State

• 4 killed in helicopter crash in Chicago suburb

National

• Social Security benefits taking big jump

• Worries over economy spread; global markets sink

• Law experts: Fla. conviction possible without body

• Pennsylvania law tries to cut electricity usage

• Guard planes not yet equipped to fight wildfires

• High-security research labs not so secure

• New Yorkers get 2 hearings on term limit proposal

• Nancy Reagan hospitalized with broken pelvis

International

• Rescue group leaves Baghdad without puppy

• Hurricane Omar moves through northern Caribbean

• US troops arrest 4 suspected insurgents in Mosul

• Missile strike, suicide attack kill 5 in Pakistan

• US military: Afghan policeman kills US soldier

• North Korea threatens to freeze ties with South

Election

• Debates over as candidates face final days of race

  • Warped facts in last presidential debate

• McCain and Obama turn from debates to swing states

ODD & Extraordinary

• Note to self: Taser no good on wild boars

• 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' may have been a better topic

• Sheriff: Family cremated mom on BBQ, kept benefits

• Suit against God thrown out over lack of address

• Finding God at a beer festival

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Scientists view both Obama, McCain as supportive

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• Janet Jackson resumes tour after bout of vertigo

• James Taylor schedules 5 free concerts for Obama

• J.J. Abrams gives glimpse of new 'Star Trek' film

• Design competition 'Project Runway' pins a winner

• What -- me worry? MAD to auction early works

• Pavarotti exhibit opens in Rome

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