State

• Former Ill. governor headed for arraignment

• Ill. farmer sentenced to 10 years in fraud case

National

• Gasoline expected to remain cheap this summer

• DA: Rape may be alleged in Calif. girl's slaying

• Another band of storms crosses soggy South

• DC court lifts sanctions on Stevens' law license

• Vt. community awaits return of rescued sea captain

• EPA looks for ways to not let the bedbugs bite

• Passenger lands small plane after pilot dies

International

• Undeterred Somali pirates hijack 3 more ships

• UN Security Council condemns North Korea launch

  • N. Korea says it will restart its nuclear reactor

• Castro insists US go further, lift 'cruel' embargo

• Iran says US journalist tried behind closed doors

• Afghan Taliban kill young woman, man for eloping

Politics & Government

• Obama to outline state of economy in speech today

• Joint Chiefs head: Violence to rise in Afghanistan

• US eases Cuban travel, money restraints

• PROMISES, PROMISES: Is Obama dog a rescue or not?

ODD & Extraordinary

• 5-year-old rides NYC subway alone for 34 stops

• Minn. woman gets probation in pig abuse case

Science, Technology & Environment

• Mars rover Spirit has unexplained computer reboots

• Herbal wine, just the thing for ailing pharoahs

• Woman checks webcam, sees her house being robbed

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• L.A. jury convicts Phil Spector in murder of actress

• Madonna still hopes to adopt Malawian child

• Who moved my rank? Sales rank purged from Amazon

• 3 promising singers debut in 'Don Giovanni' at Met

Today

• This day in history

• The nation's weather