National

• TX plant fire smolders, 1000 residents displaced

• Woman held on $2 million bond in baby case

• Not guilty plea entered in LA in cruise ship death

• Horse slaughters have Miami-area owners on edge

• Immigration rights activists retool reform efforts

• Vital La. oil port left vulnerable to hurricanes

• Mild season in Tornado Alley frustrates scientists

• Milestone parties shrink to survive for teens

International

• Iran president: No rift with supreme leader

• Iraqi police: 24 killed in Baghdad bombings

• Spain on maximum alert for 50th anniversary of ETA

• Rights group: Probe death of Nigeria sect leader

• Indian rights activists blast baby-dropping ritual

• Britain to outlaw most private organ transplants

Politics & Government

• Congress wants say on Wall Street pay

• Waxman an old master in art of the political deal

• AP IMPACT: Bad bridges passed up for stimulus cash

• US general may ask for more troops for Afghan war

ODD & Extraordinary

• Driver texts, talks, hits car, crashes into pool

• Man charged with attacking roommate with coconut

• Woman finds 'stolen' Audi in neighbor's garage

• Ga. woman arrested with $13,000 in meth in her bra

• Smiley face graffiti leads to Conn. teen's arrest

• Mich. man jailed for assault during Monopoly game

• Ala. ban of wine with nude label is marketing boon

• Kids put the heat on police exam cheaters in China

• Tiger escapes magic act, ends up on Vegas streets

• W. Pa. bank robbery suspect nabbed counting money

• Man claims he found a rodent inside Diet Pepsi can

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Jackson kids to live with grandma, visit mother

  • Money-troubled doctor found lifeline in Jackson

• Madonna shares spiritual awakening in Israel paper

• Police at center of Parker-Broderick case arrested

Science, Technology & Environment

• Fish for dinner: Overfishing easing in some areas

• Shuttle aims for Friday morning landing in Florida

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