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Shortest total lunar eclipse of the century coming Saturday
Sky watchers in Western North America are in for a treat: a nearly five-minute total lunar eclipse just before sunrise on Saturday.

Sarah Brady, widow of James Brady, dies at 73
Sarah Brady, who with her husband, James Brady, pushed for stricter gun control laws, including the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, died Friday, her family said.

U.S.
The 13th Juror: What defense?
I like when stories have two sides, when I'm challenged to view events through different people's eyes. But as the defense rested in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, I felt deflated and so did others who've been watching.

Man rescued after 66 days at sea is 'utterly thankful and grateful'
The last time Frank Jordan spoke with his son, Louis Jordan was fishing on a sailboat a few miles off the South Carolina coast.

Obama visits 49th state; which remains?
He's visited steel mills in Indiana and movie studios in California, an oil spill in in Louisiana and a landslide in Washington state, military bases from New Jersey to Texas, even Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Teen heart transplant recipient killed in police chase
The story of Anthony Stokes was supposed to have a happy ending. Instead it ended Tuesday, police say, with the teen heart transplant recipient carjacking someone, burglarizing a home, shooting at an elderly woman, leading police on a high speed chase and then dying after his car hit a pole.

WORLD
Iranian President: We will stick to our promises on nuclear deal
Iran's President on Friday hailed the proposed international deal on his country's nuclear program, vowing that Iran will stick to its promises and -- assuming other countries live up to their end of the bargain -- become a more active, engaged player in world affairs.

No peace for Iraqi Christians this Easter
This is the time of the year when Christians the world over -- more than 2 billion of us -- reflect upon the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord.

Gaza resident sells a door, unwittingly parts with a Banksy masterpiece
When Rabea Darduna's Gaza home was destroyed in last summer's war, he says he felt he was left with nothing. Only a doorway and a door. He sold the door to bring in some money to care for his six children, not realizing the prize he had.

Is this one of West Africa's last lions?
Lions have been absent from Gabon, a nation on the west coast of Central Africa, for decades. The last time anyone spotted one of these majestic predators was in 1996. Poachers happened upon a female lion and her two cubs, and promptly killed them.

BUSINESS
Wal-Mart exec: Credit card upgrade a 'joke'
Wal-Mart's executive in charge of payments thinks the United States' switch to chip-based credit cards is going to be a disappointment.

17-year old rejects Duke's rejection letter
Siobhan O'Dell does not take no for an answer.

HEALTH
A real 'Fault in Our Stars' couple
Late one night on Facebook, a girl with cystic fibrosis messaged a boy with cystic fibrosis, and both their lives were changed forever.

Why happiness is healthy
Happiness -- you know it when you see it, but it's hard to define.

TECHNOLOGY
Could autopilot technology have saved Germanwings Flight 9525?
The flight voice recorder aboard Germanwings Flight 9525 reportedly captured blaring cockpit alarms, warning co-pilot Andreas Lubitz to "pull up" and that "terrain" was ahead. But that was not enough to stop the aircraft from slamming into the French Alps.

Internet cats will never die
There's a famous New Yorker cartoon that features a pooch facing a PC and quipping to his fellow canine that "On the Internet, no one knows that you're a dog."

ENTERTAINMENT
Buckle up: 'Furious 7' will be emotional for Paul Walker fans
Paul Walker is hardly the first actor to die during a production.

'Muppets' revived at ABC with 'Big Bang Theory' co-creator
It may be time to light the lights.

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