State

• Prosecutor wraps up case in Ill. fundraiser trial

• S. Ill. hospital resumes some outpatient surgeries

National

• Tornado deaths underscore risks of taking shelter in cars

  • Do's and don'ts when a tornado is approaching

• Bernanke: Financial turmoil in markets easing

• Lawyer: 2 will admit fraud fueled luxury lifestyle

• Lawmakers want to end oil shipments to US reserve

• Feds: No credible terror threat to Indy 500

• 57 officers slain in the line of duty last year

International

• Report: Death toll in China quake nears 12,000

• Myanmar regime accused of hoarding cyclone aid

• Officials: Clashes in Iraq's Sadr City kill 11

• Polish Holocaust hero dies at age 98

Election

• Clinton poised for W.Va. win; Obama looks ahead

• Analysis: Dems wonder about Clinton exit strategy

• Obama leads field in unsolicited campaign songs

• Play of the Day: Clinton's rise and shine surprise

ODD & Extraordinary

• Australian fined for buckling in beer, not child

• Utah father and son graduate from law school together

• Southwest passenger cited for cell phone chatter

• Police: Drunk tuxedo-clad man took mower for ride

• Iowa man charged with throwing candy at police

• Man jailed when daughter fails to get diploma

The Arts & Entertainment

• Paging Dr. Jones: Crystal skull stolen

• Neverland Ranch foreclosure auction canceled

• CBS picking up 4 dramas, 2 comedies for next season

Nature & Science

• Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope blasts off

• Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically

• Mo. biologists to study snake movement, mortality

• Decline seen in coastal contamination

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