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FILE - In this undated photo released by supporters of Chen Guangcheng, blind activist Chen Guangcheng, center, is seen in a village in China. Guangcheng says a U.S. official told him that Chinese authorities threatened to beat his wife to death had be not left the American Embassy. (AP)
1. US confirms blind activist wants to leave China
Already angered that the US embassy harbored Chen Guangcheng, it's unclear whether Beijing would be willing to negotiate further over his fate.
2. Economists see steady job gains for the rest of 2012
AP survey of leading economists predicts hiring will be strong enough to push unemployment below 8 percent by Election Day.
3. Bin Laden's writings to be released
Some of the al-Qaida leader's personal writings seized from his compound in Pakistan were released online at 8 a.m. by a terrorism center at West Point.
4. Obama administration warns of havoc if health care overhaul is thrown out
Papers filed with the Supreme Court predict "extraordinary disruption" to Medicare's payment systems, which handle 100 million claims every month.
5. Activists: Syrian forces raid university; four killed
Security forces use deadly force at dorms at a northwestern university to break up anti-government protests there.
6. High drama in the John Edwards corruption trial
Another ex-aide testified at 8 a.m. following an emotional day that saw Edwards' daughter flee the courtroom in tears and testimony of Elizabeth Edwards' breakdown when she learned of her husband's affair.
7. Norway killer back in court
Trial of Anders Behring Breivik resumes with witnesses recounting how the confessed killer managed to get to the island where he massacred 69 people.
8. Luring the swallows back to Capistrano
California's Mission San Juan Capistrano is blasting bird mating calls through speakers in a last-ditch effort to revive a springtime migration that has all but vanished.
9. "The Scream" heard around the world
Edvard Munch's iconic image of a man holding his head screaming becomes the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction — fetching $119.9 million.
10. Angels ace doesn't allow a hit
Jered Weaver's no hitter in a 9-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins is the second in the majors in less than two weeks.
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