State

• Note Threatens Ill. School Shooting

• Chicago Battles Rise in Teen Deaths

National

• Dad Gets 25 Years for Microwaving Baby

• 4 Texas Cities Among Top 10 in Growth

• Pilot Was Trying to Stow Gun That Fired

• Congress Debates Air Passenger Rights

• Fingerprint Scans Replace Clocking In

• USDA Might Limit Meat Recall Information

• Inspections Force Flight Cancellations

International

• Shiite Anger Mounts in Iraq Amid Clashes

• Tibet Monks Disrupt Tour by Journalists

• Israel: Hezbollah Increases Rocket Range

Election

• Obama Chides McCain on Economic Approach

• Hillary, Chelsea Team Up to Raise Cash

ODD & Extraordinary

• Kan. Woman Recovering From Toilet Ordeal

• Alleged Safe Thief Asks for Phone Call

• Dog in Pound, Owner Ticketed After Bites

• Judge Sentences Man 10 Days Per Word

• Rancher Arrested for Selling Snake Vodka

• Swan, Paddleboat Getting Back Together

Entertainment

• 'American Idol' Axes Another Contestant

• Robin Williams, Wife Are Divorcing

• Actor Richard Widmark Dies at 93

• That Was the Week That Was

Science

• Endeavour, Astronauts Back on Earth

• Human Ancestor Fossil Found in Europe

Today

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather