PRESIDENTIAL RACE-REPUBLICANS

NASHUA, New Hampshire — Republican presidential hopefuls clash over foreign policy at a conference in New Hampshire — the small Northeastern state that plays an outsized role in the presidential nominating process.

EARTH DAY CONCERT

WASHINGTON — An all-day Earth Day rally and concert draws some big names to the National Mall and into the world of politics to confront the dual issues of climate change and poverty. 

CUBA-DISSIDENT CANDIDATES

HAVANA — At least two dissidents made it past a first round of voting and are standing as candidates in municipal elections that will be watched on and off the island Sunday as an unprecedented test of Cuba's single-party system. By Anne-Marie Garcia and Michael Weissenstein. 

OFFICER DOESN'T SHOOT

NEW RICHMOND, Ohio — An Ohio police officer is being praised for holding his fire even as a slaying suspect charged him, saying repeatedly, "shoot me." WLWT-TV in Cincinnati reports that the tense moments were captured on a body camera worn by New Richmond officer Jesse Kidder.

RECORD STORE DAY-ELVIS

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — After anonymously buying Elvis' first-ever recording at a January auction, rock star Jack White is offering a limited-run vinyl re-release of "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" at his Third Man Records in Nashville. 

BUSINESS & FINANCE:

GLOBAL FINANCE

WASHINGTON — World finance officials say they see a number of threats on the horizon for a global economy still clawing back from the deepest recession in seven decades, and a potential Greek debt default presents the most immediate risk. After finance officials wrapped up three days of talks, the International Monetary Fund's policy committee set a goal of working toward a "more robust, balanced and job-rich global economy" while acknowledging growing risks to achieving that objective.

OBIT-TAUBMAN

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan — A. Alfred Taubman, the self-made Michigan billionaire whose philanthropy and business success — including weaving the enclosed shopping mall into American culture — was clouded by a criminal conviction late in his career, has died at 91.