State

• Illinois governor vows to stay in office, fight

  • Transcript of Blagojevich's statement

National

• Paulson: 'Orderly' auto bankruptcy might be best

• Mother, kids shot to death in Dallas home

• SoCal grandfather mauled to death by pit bulls

• Caylee's remains offer few clues about her death

• Mo. begins prosecuting under cyberbullying law

• Schwarzenegger orders hiring freeze, worker cuts

• Calif. AG urges court to void gay marriage ban

• FBI computer system: late and over budget

• Inaugural security: Leave chairs, strollers home

International

• Mugabe says 'Zimbabwe is mine,' won't be toppled

• Conflicting reports over Iraqi officials' release

• US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 558

• Sri Lanka says navy destroys rebel ship; 20 killed

• History, dissent cloud Pakistan's Mumbai reaction

• Former German terrorist released after 26 years

• Japan says POW labor used in PM's family mine

Politics

• Obama team, Congress fleshing out stimulus bill

• Obama names Holdren, Lubchenco to science posts

• Portrait shows Bush relaxed and smiling

ODD & Extraordinary

• Man finds cash in same store twice & returns it

• Cocaine suspect describes himself to Texas police

• Lawyer arrested for giving client a piece of candy

• Michigan city bans being annoying in public

• Nuns sue NYC tenants over 'vomit-like' food smells

Science, Technology & Environment

• Researchers probe scat for clues to orca decline

• N.Y. exhibit unveils women's lives in ancient Greece

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Web site lets fans sing with the King

• Police: Hilton's home burglarized, jewelry missing

• Yale poet prepares for inauguration

Today

• This day in history

• The nation's weather