National

• Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi

• Wisconsin home where 6 were killed demolished

• Wildfire burns homes along N. California coast

• Inspectors head to Fla, Mexico in salmonella probe

International

• Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan

• Rice trip comes amid signs of NKorea cooperation

• Pakistan's ambassador urges patience from US

• 17 killed in Philippine typhoon

• Olympic torch paraded through Tibet

Election

• Clinton, Obama could help each other financially

• Hagel says he'd consider VP offer from Obama

• McCain criticizes Obama's opposition to NAFTA

• Paul supporters fall short in Montana

ODD & Extraordinary

• It's no croc: Alligator found in Chicago River

• Police wake man at 3 a.m. to warn of unlocked door

• NC 'Big twins' tip scales at a combined 23 pounds

• Gas station clerk jumps into car to stop theft

• Ex-cook pleads guilty to putting hair in steak

• Man tries to fuel up for pennies - $10 worth

• Card sharks on Vegas Strip welcome Komodo dragon

• Ohio station advertises gas for $9.09 a gallon

Entertainers, Entertainment & the Arts

• Ramsey Lewis to compose work on Lincoln

• DeGeneres' 4th Daytime Emmy not necessarily last

• Naomi Campbell gets 200 hours for 'air rage'

• Martha Stewart banned from Britain

Science & The Environment

• Scientists ponder whether ice on Mars ever melted

• Floodwaters to widen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico

Today

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