State

• Father gets 100-year term for drowning daughter, 8

• Ill. rep. blames heroin deaths on Mexican drugs

• Capone may have had one last hit -- a musical one

  • Lyrics to Al Capone's 'Madonna Mia'

National

• Captain of ship seized by pirates to come home

• Co-workers describe shooter as a joking family man

• R.I. cops: Case similar to Boston Craigslist slaying

• Thousands mourn Calif. girl, 8, found in suitcase

• DirecTV, Comcast fined for violating call rules

• 10 years later, Columbine's hold remains strong

• More suburbanites, hobbyists raise chickens

International

• Source: Captured Somali pirate to face trial in N.Y.

  • Questions, answers on US military options

• US nuclear experts in North Korea head to China

• Afghan earthquakes kill 21, destroy homes

• Relations between US, Cuba seem within reach

• Trial begins of suspect in Mumbai attacks

Politics & Government

• Obama heads to Americas summit with Cuba focus

• Obama: Better trains foster energy independence

  • Potential high-speed rail corridors

• Stimulus funds in states: It costs money to spend

• Palin stands against abortion during Ind. speech

• Minnesota's senator lightens her load with humor

ODD & Extraordinary

• Baby pythons escape during flight in Australia

• English village may use potholes for speed control

• For sale: A taste of royalty from princess bride

• Not on the menu: Pizza workers charged in pranks

• Mich. man helps deliver wife's surprise baby

• 80-year-old Omaha store owner foils armed robber

• Pa. court says felon can appear on primary ballot

• Police say man stole chicken wings and Hot Pockets

• Shoplifters found after leaving photos in cart

• No more monkey business: Vasectomies for primates

• Driving teacher allegedly drunk during lesson

• Perry Mason accused of soliciting legal clients

• Pilot wrecks after trying takeoff from highway

Science, Technology & Environment

• Planet-hunting spacecraft's 1st images released

• Bacteria found thriving beneath Antarctic glacier

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• How Barack Obama resurrected The Dead

• YouTube boosts full-length movies, TV show lineup

• 'Biggest Loser' trainer calls players 'half-dead'

• Newport folk, jazz festivals returning to roots

• Famed NFL broadcaster John Madden retires

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