State

• Library head fired for not being honest like Abe

• Death of Jennifer Hudson's nephew ruled homicide

  • Hudson suspect could have had parole revoked

• Pinching pennies? Not these proud pet parents

National

• Thousands still lack power after Northeast storm

• Calif. man killed by police in mistaken identity

• Anxiety grips Ark. campus in aftermath of shooting

• Stevens wants probe into federal prosecutors

• DA: Criminal charges possible in boy's Uzi death

• Judge tosses detainee confession citing torture

• Gay marriages to begin next month in Connecticut

• Sen. Kennedy returning to Washington

• Set clocks back this weekend

International

• China investigates tainted eggs in new food scare

• Pakistani quake leaves 150 dead, 15,000 homeless

• Gates urges new nuclear-reduction deal with Russia

• Report: N. Korea's Kim suffers 'serious' setback

• 19 dead in northern Somalia suicide bombings

• Congolese army claims attack by Rwandan troops

• Report: China to hold talks with Dalai Lama envoys

Election

• AP Poll: Obama leads or tied in 8 crucial states

• McCain links economy and national security

• Obama takes his case to country with infomercial

  • ABC out of Obama half-hour campaign ad buy

• Election sure to change face of Senate

ODD & Extraordinary

• Funeral home parties with replica Elvis casket

• Pound puppy becomes narcotics dog in Florida

• Calif. man accused of driving stolen SUV to court

• Unusual 4-legged creatures found at golf course

• University of Minnesota makes flu shot record try

• Mich. Dems' typo directs voters to phone-sex line

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Mexico, US, Canada to protect endangered porpoise

• Paleontologists sift Utah soil for plant fossils

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Cloris Leachman voted off 'Dancing with the Stars'

• Michael Caine to co-host Nobel Concert

• Jimmy Buffett to sing for Obama in Florida

• Actress' death center stage again in Spector trial

Today

• This day in history

• The nation's weather