This morning's top stories:
- Novelist Kurt Vonnegut, regarded by generations of readers as a key influence in shaping 20th-century American literature, died Wednesday in New York at age 84. Vonnegut's works contained elements of social commentary, science fiction, and autobiography.
- At least 35 militants were killed in a clash between Afghan security forces and suspected Taliban insurgents, ending with a subsequent airstrike, according to the Associated Press.
- Microsoft is disputing reports of flaws in Office software and security vulnerabilities in 2007 products and complaining about how alleged flaws were disclosed to various Web sites.
- Robert Bennett, the Republican chairman of the elections board in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, plans to resign days ahead of a hearing on his possible removal from the position.
- With tax day barreling toward Americans, LiveScience.com examines common ways that people cheat and how much it costs the Department of Treasury.
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