National

• NJ man on 15th drunken-driving offense: I'm guilty

• Dunkin' Donuts pulls drinks in salmonella concern

• LAPD says no officers fired for May Day melee

• NYPD: High-profile buildings need tighter security

• States work to stave off government shutdowns

• Family tradition ends as Oral Roberts U. revamps

• Ancient Iraqi sect struggles to keep culture in US

• SC gov gambles to 'lay it all out' about affair

  • Americans not explicit when defining what sex is

• Mississippi's still fattest but Alabama closing in

International

• Source: NKorean ship headed back to north

• Teen survivor of Comoros crash bruised, conscious

• Honduran coup leader to AP: Zelaya won't return

• Russian gambling halls shut down in most cities

• Iran militia wants probe of opposition leader

• Enraged elephant stomps 3 Thai workers to death

• British man begins Australian island dream job

Politics & Government

• Obama takes health care pitch to Virginia

• Democrat Franken wins protracted Minn. Senate race

  • Analysis: Franken doesn't guarantee Dems success

• Gates says he wants to soften gay expulsion rules

• Analysis: US role in Iraq doesn't end just yet

ODD & Extraordinary

• The King of Pop is to be a butter statue

• Man allegedly drenches wife with hose for smoking

• Accused Wash. woman says 'dog ate my checks'

• Pig that survived crash surfaces in swimming pool

• College student tries to steal jail computer

• Boy allegedly steals from ambulance as mom treated

• Couple jailed for smuggling silver from Pa. plant

• RI man who claimed raisins made him sick can sue

• Conn. police say pot dealer used McNugget box

• Police: Accused church burglar caught catching Zs

• Man nabbed 3 times in week for skipping on tab

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Jackson's will to be filed in court Wednesday

  • Insomniac Jackson begged for sleep drug

• Is Twitter the news outlet for the 21st century?

• Farrah Fawcett's life celebrated at LA funeral

• Kennedy Center offers help to strapped arts groups

Science, Technology & Environment

• Protection sought again for giant, spitting worms

• Ancient DNA used to map extinct bird's colors

• Scientists lower Alaska volcano threat level

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