State

• Chicago tornado warning sounded; Wrigley cleared

National

• Edouard hits Texas coast with strong wind, rain

• Anthrax suspect connected to Princeton sorority

• Man pleads guilty in Las Vegas ricin case

• Source: Gotti arrested on murder conspiracy charge

• Ohio inmate says he's too fat for execution

International

• Bush kicks off Asia trip with visit to S. Korea

• Marines ordered to stay longer in Afghanistan

• Italian survivor of K2 disaster reaches base camp

• Leader of US-allied Sunni group killed in Iraq

Election

• McCain nuke visit shows pros, cons of technology

• Obama backs some drilling, tapping oil stockpile

• Negativity the norm in presidential campaign

ODD & Extraordinary

• Tourist survives 250-foot slide down Big Sur cliff

• Farmer sends message to neighbors with car fence

• Pa. man watches helplessly as train squashes truck

• Fla. man dials 911, complains his sub had no sauce

• Ohio woman bills Michigan $16 for work zone delay

• Alleged pickup thief loses truck to carjacker

• S. Korean firm delivers commercial dog clones

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Ancient moss, insects found in Antarctica

• Martian soil may contain detrimental substance

• Scientists: 125,000 gorillas found in African zone

Entertainers, Entertainment and the Arts

• Morgan Freeman seriously injured in car crash

• Official: Olsen seeks immunity in Ledger probe

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