U.S. Army soldiers conduct their annual military drills in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. North Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of a nuclear war. The new threat appeared to be an attempt to scare foreigners into pressing their governments to pressure Washington and Seoul to act to avert a conflict.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
U.S. Army soldiers conduct their annual military drills in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. North Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of a nuclear war. The new threat appeared to be an attempt to scare foreigners into pressing their governments to pressure Washington and Seoul to act to avert a conflict.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
This photo combination made from undated images provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows 35-year-old Joshua Michael Hakken, left, and his wife, 34-year-old Sharyn Patricia Hakken. Cuba says it will turn over to the United States the Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their own children from the mother?s parents and fled by boat to Havana. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)
An Elmo character, left, uses a woman's camera to photographer her with a Cookie Monster character, in New York's Times Square, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. A string of arrests in the last few months has brought unwelcome attention to the growing number of people, mostly poor immigrants, who make a living by donning character outfits, roaming Times Square and charging tourists a few dollars to pose with them in photos. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. WHO'S NOT RILED BY THREATS OF NUCLEAR WAR
The AP's Jean H. Lee visits Pyongyang, and is struck mostly by how calm people seem.
2. TOP DEM PUSHES GUN LAW
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is gathering support for Congress' first showdown vote on Obama's gun control drive.
3. NO SAFE HARBOR FOR U.S. COUPLE
Cuba denies refuge to a man and his wife facing charges after they took their two sons from their guardian and fled.
4. SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AFTER CAMPUS ATTACK
A student goes from building-to-building and stabs at least 14 people at a Texas community college.
5. MOURNING ? BUT PUBLIC MOCKERY TOO
A movie marquee in Britain is rearranged to read "Margaret Thatchers Dead LOL," fresh evidence of how divisive a figure she was.
6. THREAT TO ASSAD GROWS
Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq is joining forces with the most powerful rebel extremist group in Syria.
7. BUDGET CLIPS SERVICE'S WINGS
The U.S. Air Force plans to ground about a third of its active-duty force of combat planes because of federal cost-cutting.
8. WHY PILOT SHOULD HAVE SAID TTYL
Texting by the pilot of a medical helicopter contributed to a crash in Missouri that killed four, investigators say.
9. COOKIE MONSTER TAKES THE CAKE
A few people dressed in child-friendly costumes in Times Square have gone a little too far lately. Cookie Monster, for one, stands accused of shoving a 2-year-old.
10. LOUISVILLE LOSES BID FOR TWO NCAA TITLES
Connecticut won its eighth national women's basketball championship with a 93-60 rout of the Cardinals.
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