National

• Tropical storm hits Fla., Hurricane Bill forms

• Evacuation lifted from town threatened by fire

• 3 brothers shot dead in western Wisconsin

• Milwaukee mayor hospitalized after pipe attack

• Mass. rejects settlement offer in Madoff scandal

• Mo. RICO charges a 1st for human trafficking case

• Program cut to hurt NV, nation's driest state

• Bollywood star downplays incident at US airport

• Scars linger from killer Montana earthquake of '59

• Recall information

International

• Suicide truck bomb kills at least 20 in Russia

• Bomb on passenger truck kills 7 in NW Pakistan

• Kuwait wedding tent fire claims 2 more lives

• Mexico cartels go from drugs to full-scale mafias

• Human Rights Watch: Iraqi gays tortured and killed

• Russia's largest hydroelectric plant shut down

• NKorea agrees to resume tours, family reunions

• US senator says Suu Kyi may ease sanctions stance

Politics & Government

• Obama invokes grandmother's death in health debate

• Obama to talk about conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan

• Sebelius: Talk of 'death panels' is scare tactic

• Congressman says Obama able to keep tax pledge

• Former Gov. Dean calls public option indispensable

• States weigh benefits, risks of drilling in parks

• Obama birthplace flap evokes Chester Arthur debate

ODD & Extraordinary

• 1,224-pound cupcake sets record as world's largest

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'District 9' lifts off with No. 1 weekend at $37M

• Kiss to release new album at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club

• Madonna has birthday in Poland amid protests

• Swine flu inspires new video game

Science, Technology & Environment

• Tribal effort to fix broken world hinges on condor

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