State

• 7 Dead in N. Illinois U. Hall Shooting

  • A Timeline of the Shooting at NIU

  • Campus Stunned by N. Illinois Shooting

  • NIU Shooting Tests New Security Plan

National

• U.S. to Try to Shoot Down Spy Satellite

• Long, Snowy Winter Shrinks Salt Supplies

• Senate Passes Auto Safety Bill

International

• Kenya Political Rivals to Review Vote

• Chad Leader Declares State of Emergency

Election

• McCain's Focus Is on General Election

• Easy Answers Elude Mich., Fla. Delegates

• Powerful Union Expected to Endorse Obama

ODD & Extraordinary

• Woman Applying for New ID Says She's 120

• Man Weds After Robbery Sentencing

• Ohio Couples Have White (Castle) Wedding

• Underwear on the Face Didn't Fool Anyone

• Children, You're Giving Me a Headache

• Driver Abandons Bus With Texas Parolees

• Ex-Mayor: Didn't Steal Puddles the Pooch

• Pregnant Woman Accused of Assault at Bar

• Third-Graders Give Bloomberg a Grilling

Science

• Astronauts Prepare for Final Spacewalk

• Study Says People Impact All Oceans

Entertainment

• With Strike Over, Oscars Will Glitter

• '24' Fans Must Wait Until Jan. 2009

Today

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