State

• As Chicago cop sits in Iowa cell, officials fume

National

• White Americans no longer a majority by 2042

• Newly released files show Julia Child was a spy

• Man fired from job kills Ark. Democratic chairman

• Ohio woman drowns in bathtub; husband charged

• Ex-inmate helps make Bush nominee 'controversial'

• Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort

• NBC sees new media habits form with Olympic games

• World's tallest woman dies in Indiana at age 53

International

• Russia: Forget about Georgia territorial integrity

  • Georgian president's Russia claims raise eyebrows

• Bombs target Shiite pilgrims, police in Baghdad

• China quake rebuilding to cost $147 billion

Election

• McCain: US must re-evaluate relations with Russia

• Home in Chicago, Obama can be regular guy, sort of

ODD & Extraordinary

• Wis. man goes online to sell million-mile Chevy

• Nebraska town officials want horse out pronto

• Ohio man buys new truck with thousands of coins

• Ex-cop sentenced for pulling over woman for number

• Fake coyotes fooling the motorists, not the geese

• Empire State Building shines with Olympic pride

• Michigan 'Joker' sentenced to 1 day in jail

• Top dishonors in writing go to Washington man

• S.C. bear back at animal refuge after 'cubnapping'

• Calif. mom gives birth on front lawn by herself

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Scientists say oil exploration threatens Amazon

• Venomous lionfish prowls fragile Caribbean waters

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Cast members returning for 30th 'Dallas' reunion

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