National

• S.C. wildfire burns homes near popular beach area

• Quadriplegic girl was in trash bag with mothballs

• AP source: Craigslist suspect had victims' items

• Colo. man convicted of murdering transgender woman

• GM employees may get shutdown details this week

• Vote caps decade-long gay marriage fight in Conn.

• US Open Polo play resumes after Fla. horse deaths

• Sioux split on suit seeking money for Black Hills

• Hawaii overturns law keeping married couple apart

International

• Iraqi officials: 22 killed in Baghdad suicide bomb

• Pakistan: Troops sent to Taliban-threatened area

• Russian FM sees no breakthrough in N. Korea trip

• Somali piracy suspects in Kenya court

• UK privacy watchdog clears Google Street View

• China says Obama should not meet the Dalai Lama

Politics & Government

• AP poll: Americans high on Obama, direction of US

• DOT's LaHood says gov't. secrecy is for the birds

• US lacks civilians for Afghan 'civilian surge'

• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Pushing a Mideast nuclear deal

ODD & Extraordinary

• NYC prosecutors: Dad robs, mom drives, kids ride

• Detroit woman's underwire bra deflects bullet

• Minn. surgeon needs 2 tries to remove appendix

• Man tries to attack cops with ax, knife, sword

• Troopers: N.Y. driver charged after hitting 134 mph

• Ark. man digging in garden unearths cannonball

• Postal worker accused of stealing 'breakup book'

• Screams, gunshots bring police -- to TV program

• Correction: Four Corners marker story

Science, Technology & Environment

• Otter-like fossil reveals early seal evolution

• 2009: A space oddity; big blob in early universe

• NASA faces deadline for tough decisions on shuttle

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 2 'American Idol' finalists rolled off competition

• Schwarzenegger says his 'Terminator' might be back

• Elton John no longer standing on Vegas; ends run

• Aykroyd visits New Orleans rebuilding project site

• Cannes Fest names 20 films in competition

• Colbert: Does Bill Gates ever talk about me?

• Nearly 3 in 10 say Fox News too tough on Obama

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