North Korea plans to head back to the bargaining table early next month for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program, a news report said Saturday. (feeds.boston.com)

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Kasey Keller wants to make sure fans who hear about a possible strike in Major League Soccer understand the current standoff is about player rights and not salaries. (www.newsvine.com)

Both sides negotiating a new completion plan for the World Trade Center site say they're continuing to talk despite a deadline. (feeds.boston.com)

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy is going to hold a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Barre, Vt., to take testimony about the community's efforts to fight illegal drugs. (feeds.boston.com)

Pope Benedict XVI is to meet the top German bishop for talks on the crisis over sexual abuse of children by priests in his native Germany. (news.bbc.co.uk)

They didn't want to say hello to his little friend. A routine meeting of education officials trying to hammer out a transportation contract took a bizarre and frightening turn when a bus bigwig reached into his briefcase -- and came up with a loaded pistol. Domenic Gatto, 61, owner... (www.nypost.com)