State

• Ex-Ill. gov.'s fundraiser faces new fraud charges

National

• 2 dead, 5 wounded in California cafe shooting

• FBI takes sudden new interest in 'Tylenol Man'

• Ga. woman slain in Puerto Rico loved life at sea

• Pilot: 'Sickening' feeling before N.Y. river landing

• Octuplets' mom once feared she could not give birth

• When sugar dust ignites: Questions shadow Ga. blast

• Fla. doctor investigated in botched abortion

• Some TV stations to end analog signal on Feb. 17

• Furlough Fridays begin for Calif. state workers

International

• Obama admin. seeks treaty to cut US, Russia nukes

• 2 Afghans face death over translation of Quran

• Visiting UN chief praises Iraqi progress

Politics

• Obama names advisers to help right the economy

• Obama to meet with families of 9/11, Cole victims

• Moderates seek bipartisan OK of stimulus package

• A billionaire runs for N.Y. mayor during tough times

ODD & Extraordinary

• Pencil the horse rescued from icy Kentucky pond

• Woman robs restaurant while tearfully apologizing

• NYC's mysterious syrup smell tracked to New Jersey

• Ex-parking head accused of stealing from Pa. city

• 'Litterbug vigilante' stops cigarette tosser

• Careful! These statues could get you pregnant

Science, Technology & Environment

• Mammoth remains found at Calif. construction site

• Weather satellite blasts off from SoCal coast

• Study: Climate change may reshuffle western weeds

• Protesters', whalers' ships collide in Antarctic

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Jolie visits camp for refugees from Myanmar

• Dueling divas: Etta James 'can't stand' Beyonce

• Swayze memoir coming out this fall

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