:10 p.m., photos.
— NCAA-FINALS WATCH — Live updates and scenes from around the national championship. UPCOMING: Updates before game and continuing through final buzzer.
TUESDAY SPOTLIGHT
EXOTIC CAR RENTALS
LAS VEGAS — They're a chance for the middle class to feel like a movie star for a Vegas weekend. Or for a movie star to feel like a movie star away from home. In the past few years, some of the biggest car rental firms have added the finest autos money can buy to their fleet of practical Toyotas and Fords. And as the recession fades to a memory, the programs are seeing more customers take advantage of its Aston Martins and Lamborghinis. Enterprise says its exotic collection, which features white-glove service and delivery, saw 50 percent more rental days in 2013 than in 2012. By Michelle Rindels. SENT: 800 words, photos.
SCIENCE
VIOLIN BLIND TEST
WASHINGTON — Ten world-class soloists put prized Stradivarius violins and new, cheaper instruments to a blind scientific test to determine which has the better sound. The results may seem off-key to musicians and collectors: The new violins won handily. By Science Writer Seth Borenstein. SENT: 750 words, photos.
INTERNATIONAL
JAPAN-FLEEING RADIATION
MATSUMOTO, Japan — Yukie Hashimoto's 12-year-old daughter didn't want to leave her young brother, and her grandparents certainly didn't want her to go away. But a family living on the edge of the "no-go zone" surrounding Japan's wrecked nuclear plant has other things to consider. Hashimoto and her husband sent their eldest child far away to the picturesque ski town of Matsumoto, where the mayor offered to take in and educate young people living in the shadow of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Research has not shown the children to be in danger at home, but Hashimoto and the parents of seven other children accepted the mayor's offer. "We made our decision with her future, 10 years and 20 years later, in mind," Hashimoto said. By Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 800 words, photos.
SYRIA
DAMASCUS, Syria — A beloved, elderly Dutch priest who made headlines this year with his desperate plea for aid for Syrian civilians is assassinated by a masked gunman in the garden of a monastery in the central city of Homs. The killing of the Arabic-speaking Jesuit, who lived in Syria for decades and refused to leave the besieged city even as hundreds of civilians were evacuated, underscores concerns among the country's religious minorities about the growing role of Islamic extremists in the revolt against President Bashar Assad. By Albert Aji. SENT: 930 words, photos.
ISRAEL-PARCHED NEIGHBORHOOD
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Palestinians in east Jerusalem have been without water for more than a month, victims of a decrepit and overwhelmed infrastructure and caught in a legal no-man's land. Their district is technically part of Jerusalem municipality, but on the other side of the massive Israeli-built West Bank separation barrier, so Israeli services there are sparse yet Palestinian officials are barred for operating. With the scorching summer approaching, residents are growing increasingly desperate. By Jon Gerberg. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.
INDIA-ELECTION
GAUHATI, India — Voters in India's remote northeast cast ballots on the first day of the world's biggest election, with the opposition heading into the polls with strong momentum on promises of a surge in economic growth. With 814 million eligible voters, India will vote in stages over the next five weeks in a staggered approach made necessary by the country's vast size. By Wasbir Hussain. SENT: 960 words, photos.
CANADA-QUEBEC ELECTION
MONTREAL — Quebec's main separatist party faces a possible backlash from voters in elections that have revived the debate on whether the French-speaking province should break away from Canada. By Sean Farrell and Rob Gillies. SENT: 640 words, photos. UPCOMING: 130 words with first results after polls close at 8 p.m., 800 words by 11 p.m.
WASHINGTON & POLITICS
CONGRESS-UNEMPLOYMENT
WASHINGTON — Seven months before the fall elections, the Senate is on track to pass legislation that would restore an expired program of benefits for the long-term unemployed. The bill faces a difficult time in the House, however, where majority Republicans are generally opposed. By Special Correspondent David Espo. SENT: 780 words, photos. UPCOMING: Updates after Senate vote about 6 p.m., with 750 words by 6:30 p.m., photos.
HAGEL-CHINA
BEIJING — The U.S. campaign to encourage China to be more open about its military growth and intentions gets a symbolic boost as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel tours the country's first aircraft carrier. But efforts to get the Asian giant to be more transparent about cyberattacks and other defense operations has been less successful. By Lolita C. Baldor. SENT: 700 words, photos. UPCOMING: Updates from Hagel news conference at 11:30 p.m.; 900 words by 12:30 a.m.
— 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CHECKLIST-TOPICS — For months, many prospective 2016 presidential candidates have been rubbing shoulders with donors, networking with party leaders, auditioning for the contest ahead. SENT: 6,000 words, photos. (Also: Separates on each of 14 candidates: BIDEN, BUSH, CHRISTIE, CLINTON, CRUZ, CUOMO, JINDAL, O'MALLEY, PAUL, PERRY, RUBIO, RYAN, SANTORUM, WALKER. SENT: 420-990 words per candidate, photos.)
NATIONAL
CHICAGO MAYOR-PENSION PREDICAMENT
CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel has been a force in politics — the mastermind behind a Democratic takeover of Congress, dealmaker in two White Houses and now the hard-charging mayor intent on fixing what ails the nation's third-largest city, no matter whom he ticks off in the process. But less than a year from asking voters to give him a second four-year term, the man once nicknamed "Rahmbo" for his fierce political maneuvering has now come face to face with a mess that could undermine Chicago's reputation as an attractive, efficient metropolis and derail its ambitions to become a high-tech business mecca: the worst public pension crisis of any major U.S. city. By Sara Burnett. SENT: 950 words, photos.
ENTERTAINMENT
OBIT-MICKEY-ROONEY
LOS ANGELES — Mickey Rooney's approach to life was simple: "Let's put on a show!" He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, onstage and in his extravagant personal life. A superstar in his youth, Rooney was Hollywood's top box-office draw in the late 1930s to early 1940s. He epitomized the "show" part of show business, even if the business end sometimes failed him amid money troubles and a seesaw of career tailspins and revivals. By Entertainment Writer Anthony McCartney. SENT: 2,000 words, photos, audio, video. (Also: Abridged version. SENT: 490 words, photos.)
MICKEY ROONEY-ROLES
NEW YORK — Mickey Rooney might be best remembered for his undulating ups and downs, his dramatic failures and the many comebacks. But Rooney's roller-coaster melodrama — he was married eight times — wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't also had genuine, enduring talent. Here are five of Rooney's most memorable roles. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 490 words, photos.
— MICKEY ROONEY-CRITICS — What the critics had to say about Rooney over the years. SENT: 300 words, photos.
— OBIT-MICKEY ROONEY-PHOTO GALLERY — Photos from Rooney's many roles. SENT: 150 words, photos.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION
— FORT HOOD — Army investigators say Fort Hood shooting suspect had requested leave prior to rampage. SENT: 500 words, photo.
— SUPREME COURT-NSA SURVEILLANCE — Supreme Court declines early challenge to the NSA's collection of Americans' telephone records, leaving those cases to work their way through the usual lower court process. SENT: 490 words.
— SUPREME COURT-PHOTO DISCRIMINATION — The Supreme Court turns down an appeal from a studio that refused to photograph a same-sex marriage. The case prompted Arizona and other states to propose laws allowing religious business owners to refuse service to gays. SENT: 480 words.
— OBAMA —Obama announces more than $100 million in grants for two dozen schools across the country that are helping students gain work experience for what he called the 'in-demand jobs of the future.' SENT: 560 words, video, photo.
— HEALTH OVERHAUL-SURVEY — A major survey shows that a growing share of Americans got health insurance as the first sign-up season for Obama's health care law drew to a close last month. SENT: 680 words, graphic.
— CHICAGO TRAIN DERAILMENT — Federal investigators say a sensor for an automatic braking system was too close to the end of the track to prevent a commuter train crash at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. SENT: 380 words, photo.
— CONNECTICUT SENATE-KENNEDY — Ted Kennedy Jr. to run for Democratic nomination for state Senate seat in Connecticut. SENT: 670 words, photo.
— SEVERE WEATHER — Severe thunderstorms crawl across the Southeast, dumping heavy rains and causing flash flooding in central Alabama, where crews in small boats and military trucks rescue more than two dozen people from their homes and cars. SENT: 500 words, photos.
— CRASH-MOB ATTACK — 2 more arrested in mob beating of motorist who accidentally hit boy with truck in Detroit. SENT: 300 words, photo.
— BRITAIN-OBIT PEACHES GELDOF — Entertainer Bob Geldof's agent says his 25-year-old daughter Peaches has died. SENT: 900 words, photos.
— NASCAR-TEXAS-EARNHARDT — Earnhardt out of Texas race after driving into grass that leads to fiery crash. SENT: 370 words, photos.
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