• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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• 1. U.S., RUSSIA STILL AT ODDS OVER UKRAINE
• While both sides favor a diplomatic solution to the crisis, they were unable to bridge the gap between them at a meeting of their top diplomats in Paris.
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• 2. KOREAS TRADE FIRE
• Residents of five South Korean islands were evacuated to shelters as artillery shells were fired across a disputed sea boundary between the two foes.
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• 3. OCEAN JUNK DISTRACT SEARCH FOR FLIGHT 37O
• Tangled fish lines and other trash floating on the surface of the Indian Ocean create false alarms in the global effort to find the Malaysian jetliner.
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• 4. DEMOCRATS FACE UPHILL BATTLE IN MIDTERM VOTE AS GOP REDRAWS ELECTORAL MAP
• Gerrymandering following the 2010 census means Republican voters are spread among more districts in many states.
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• 5. WASHINGTON MUDSLIDE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 21
• Searchers hope to make headway in their efforts as rains ease this week.
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• 6. MARATHON BOMBING EXHIBIT INCLUDES ITEMS FROM PUBLIC MEMORIAL
• To mark the first anniversary of the twin bombings, Boston's public library is putting up an exhibition of items such as runner shoes, teddy bears and signs that were left by mourners.
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• 7. SENATE REPORT PROVIDES NO KEY LINK BETWEEN BIN LADEN'S DEATH AND TORTURE
• Sources tell AP that the widely anticipated study found that harsh interrogation

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