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  • Two women sit at a cafe Monday in central Seoul, South Korea. While North Korea has been issuing threats on a daily basis, many South Koreans say they're more bored than worried.
    North Korea's Warnings More Boring Than Alarming To Those In South
    On Tuesday, the North said tourists and foreign companies in the South should leave because nuclear war may be imminent. But people in Seoul have heard such talk for years. They think North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is trying to bolster support at home with such threats.
  • Cher Fans Confused By Thatcher Twitter Hashtag
    On Monday, a trending Twitter hashtag threw fans of Cher into a panic. It read: #nowthatcherisdead, all one word, referring to the late British leader. But many read it as "now that Cher is dead."
  • Top Stories: South Koreans Aren't Fazed; Syria Rejects Probe
    Also: Thatchers funeral set for April 17; Kerry and Netanyahu claim progress on Mideast peace; some Plains states getting b buried by spring snow; Louisville men win national basketball championship.
  • A Union flag flies at half staff over the Houses of Parliament, and next to the Big Ben clock tower, in honor of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday.
    Thatcher's Funeral Is Set For April 17
    The former British prime minister will receive full military honors. Queen Elizabeth II is among those set to attend. Thatcher died Monday at the age of 87.
  • Strong Quake Hits Southern Iran, Killing Or Injuring Dozens
    People across the Gulf region say they felt feeling the quake, which hit near the city of Bushehr, the location of an Iranian nuclear power plant. At least three people reportedly are dead.
  • Cher in 2011.
    Cher's Alive, Despite What You Read On Twitter
    When former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday, the hashtag #nowthatcherisdead popped up on Twitter. For some, it was the pop star's name that stood out to them, not Thatcher's.
  • The process that turns this beer crystal clear also may impart trace amounts of arsenic.
    Arsenic In Beer May Come From Widely Used Filtering Process
    Arsenic in beer doesn't sound like a good idea, even if it's due to a centuries-old filtering process. A new study says filtering beer with diatomaceous earth could boost levels of arsenic. But it's not clear whether this poses a health risk.
  • Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
    Accusations Fly After McConnell Strategy Tape Surfaces
    On the tape, the senator and his aides purportedly discuss potential opponent Ashley Judd and what personal issues they might use against her. A McConnell aide says the campaign's offices may have been bugged and accuses the "far left" of "Nixonian tactics."
  • Till death do us part, so let's figure out this insurance mess.
    State Laws Could Muddle Same-Sex Marriage Benefits
    Even if the Supreme Court strikes down a law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, the tangle over health benefits could remain a problem for couples in some states.
  • New State Laws will Take Effect June 25
    Most legislation passed by Kentucky's 2013 General Assembly will take effect June 25, the state attorney general's office said Monday. The attorney…
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