State

• 3 dead after Amtrak train hits vehicle in Illinois

• Even in death, no rest for lynching victim Till

National

• Cameras captured 'chilling' break-in at Fla. home

• Passengers hug pilot for safe landing despite hole

• Government Web site says Madoff at prison in Ga.

• Minn. grand jury indicts 2 in missing Somalis case

• Gunman found guilty in Vegas Strip casino shooting

• Trucker who went on killing spree awaits execution

• Episcopal church to affirm gay clergy

• Study finds decline in alcohol use by drivers

International

• SKorean police: Hackers extracted data in attacks

• China city tense after police shooting kills 2

• NATO: 6 killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

• Iran hangs 13 members of rebel Sunni Muslim group

• Liberia's Taylor: War crimes case built on lies

• EU Assembly elects ex-Polish PM as president

• Japan's ruling party defeats no-confidence motion

Politics & Government

• Obama wants Senate health bill quickly

• Obama wants $12 billion for 2-year colleges

• Sotomayor to face senators' questions at hearings

• From storm-tossed Ala. clinic to top doctor post

  • Biographical information on Dr. Regina M. Benjamin

• Rattner leaving auto task force

ODD & Extraordinary

• Fla. honey rule ensures purity of the sweet nectar

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 10 years for TV's favorite sponge

• LA mayor: City will pay costs from Jackson event

  • Michael Jackson toxicology reports expected soon

• Hoarded art by 'quirky' collector could net $20M

• Maura Tierney having operation to rid breast tumor

• Conductor Downes, wife die in Swiss suicide clinic

• Fawcett friend to publish diary

Science, Technology & Environment

• Thunderstorms cause 5th delay for space shuttle

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