State

• Barge accident closes 2 bridges linking Iowa, Illinois

National

• Deal reached for Minn. bridge collapse victims

• Federal agency declares West Coast salmon fishery a disaster

• Widow cleared of murder wants death certificate changed

• EPA wants tougher lead rules

• FTC begins rule on oil manipulation

• Released 1968 LBJ tapes show him fretting over war, poverty

International

• Dalai Lama's envoys leave for China for talks

• Car bomb kills or wounds dozens in Yemen

• Food crisis leaves many Afghans desperate

Election

• Polls: Voters drift to Clinton before next primaries

• Today on the presidential campaign trail

ODD & Extraordinary

• Man arrested in Texas for trying to cash $360 billion check

• Town ends comical 'Stop' signs like 'Stop! In the Name of Love'

• Bride, groom plead guilty in dispute with band

• Trio allegedly try to break dog out of pound for funeral

• Woman pulls into lot with 'No Parking' sign, post on car

• Woman, 75, gets phone call about her funeral arrangements

Entertainment

• Oprah's couch is safe: Cruise more subdued during taping

• Cosby brings 'blunt' message to community leaders

• 'Pray the Devil Back to Hell' wins top doc honor at Tribeca

Science

• Treasure trove found in 500-year-old shipwreck off Africa

• Scientists to capture DNA of trees worldwide for database

• Baby birds babble just like human babies learning to talk

Today

• The nation's weather