FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, file photo, a woman walks past laptop computers running Microsoft Windows 8 operating system during its launching ceremony in Hong Kong. Research firm IDC says PC global shipments of PCs fell 14 percent in the first three months this year. The appeal of tablets and smartphones is pulling money away from PC sales, but it also blames Microsoft's latest version of Windows, which forces users to learn new ways to control their machines. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, file photo, a woman walks past laptop computers running Microsoft Windows 8 operating system during its launching ceremony in Hong Kong. Research firm IDC says PC global shipments of PCs fell 14 percent in the first three months this year. The appeal of tablets and smartphones is pulling money away from PC sales, but it also blames Microsoft's latest version of Windows, which forces users to learn new ways to control their machines. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
An EMT works in the back of an ambulance as it leaves an Suwanee, Ga., subdivision after an explosion and gunshots were heard near the scene where a man was holding four firefighters hostage Wednesday, April 10, 2013. A police spokesman said the suspect was dead and none of the hostages suffered serious injuries. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
This April 2013 booking photo released by the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office in Augusta, Maine, shows Christopher Knight, arrested Thursday, April 4, 2013, while stealing food from a camp in Rome, Maine. Authorities said Knight, known as the North Pond Hermit and who lived for 27 years in the woods of central Maine, may be responsible for more than 1,000 burglaries. (AP Photo/Kennebec County Sheriff's Office)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. BRACING FOR TEST MISSILE LAUNCH
South Korea deployed surveillance systems and a North Korean agency says Pyongyang has "powerful striking means" on standby.
2. ARMED MAN WHO HELD FIREFIGHTERS HOSTAGE KILLED
A Georgia man who was having financial problems staged a standoff for hours before a SWAT team stormed his home.
3. GUN CONTROL DEBATE BEGINS
The Senate launches discussion today on Obama's firearms plan, a day after two leading conservatives unveiled a compromise to expand federal background checks.
4. OBAMA'S BUDGET PROMISES DRAW CRITICS ON ALL SIDES
Senior advocates say Obama isn't protecting Social Security, and conservatives say he is going back on a promise not to raise taxes on the middle class.
5. SECURING THE BORDER
The AP's Erica Werner reports a landmark immigration bill would call for 100 percent surveillance of the U.S.-Mexico border and apprehending more people trying to cross.
6. A GRIM TALLY IN SYRIA
Human Rights Watch says the regime has killed at least 4,300 civilians in airstrikes since last summer, targeting bakeries, bread lines and hospitals in the north.
7. HERMIT LIVING IN MAINE WILDERNESS FOR 27 YEARS ARRESTED
Police say 47-year-old Christopher Knight is responsible for more than 1,000 burglaries in a small town to steal food and other staples.
8. PC SALES SLUMP
Microsoft's newest version of Windows, designed to work with touch-sensitive screens, appears to be driving buyers away from personal computers.
9. WHAT WILL STILL DELIVER ON WEEKENDS
The Postal Service backed away from a plan to end Saturday mail service.
10. WHO'S THE CLEAR FAVORITE AT THE MASTERS
With three victories this year, No. 1 Tiger Woods is likely to capture his fifth green jacket.
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