State

• Sears Tower unveils 103rd floor glass balconies

• Computer problems delay United flights at O'Hare

• 18 months in prison for Blago investigation doctor

National

• Fireworks sellers hope it's a 'backyard' Fourth

• Sentencing scheduled for Mo. mom in MySpace hoax

• Hollywood murder case in hands of California jury

• NH city rallies around refugees to banish bedbugs

• Families visit prison from comfort of their homes

• Hawaii's cheapest cruise sails into sunset

International

• North Korea test-fires 2 short-range missiles

• US Marines launch major offensive in Afghanistan

• Bombings kill at least 3 people in Baghdad area

• Honduras' interim leader blames Chavez for crisis

• Comoros crash survivor returns to family in Paris

• Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking

• Iran's reformists call Islamic regime illegitimate

• FBI notes: Saddam feared Iran more than US attack

• Hefty restaurant bill shocks tourists in Italy

Politics & Government

• Key Senate Democrats trim cost of health care bill

• Franken to give Democrats a boost on key issues

• As deficit grows, Calif. prepares to issue IOUs

• For born-again governor, love is a matter of faith

ODD & Extraordinary

• Mont. judge rules on case -- 24 years later

• Real blaze hits Ohio house used for fire training

• Police: Robbers hit NY gas station, ran out of gas

• Masked teens take chips, soda from Pa. store

• Man charged with stealing watch at courthouse

• Ill. woman fined $25 for potty planters in yard

• Flight diverted after passenger undresses in seat

• Cops zap pastor protesting traffic stop at church

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Geller, ex-bodyguard tell of Jackson drug abuse

  • DEA joins Jackson death investigation

• Ed McMahon remembered for unflagging humor, spirit

• Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show

• 2009 Essence Fest begins Friday in New Orleans

• Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book

Science, Technology & Environment

• Myanmar fossil may shed light on evolution

• Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles

• Group: World failing to halt biodiversity decline

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