National

• Police: Conn. man gives up after abducting ex-wife

• Shriners to decide fate of 6 children's hospitals

• Motive tough to determine in SC serial killings

• Falling house prices drive up mortgage fraud

• Traffic congestion dipping as economy falters

• Donations keep city pools open during hard times

• Church camps closing amid declining use, economy

• Pro-marijuana ad pushes pot as Calif. budget fix

• Blanca weakens to tropical depression in Pacific

International

• China vows executions for rioters behind killings

• Iran president declares new era for country

• Suspected US missile kills 10 in Pakistan

• G-8 leaders look for signals of economic recovery

  • White House: Don't end stimulus efforts yet

• Indonesian president on track for re-election

• Hamas tries to detain woman walking with man

• German high court: Demjanjuk's deportation legal

Politics & Government

• Government Web sites attacked; NKorea suspected

• Health care overhaul racing against the clock

• Senate hearing focuses on threats to wildlife

ODD & Extraordinary

• Fla. man claims to be the devil, attacks stranger

• Man 'driving commando' pulled over for speeding

• Man sentenced for living in Pa. family's attic

• Dimwitted thieves steal fake cell phones in Mexico

• Man won't 'stop' until he corrects youthful error

• With senator seated, Minn. reporter loses beard

• Md. woman arrested twice in 5 hours for DUI

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Richard Gere: Dog is hero in film about Japan tale

• Jackson's death certificate leaves cause unknown

• Online teasers precede new Dan Brown novel

Science, Technology & Environment

• British scientists claim to create human sperm

• Satellite shows big thinning of old Arctic sea ice

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