National

• Building collapses at NYC construction site

• Police say man, 72, tied to SoCal serial killings

• Korean-American charged in rocket technology plot

• Jeweler employee accused of stealing $12M in gold

• Craigslist suspect's wedding being 'dismantled'

• Iraq war wanes; military families' struggles don't

• Stranded N.H. hiker brings lesson home for Scouts

• Elizabeth Edwards: John's affair made me throw up

• National poll: mixed views on gay-rights issues

International

• Britain ends combat operations in Iraq

• Pakistan: Taliban holds town near capital hostage

• Car hits crowd during Dutch parade; TV says 2 dead

• French lawmakers reconsider Internet piracy bill

Politics & Government

• Biden, Besser remain against border closing idea

• Obama doesn't wield heavy stick on banks

• Obama says waterboarding was torture

• Congress adopts budget plan endorsing Obama goals

• Credit card legislation nearing success

• Gates asks Congress for fast action on war funding

ODD & Extraordinary

• Radio Shack employee punches customer

• Mobile loo's winning wacky warning: Stop, then go

• Pa. woman, 85, loses scooter in 'repairman' scam

• Fla. man, 70, protests brown sand on white beach

• Happy the hippo leaving DC for Milwaukee, females

• Woman allegedly hits pregnant woman with scooter

• Alligator surprises Fla. woman planning test drive

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Many in media strive for calm with flu story

• Matt Giraud thrown off 'American Idol'

• Jackman: Size matters for 'Wolverine' and Oscars

• 1st edition of Darwin's landmark book up for sale

Science, Technology & Environment

• Huge ice chunks break away from Antarctic shelf

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