State

• 3 Chicago teens drown during leadership retreat

National

• Police: Laid-off worker kills 3 in Northern Calif.

• Mormon church blames powder hoax on gay activists

• Counterterrorism remains top Justice Dept. concern

• 500K illegal immigrants defying deportation orders

• Trial opens for Empire State Building parachutist

• Army manipulated general's photo

International

• G20 leaders at economic summit eye detection plan

• Aide: Iraq, US agree on final security pact draft

  • Counting the dead gets more complicated in Iraq

• US says Afghanistan insurgent leader captured

• China says door open to talks with Dalai Lama

Politics

• Obama urges Congress to move on economic plan

  • Obama has more threats than other presidents-elect

  • Obama names veteran congressional aide to staff

  • Obama weighs Clinton, Richardson as sec. of state

• Husband's foreign deals may pose issue for Clinton

• Audit: Sharpton campaign owes US nearly $500,000

• Reporter wasn't White House dog's 1st bite victim

ODD & Extraordinary

• Salvation Army testing plastic at red kettles

• Virtual affair leads to real divorce for UK couple

• Boy allegedly hits mom with saw, offers her $5

• Cops use greasy fingerprints to nab hungry burglar

• Lucky man survives after being run over by train

• Mayor to townsfolk: You're too stupid to work with

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Space shuttle Endeavour races toward space station

• India celebrates planting its flag on moon

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Winfrey, Lowe commiserate as paradise burns

• Costner indulges passion for music with debut

• Star Trek's Abrams beams down to Rome

• Hudson thanks fans for support; featured in new ad

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