State

• Charges Dropped for Leaving Kid in Car

• Chicago's Top Cop Shakes Up Leadership

National

• House Closes Its Doors for Spying Bill

• Suspects in UNC Death Had Criminal Past

• Incoming N.Y. Governor Inspires Disabled

• Girl Falls Over Fence at St. Louis Zoo

International

• Severed Digits Actually Give Hope to Kin

• Kenya Military Operation Targets Gang

• Reports: Tibet Protests Turn Violent

Election

• Michigan, Campaigns Talk Do-Over Primary

• Obama Says Illinois Earmarks Are Public

• Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail

ODD & Extraordinary

• Police: Man Forced Girl to Kill Pet Cat

• House for Sale: Non-Earthlings Welcome

• Thief Returns Woman's Stolen Ashes

• Ala. Building Can't Shake Swastika Shape

• No Voters Show Up for Referendum in Fla.

• Conn. Student Sues After Being Awakened

• Mouse Grounds Plane for Over 5 Hours

• Church to Offer 25-Cent Gas Discount

Entertainment

• Crow Says She'll Sing With Fleetwood Mac

• Verizon Gets Cozy With P2P File-Sharers

• Jackson Lawyer: Neverland Auction Off

• Ledger's Joker Makes Dramatic Entrance

Science

• Spacewalkers Add Hands to Space Station

• Grand Canyon Flood Created New Sandbars

Today

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