State

• Former head of Ill. prisons sentenced to 2 years

National

• Stevens faces arraignment in corruption case

• Little progress made in bridge repairs across US

• More delays Thursday at JFK after software glitch

• Delta: Body of woman, 61, found in plane bathroom

• House moves to ban lead from toys and kids' goods

• Mo. museum works to save Becky Thatcher House

International

• Secret's out about Beijing Games opening ceremony

• Bomb targets Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan

• Bush declares significant progress in Iraq war

• Karadzic to appear at UN war crimes plea hearing

• Netanyahu calls for early Israeli elections

Election

• Obama campaign rejects rapper Ludacris' rhymes

• McCain pledges to work with Pelosi if elected

• Ron Paul followers pose danger for McCain in West

ODD & Extraordinary

• Boy, 10, turns mom in for making phony money

• Golden retriever adopts tiger cubs at Kansas zoo

• Roof of unique W.Va. home requires mowing

• Officer foils Cadillac driver's free gas plan

• Doorman who won $5M, said he'd stay at job, gets ax

• Clerk throws hot coffee at robber

• Police say men crashed truck twice on same street

• Stinky gambler fuming over N.J. casino ejection

• Officer foils Cadillac driver's free gas plan

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Astronaut technology could prevent elderly falls

• NASA says liquid confirmed on Saturn's moon Titan

• Puerto Rican police make undersea discovery

• Scientists recreate hidden Van Gogh portrait

• 2,100-year-old gadget tracked Olympics

Entertainers, Entertainment and the Arts

• J.K. Rowling's fairy tales published for charity

• Newly discovered Beatles tape up for sale

• McCain camp compares Obama to Spears, Hilton

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