State

• Passenger jet safely makes emergency landing near St. Louis

National

• Bank teller, twin fetuses survive shooting

• Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates

• US scraps $20 million prototype of virtual fence

• Industry groups back downer cow ban

• Bush criticizes farm bill being considered

• Senators debate future of Web

International

• Casualties mount in Iraq as Shiite clashes spread

• Iran agrees to discuss alleged nuclear weapons program

• Olympic torch arrives in Australia, quickly whisked away

• UN warns Darfur war worsening, with perhaps 300,000 dead

Election

• Clinton's Pa. win still leaves her the underdog

  • Exit polls: Party switchers lean toward Obama

  • Overall turnout in Pa. primary double that of 2004

ODD & Extraordinary

• Homemade 'Bum Bot' robot patrols in Atlanta

• Woman finds 8-foot alligator in her kitchen

• Musician reunited with $4M violin

Entertainment

• Another celebrity contestant done 'Dancing'

• Nicole Kidman urges fight to end violence against women

• Grizzly gave off no reasons for concern before trainer's death

Science

• Huntsville shows little interest in Mars missions

• Scientists study Arctic haze for clues to rapid melting

• Nation's waterways need rescuing -- from us

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