State

• Springfield boy struck by ambulance

• Magnitude-4.5 aftershock reported from Midwest earthquake

• NIU gunman's essays portray alienation

National

• Pope to bless ground zero in NYC, pray for peace

• DNA samples to be taken from polygamous sect kids this week

• 18-year-old S.C. student accused of plotting to bomb school

• Lawsuit: VA has failed to prevent suicides

• Recall information

International

• Carter: Hamas willing to accept Israel as neighbor

• Iraqi PM urges Arab states to open embassies in Baghdad

• Japanese family, monk detained on Malaysia Olympic torch leg

Election

• Campaign Roundup:
  Clinton, Obama press ahead in pivotal primary

• Today on the presidential campaign trail

ODD & Extraordinary

• Cop battles python to save pet store owner

• NASA replies to message in bottle from Bahamas

• New Mexico couple offer home as prize in $100 essay contest

• Attorney slaps cop with illegal parking complaint

Entertainment

• James Bond film car plunges into Italian lake

• 'Forbidden Kingdom' tops box office with $20.9M

• Bullock unhurt after car hit by drunk driver

• Harry Potter case illustrates blurry line in copyright law

Science

• Buzzards or vultures by either name seen as ugly and pesty

• Green funerals make for eco-exits

Today

• This day in history

• The nation's weather