State / Region

• Publicist: Peterson charged with weapons violation

• Low-cost prom gains popularity among some teens

• 5 endangered tiger cubs born at Saint Louis Zoo

National

• American Airlines to charge for 1st checked bag

• Report says more kids drowning in pools, spas

• Official: Cluster bomb ban could hurt cooperation

• Fanfare to mark Brooklyn Bridge's 125th birthday

• Top Iraq generals defend pause in troop reductions

• Manson ranch dig called off with no bodies found

• Federal court rules against military gays policy

• Who succeeds Ted Kennedy?

International

• China says death toll in quake more than 51,000

• Palestinian suicide bomber attacks Gaza crossing

• UN chief seeks to persuade Myanmar to open for aid

• Brazil's building spree in Amazon draws protests

Election

• Obama faults McCain; Clinton mulls delegate fight

• McCain to host possible veeps at Ariz. home

ODD & Extraordinary

• High gas prices drive farmer to switch to mules

• Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign

• Dad wrestles with deer after it crashes into salon

• Kids picking up trash discover hand grenade

• Great-great-grandmother, 96, does laps at Indy

The Arts & Entertainment

• How David Cook won 'American Idol'

• Daughter of Christian music star killed by car

• Chicago 'Wicked' to close January 2009

• Snipes seeks bond as he appeals tax convictions

Science

• Calif. quake scientists detail impact of 'Big One'

• Dinosaur tracks found on Arabian Peninsula

• Company offers to clone dogs for 5 highest bidders

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