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• Northeast Ohio, nationwide home sales rose in April, fueling hopes that prices will follow suit
  Sales are up and inventory isn't climbing, according to reports released by Ohio and national trade groups.
  
  
• Spring migration spectacle brings birding joy to Northeast Ohio: Aerial View
  On the best weekend of the best time of the year -- the spring migration -- birders headed to two of the best hot spots in Ohio: Headlands Beach in Mentor and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
  
  
• Ohio News Roundup: Ohio U. student charged with rape; T-shirt lawsuit settled; judge reduces bond for Ben-Gals ex-cheerleader
  What's happening around the state today.
  
  
• General Mills to eliminate about 850 jobs
  The Minneapolis-based maker of Cheerios cereal, Natural Valley granola bars and Hamburger Helper says the moves will make it more effective and allow it to focus on key growth strategies.
  
  
• Summit deputies help save drowning child
  Two off-duty Summit County Sheriff's deputies in Phoenix, Ariz., to extradite a prisoner revived a young boy who had fallen into a hotel pool.
  
  
• How to spend millions in Cleveland casino tax money at stake today (poll)
  Millions of dollars in casino taxes are on the agenda today for Cuyahoga County Council members as they hash out a spending plan for the windfall from the newly opened Horseshoe Casino Cleveland.
  
  
• Eurozone close to 'severe recession,' economic panel warns
  The 17-country eurozone risks falling into a "severe recession," the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warns, calling on governments and Europe's central bank to act quickly to keep the slowdown from dragging down the global economy.
  
  
• Drunken driver gets silly, city cracks down on 'spice', $206 million for school plan: A.M. News Links
  Headlines from news websites around Northeast Ohio this morning.
  
  
• 'Breaking Bad' returns in July; lineup for 2012 Austin City Limits; 'Anchorman 2'; 'Transformers: The Ride'; Kevin Smith; more - A.M. Entertainment Links
  The final season of 'Breaking Bad' begins in July; Hulu's original programming to include Kevin Smith show; Bee Gees' mom speaks out on son Robin's death; Austin City Limits 2012; and more
  
  
• Missing North Ridgeville man found
  A 67-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer's who was reported missing from his North Ridgeville home was found this morning.
  
  
• Biodiesel fuel costs $800,000 a year, auditor says, recommends ODOT stop using it
  Ohio's auditor says state lawmakers should consider getting rid of a mandate the state agencies' vehicles use a blended biodiesel fuel, which he says is too costly.
  
  
• A.M. Business Links: Toledo's casino; merger in Dayton; credit card perks and vacation
  Your first look at the business world today.
  
  
• Cleveland man fatally shot on the East Side
  Police were called at 12:35 a.m. about shots fired in the 900 block of Ida Avenue. Officers found Terande Garth in the driveway at 940 Ida.
  
  
• A few fixes to report, including one in Cleveland that was long overdue: Road Rant
  A problem in Collinwood that Road Rant first mentioned in 2008 has finally been resolved.
  
  
• 'House' closes after 8 seasons of healing and pain
  Whither Dr. Gregory House? Would the cantankerous hero of the Fox medical drama mend his ways or self-destruct for all time? That was the mystery as "House" barreled to its conclusion Monday night.
  
  
• Nasal rinses can clear sinuses, aid allergy medicine
  Here's a primer on what a neti pot is and why and how you should use it.
  
  
• Obesity among homeless almost as high as in general population, study finds
  The study found that just 1.6 percent of the homeless in the sample could be classified as underweight. In contrast, morbid obesity was three times more common.
  
  
• Commercial supply ship Falcon 9 rockets to space station
  The SpaceX company made history as its rocket rose from its seaside launch pad and pierced the pre-dawn sky, aiming for a rendezvous in a few days with the space station. The rocket carried into orbit a capsule named Dragon that is packed with 1,000 pounds of space station provisions.
  
  
• Ohio judges to study law, justice and Holocaust
  Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey told a group in Cleveland Monday about the importance of a training program for judges to study how the courts failed the people in Nazi Germany.
  
  
• Wholesale power prices in Northeast Ohio will go up
  FirstEnergy's high-voltage transmission lines can't bring power here from other areas, and the company's plans to close small, old, coal-fired power plants instead of modernizing their pollution controls means you'll be paying more.
  
  
• Will concerns about Mitt Romney's religion hurt him this time?
  Antagonism toward his Mormon faith made him hit the "stained glass ceiling" in 2008, a new study say.