State

• Happy birthday, Abe -- here's a shiny new penny

• Defense gives judge murderer's written confession

• Muslim ex-inmate settles prison treatment lawsuit

National

• Midair collision: Controller was on phone during crash

• Residents on edge as 9 women vanish from NC city

• Michael Phelps unhurt in 2-vehicle Baltimore crash

• Police standoff ends at LA federal building

• San Francisco area rail union sets Monday strike

• Report: Accuser says Pitino plotted against her

• Family to bury remains of lost pilot in Fla.

International

• Taiwan president says typhoon has killed about 500

• Egyptian crews overpower Somali pirates, kill 2

• Australian quadriplegic man granted right to die

• Lockerbie bomber to abandon appeal in Scotland

• Reformers call for probe of Iran supreme leader

• Pakistan's tribal areas to get parliamentary reps

• A day in the life of a Marine combat outpost

Politics & Government

• Analysis: Gov't dallies, airline passengers suffer

• Obama visits mountain West, knowing vulnerability

• Consumers get more flexibility on clunkers program

• Senators exclude end-of-life provision from bill

• Suspension lifted for contractor tied to Murtha

• Sharpton, Gingrich push Obama's school reforms

ODD & Extraordinary

• Best Buy $9.99 TV offer was too good to be true

• Mass. man sorry for '97 arrest gets arrested again

• Patient accused of biting off doctor's fingertip

• Fla. man accused of swindling women out of $400K

• Artist's fake drug dealing riles NYC residents

• Minn. man, 73, sets up camera and catches burglar

• Pair of nuns help Mo. police nab robbery suspect

• Return to sender: 2 Austrians rescued from mailbox

• Hallelujah! Mich. church wins $70,000 in lottery

• Colo. woman allegedly stole car with owner on hood

• Md. judge admits deflating tire over parking spot

• Colo. store bags theft problem with no-purse policy

• Mont. restaurant has beef for Obama, not with him

• NYC offers $10K prize for snappier sidewalk sheds

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Revered guitar player-inventor Les Paul dead at 94

• Aerosmith cancels summer tour after Tyler's fall

• Pitt laughs over New Orleans mayor T-shirt push

• Across festival circuit, Woodstock's legacy felt

• Only memories left of site of last No. 1 Elvis hit

Science, Technology & Environment

• Ancient toolmakers discovered fire treatment

• Ancient whale remains found near Santa Cruz

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