Flowers placed by well-wishers surround a portrait of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher outside her home in Belgravia, London, Monday, April 8, 2013. Margaret Thatcher, the combative "Iron Lady" who infuriated European allies, found a fellow believer in Ronald Reagan and transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to free markets in 11 bruising years as prime minister, died Monday. She was 87 years old. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Flowers placed by well-wishers surround a portrait of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher outside her home in Belgravia, London, Monday, April 8, 2013. Margaret Thatcher, the combative "Iron Lady" who infuriated European allies, found a fellow believer in Ronald Reagan and transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to free markets in 11 bruising years as prime minister, died Monday. She was 87 years old. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the President's residence in Jerusalem, Monday, April, 8, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is looking to breathe new life into dormant Mideast peace talks in meetings Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli and Palestinian officials, amid talk of modifying a decade-old Arab plan that's long been greeted with skepticism by the Jewish state. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool)
FILE - This 1955 file photo provided by Walt Disney Co., shows Annette Funicello, a "Mouseketeer" on Walt Disney's TV series the "Mickey Mouse Club." Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/Walt Disney Co., File)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:
1. HOW THATCHER WILL BE REMEMBERED
During 11 remarkable years, she imposed her will on a fractious, rundown Britain ? leaving behind a leaner government and a more prosperous nation.
2. A BIG WEEK FOR OBAMA
Gun control, immigration and the administration's long-delayed budget plan are in the spotlight on Capitol Hill.
3. WHICH AIRLINE IS FLYING HIGHEST
Virgin America did the best job for its customers among leading U.S. airlines last year, a report says.
4. KERRY: GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
Traveling in the Mideast, the secretary of state pitches a new and ambitious peace plan to Israel and the Palestinians.
5. TROUBLE AT GUANTANAMO
Lawyers say most of the 166 prisoners there have joined a months-long hunger strike. U.S. officials put the number at 42, with 11 being force-fed.
6. BID TO ARM TEACHERS STALLS
Since the Connecticut massacre, only South Dakota has passed a law allowing school personnel to carry guns.
7. WHERE ASSAD IS DRAWING THE LINE
The regime rejects a U.N. request to investigate alleged chemical weapons attacks by both sides ? not just the opposition ? in Syria's civil war.
8. 'ALARM FATIGUE' CAN BE DEADLY
Caregivers often stop paying attention to the constant beeps from devices that monitor vital signs, a hospital group warns.
9. ANNETTE FUNICELLO DIES AT 70
"The Mickey Mouse Club" child star gained fame in such fun-in-the-sun '60s movies as "Beach Blanket Bingo."
10. FOR COLLEGE HOOPS, ONE UGLY SEASON
Scoring hasn't been this low in decades, notes the AP's Eddie Pells. And foul calls are way down, which can turn games into unwatchable wrestling matches.
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