State

• Mom of teens killed in Ill. crash sues trooper

National

• Hundreds brawl at LA high school

• Government asks court to block wider testing for mad cow

• Following year of division, Supreme Court avoids 5-4 splits

• Records show Sharpton owes overdue taxes, other penalties

• Military considering new cremation policies

• 6.7 quake jolts Guam; no damage or injuries reported

• Small TV stations lose appeal

International

• Commando leaders shift away from Rumsfeld strategy

• Cleric spokesman: Cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City

• Myanmar junta hands out aid boxes with generals' names

Election

• Feminists sharply divided between Clinton, Obama

• In Oregon, Clinton hits Obama while he targets McCain

• McCain says he voted for Bush

ODD & Extraordinary

• Man finds Ill. woman's wallet stolen in 1973

• Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old's corpse for weeks in Wis.

• Utah men say they drove to 48 states, more than 7,000 miles

• Legally blind man, 78, bowls perfect game

• Judge bans 4 shoplifters from Pa. malls, calls them locusts

• SpongeBob SquarePants image painted on historic Colo. cabin

• Packaged pythons cause scare at German post office

• 'Funeral Day Burglar' found guilty of 10 counts in Mo

• Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket

The Arts & Entertainment

• 3 'Idol' finalists bask in adoration of hometown fans

  • David Archuleta's dad loses 'American Idol' backstage pass

• Child 'Forrest Gump' actor leaving Army

Nature and Science

• Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident

• Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction

Today

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