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Also: Some Syrian rebels won't attend new peace talks; France to send new troops to the Central African Republic; Florida Republicans urge lawmaker convicted of drug possession to quit; 2013 saw the fewest hurricanes in decades; and several retired hockey players sue the NHL over concussions.

Also: U.N. ambassador Samantha Power arrives in the Central African Republic; a "Duck Dynasty" star reiterates homophobic comments; Russia says it bailed out Ukraine as a fraternal gesture; and an anonymous donor drops a diamond ring into a Salvation Army red kettle.

Also: Documents hint that very few people enrolled in health care exchanges in the first two days after they opened; the Senate blocks two of Obama's nominees; the government eases a rule on flexible spending accounts; and police nab a wallaby frolicking in a London cemetery.

Also: Officials report a second chemical turned up in West Virginia's toxic water; Ukrainian protests turn deadly; more pilot whales have died off southern Florida; and now that the Antarctic scientists are back from their icebound ship, who pays for their rescue?

Also: NBC's Richard Engel escapes captivity in Syria; private equity firm Cerberus is selling its stake in the company that makes the rifle used in the Newtown shootings; 22 Illinois fraternity students charged after pledge dies of alcohol poisoning; NASA crashes two probes into the Moon.

Two North Carolina school districts have won a combined $50 million worth of federal Race to the Top grants. Guilford County and Iredell-Statesville…

Also: Britain recognizes Syrian opposition while Syrian Islamist group rejects it; former Murdoch senior officials charged with bribery in Britain; and New Jersey lost an average of 30-40 feet of beaches after Sandy passed through.

Also: Continuing Egyptian violence prompts U.S. to close embassy in Cairo; Treasury Secretary Geithner to meet with Congressional leaders; Britain releases investigation report into press ethics; and Starbucks releases a large specialty coffee priced at $7 per cup.

Also: The Washington Monument starts to glow; an explosion in Beirut hits Hezbollah, supporter of Syrian government; the air brakes may have been dislodged on the runaway Canadian train that exploded; and country singer Randy Travis is critically ill with a heart ailment.

Also: California prisoners stage hunger strikes; the Colorado movie theater shooting suspect admits attacks, claiming a 'psychiatric episode'; a verdict is delayed for the juvenile charged in a brutal gang rape case in India; and ailing country music singer Randy Travis suffers a stroke.

Also: A Senate panel prepares to vote on John Brennan's CIA nomination; North Korea threatens to call off a truce with South Korea; suspect questioned in the acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director; Justin Bieber was so late to his concert last night his fans actually got angry at him.

Also: The CIA continues to send bags full of cash to the Afghan leader, The New York Times reports; an explosion, possibly due to a gas leak, injures dozens in Prague; Syria's prime minister survives a bombing; and the last spire is to be placed above new World Trade Center tower.

Also; Defense Secretary Hagel furious over officer's sexual assault charge; a volcano erupts in the Philippines, killing at least five; N.J. Gov. Chris Christie has weight loss surgery and drops pounds; and there's a report that Steve Carell may make a cameo on the final episode of "The Office".

Also: The UN says more than 1,000 people have died in Iraq this month; the President will award a Medal of Honor next month; and you can't auction your parking space in San Francisco.

Also: Another round of U.S.-Cuba talks will be held today; no charges have been filed against the driver in a California truck-train crash; and the NBA's first African-American player dies.

Also: A NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing 5; suicide bombers kill 38 people in Chad over the weekend; and hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights were delayed over a technical glitch.

Also: The U.S. says Chinese fighter jets dangerously intercepted a U.S. military jet; a House panel takes a bill on helping Puerto Rico manage its debt; and April was one of Earth's hottest months.

Also: Some airlines say they've won an exemption from the U.S. laptop ban; Ukraine says it foils a second cyber attack; and an Italian farmer carves Putin's face into a field ahead of the G20 summit.

Also: President Obama addresses the U.N General Assembly today; North Korea says it successfully tested a rocket engine; and AAA says you don't need to buy premium gas if your car takes regular.

Also: Despite a ban, Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi wants to govern if her party wins elections; the White House Tribal Nations conference opens; and there are nominees for the Toy Hall of Fame.