State

• Chicago's landmark Holy Name Cathedral ablaze

• Job prospects unclear for the ousted Blagojevich

National

• Jet lands safely in Denver after bird hits engine

• Man gets death sentence for killing 4 near Dallas

• S.C. sheriff investigating Phelps' pot pipe pic

• Bill would require paid Confederate holiday in S.C.

• Helping 'mafia cops' case gets accountant leniency

• Cash-strapped states mull seat belt law changes

• Survey: College increasingly important but pricey

• Fuller, co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, dies

International

• Iran's small satellite raises alarms

• Gaza: UN says Hamas seized food aid and blankets

• US plan to arm militias scares some in Afghanistan

• Kyrgyz government submits bill to close US base

Politics

• Obama economic plan now tops $900 billion

• Obama seeks to weather fallout of nomination woes

• Obama to detail compensation limits on executives

ODD & Extraordinary

• Man celebrates birthday with 24-hour treadmill run

• Honest cabbie returns bag with rings, Rolex

• Cops: Man puts 911 dispatcher on hold to buy drugs

• Germans take clothes off in Brazilian airport

• Trooper working as referee nabs out-of-bounds fan

• San Fran. fire officials seeking toilet torcher

• Man wearing sleeping bag as cape attempts robbery

• Survey finds American adults are risk-takers

• Man refuses to show license, calls 911 during stop

• Shoplifter tries to escape in mall security SUV

Science, Technology & Environment

• Do you know where your kid is? Check Google's maps

• Herbal tea ingredient helps beetle-plagued trees

• Bat-killing syndrome spreads in Northeast

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'Idol' axes 43 hopefuls in 1st round in Hollywood

• Phoenix confirms he's walking the hip-hop line

• Elton John to close Las Vegas show

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