State

• Ex-con suspected in deaths of 8 captured in Granite City

• Ill. Democrats face off in rare impeachment fight

National

• Calif.'s hands-free cell law for drivers in effect

• Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honors 26 with award

• Fla. holds 1st execution since botched method

• Ship pilot to retire as probe into crash continues

• New federal student loan terms take effect

• US contradicts itself over its own ID theft advice

International

• Iran says any attack would provoke fierce reaction

• Driver rams bulldozer into Jerusalem cars; 2 dead

• Chinese party boss delivers attack on Dalai Lama

Election

• Poll: Public cool to Michelle, doesn't know Cindy

• McCain to tour Colombian drug control efforts

ODD & Extraordinary

• Woman crashes into store, then tries to buy beer

• Baby otters safe after excursion, stop at pub

• Arkansas thieves take bank ATM -- but not its cash

• Australians making odd choices for funeral songs

• Man accused of hitting mom with Polish sausage

• Dolphins can spend Independence Day in N.J. river

• Nowthen, Minn., makes it official

Entertainers, Entertainment and the Arts

• Angelina Jolie's doctor in France to give report

• Heath Ledger's hometown to name theater after him

Science & The Environment

• Experts say tourists harming Machu Picchu

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