State

• Ill. man on trial for 7 deaths at Chicago restaurant

National

• Calif. police expand search in kidnapping case

  • Experts: Abductees such as Jaycee stay out of fear

• 2 firefighters killed amid massive Calif. wildfire

• Ga. city worries that mass killer is on the loose

• Convicted killer on trial in Texas triple homicide

• 3 Texas boaters missing for a week rescued at sea

• Carrot-toting tourists making Arizona burros obese

• California beats Taiwan, takes Little League WS

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International

• Pakistan army kills 45 Taliban; border reopens

• Japan opposition takes on economy after landslide

• Category 4 hurricane threatens Mexico's west coast

• Indonesian police: Terrorist infiltrated airline

• US general sends Afghan war review to Pentagon

  • US general: New strategy needed to defeat Taliban

• Dalai Lama prays, encourages democracy in Taiwan

Politics & Government

• Survey finds support for Fed, jitters on spending

• Analysis: Obama's summer vacation is over

  • Obama drops in store as vacation winds down

• Democrats: Honor Kennedy through civil debate

• Cheney says he and Bush disagreed at times

• Ridge: Talk of terror-alert politics exaggerated

ODD & Extraordinary

• Fla. police lure fugitives with stimulus checks

• Brazen Fla. burglar grabs TV in double-steal

• Fla. officials: Hundreds of animals found in filth

• Mariachis set world record in Mexican city

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'Final Destination' arrives at No. 1 with $28.3M

• Did Mexico beat it? Fans go for 'Thriller' record

• Bush daughter Jenna Hager becomes 'Today' reporter

• 'The Bold and the Beautiful' wins drama series

• Pakistan reality TV contestant drowns in challenge

Science, Technology & Environment

• India abandons satellite after losing contact

• Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station

• UN seeks better data on hurricanes, droughts

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