Woman charged with break-in at Simon Cowell’s house

LONDON — A woman accused of breaking into Simon Cowell’s house wielding a broken brick and then hiding in the entertainment mogul’s wardrobe appeared in a London court Monday.

Aggressive parents force egg hunt cancellation

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Organizers of an annual Easter egg hunt attended by hundreds of children have canceled this year’s event, citing the behavior of aggressive parents who swarmed into the tiny park last year, determined that their kids get an egg.

Big names mean big betting for Final Four

Forget about sentimental underdogs, because the stunning upsets that often make college basketball in March so memorable were rare this year. Instead of a Cinderella, there is John Calipari.

Thunder quell Heat in contenders’ battle

OKLAHOMA CITY — With his All-Star point guard on the bench with three early fouls, two-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant took it upon himself to keep the Thunder rolling.

In Brief

TENNIS

Maryland rallies to eliminate defending champion Aggies

RALEIGH, N.C. — Maryland’s players didn’t panic when they fell behind by 18 in the first half and trailed by 11 midway through the second. These Terrapins have proven they can come back from any deficit, and it’s a big reason why they’re within a game of the Final Four.

Late surge lifts No. 2 Kansas past Tar Heels

ST. LOUIS — Back in December, Kansas was scuffling along at 7-3, and making the NCAA Tournament wasn’t considered a lock.

Tiger finally back in winner’s circle

ORLANDO, Fla. — His ball safely over the water, Tiger Woods walked toward the 18th green as he had done over the last 30 months on the PGA Tour, with one big difference.

Money woes common in military families

SEATTLE — Military families aren’t surprised when they hear about the financial struggles that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, his wife and children faced at home. It’s part of their lives, too.

People line up for appearance critiques by The Bumbys

Kevin Parker, 46, knew his appearance was going to be examined, appraised, even possibly judged. So did he wear his Sunday best to get “Bumby’d” at P3 Studio in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Thursday?

Retiring leader of state schools hopeful about future

Cuts, cuts, cuts. “It seems like that’s all I’ve done for 11 years,” said Keith Rheault, reflecting back on more than a decade of decisions as Nevada’s super­intendent of public schools. “All we’ve been doing is playing defense.”

POLITICAL EYE: GOP lists contenders for 4th Congressional District

It looks like Republicans are going to put up a fight to try to win Nevada’s newest congressional seat in Southern Nevada, although Democrats have a big advantage when it comes to voter registration: 10 percentage points.

Lawyer predicts top court to repeal part of health care law

The Las Vegas lawyer representing Nevada in the fight against the president’s health care program expects the U.S. Supreme Court to repeal a key provision of the law and potentially save the state hundreds of million of dollars.

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