US Top Stories from Associated Press (AP)

New York City investigators are looking into 21 cases of ethical misconduct on the annual schools survey from 2013, Education Department officials said Friday. The survey is normally used to decide on cash bonuses for principals of high-ranking schools and closing schools that score badly, the New York Daily News reports.

SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. (AP) , Authorities in Washington state say one woman has died and one man is still missing after a pair of spring avalanches struck separate groups hiking in the mountains east of Seattle. King County Sheriff's Sgt. Katie Larson said rescuers carried a female snowshoer off Red Mountain in blizzardlike conditions early Sunday.

Families of Sept. 11 victims are outraged after the 9/11 Memorial Foundation went back on its word not to charge a $2 fee for advance reservations made online or by phone. "I don't want the American public to have to pay a dime to pay respects to my son," said Sally Regenhard, whose firefighter son, Christian, died in the World Trade Center attacks, according to the New York Post.

Officials confirmed Saturday that a Florida policeman accused of bringing Trayvon Martin targets in for shooting practice was fired. Port Canaveral Sgt. Ron King was terminated from the police department on Friday, according to Interim Chief Executive Officer John Walsh.

GROTON, Conn. (AP) , A newly appointed nuclear attack submarine commander who went to extreme lengths to end an extramarital affair thought the issue was behind him , until the family of his ex-girlfriend got in touch with the Navy.

Occupy Wall Street's "People's Library" settled a suit out of court with the city Tuesday, winning $232,000 for the destruction of 2,800 books during the police raid on Zuccotti Park in November 2011. New York City will pay the $232,000 to cover costs of the destroyed property and lawyers' fees.

Texas Governor Rick Perry assured gun manufacturer PTR Industries that it was more than welcome in the Lone Star State, after the company threatened to leave Connecticut when lawmakers banned high-capacity clips. "Hey, PTR. Texas is still wide open for business!! Come on down!" the governor tweeted Friday.

BEIJING , After a day of diplomatic talks with Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Saturday, Chinese authorities claimed they are committed to working "peacefully" toward the goal of getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons.

DORAL, Fla. , Thousands of Venezuelans have begun making their way from Miami to New Orleans by car, bus and plane to vote in their homeland's presidential election Sunday. With just six weeks of preparation, Venezuelans in Florida have organized to raise money, contract buses and arrange car pools.

BEIJING , Secretary of State John F. Kerry arrived here Saturday hoping to convince Chinese leaders to take a more a more active role in encouraging North Korea to tone down its recent wave of antagonistic rhetoric and nuclear threats.

SAN DIEGO (AP) , Zack Greinke's pitch sailed up and into Carlos Quentin's upper left arm, and it was on. A little personal history was at play, as were rules that aren't in any rule book. ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. Instead, he quit his job and spent his savings to enroll at Dev Bootcamp, a new San Francisco school that teaches students how to write software in nine weeks.

GROTON, Conn. (AP) , A former submarine commander who faked his death to end an extramarital affair should be honorably discharged from the Navy, a panel of officers recommended Friday after a daylong hearing in which the officer said he accepted "full and total accountability" for his behavior.

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) , A southern Nevada gun dealer wants to auction a handgun once owned by a rogue former LAPD officer who killed four people and fatally shot himself during a manhunt in February. George Bramlett, owner of Bargain Pawn, said he plans to donate the money to the families of two California police officers Dorner killed.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) , 14-year-old Guan Tianlang of China makes cut at Masters, youngest ever on PGA Tour.