State

• Slayings of mom, sons unsettle rural Ill. county

• Appeals court upholds Chicago ban on handguns

• Redemption from scandal? Ill. ethics reform mixed

National

• Man charged in death of Kansas abortion provider

  • Neb. doctor wants to carry on Tiller's mission

• Poll: US divided over torture, closing Guantanamo

• Shooting ends Harvard woman's hopes of graduating

• Ex-Detroit mayor late, $3,500 short on restitution

• Recession adds woes for struggling Pa. businesses

• SC slave cabins were home to family through '60s

International

• French: No sign of problem with Air France jet

  • Geologist, wife from US were on Air France plane

• China bars foreign reporters from Tiananmen Square

  • China cracks down on Twitter, other social media

• 4th UK minister quits, dealing blow to PM

• British hostage thought killed by al-Qaida

• 10 security guards killed in Afghan bomb blasts

• Military: Gitmo detainee dies of apparent suicide

• OAS fails to agree on Cuba membership

Politics & Government

• US warns NKorea its nuke test put it on wrong path

• To open a Muslim dialogue, Obama visits Saudi king

• Senate reviews closing of GM, Chrysler dealerships

• Sotomayor makes rounds on Capitol Hill

• Senate advances bill to regulate tobacco

• Byrd's condition a guarded secret

• Gov't posts sensitive list of US nuclear sites

• AP source: US made bombing errors in Afghanistan

• INSIDE WASHINGTON: Starting over on a helicopter

ODD & Extraordinary

• Chile police find suitcases made of cocaine

• Man banned from all NH Dunkin' Donuts after theft

• Pa. couple both charged with DUI after car crash

• Ex-Cleveland reporter red-faced over parking move

• Cops: Alleged shoplifter pulls fire alarm in cell

• Store owner gives would-be robber bread and $40

• Woman survives attempt at suicide by train

• NH man arrested for the 153rd time to plead guilty

• 10,000 bees crowd wing of plane at Mass. airport

• SC funeral home license revoked for cutting corpse

• 2 Ky. men sent to jail for Nativity theft

• Slithering 4-foot snake surprises Bronx family

• Man angry at solicitor fires rifle, hits own car

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Heidi and Spencer quit NBC's 'I'm a Celebrity'

• Marriage drama keeps 'Jon & Kate' on ratings roll

• Cyrus signs on for 4th season of 'Hannah Montana'

Science, Technology & Environment

• Space station astronauts: Big family in full house

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