State

• Freshman shot in leg outside Illinois school

• Suspect was arrested hours before triple slaying

• Reform-minded pol to take Emanuel's US House seat

• Ousted Ill. governor headed back to court

National

• Somali pirate arrives in NYC, awaits court hearing

  • Pirate suspect's dad says voyage was boy's 1st

• Police investigate deaths of 4 in Maryland hotel

• Accused Craigslist killer's fiancee: He's innocent

• Mayo Clinic backs new personal health record site

• 12 navies launch warfare exercises off Fla.

• N.Y. Times wins 5 Pulitzers amid financial crisis

International

• UN seeks to turn page on Ahmadinejad, protests

  • Iran hints US reporter's sentence may be eased

• Cuban prisoners don't want to be traded for spies

• Somali pirates free Philippine tanker, 23 crew

• Germany to excavate suspected Jewish grave

Politics & Government

• National service bill to get Obama's signature

• Will Obama meet with China's nemesis, Dalai Lama?

• Obama orders Cabinet to cut spending by $100M

• Oversight panel has bailout questions for Geithner

• FBI's newest 'Most Wanted' terrorist is American

• Justices hear arguments over school strip search

ODD & Extraordinary

• 'Weird wind event' traps men under a golf cart

• Prisoners stage hunger strike over cricket on TV

• Airline passenger gets probation for fake threat

• Man allegedly steals forklift and hits sign, pole

• SUV falls from NYC garage, lands on nearby roof

• Kiwi quandary: New Zealand's islands need names

• Porterhouse sizzles at bulldog beauty contest

• Homeowner: Donor shouldn't have paid water bill

• Mass. lake with 45-letter name has spelling errors

• Man passes out from coughing, causing N.H. crash

• Family learns pooch is half-sister of 'first dog'

• Readings show Four Corners marker off by 2.5 miles

Science, Technology & Environment

• Stephen Hawking expected to recover from infection

• Scientists discover an Earth-sized planet

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Spokesman: Jackie Chan comments out of context

• Beyonce talks tour, movie, Etta James and Twitter

• India probes dispute over 'Slumdog' child star

• New Dan Brown novel coming in September

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