State

• Ill. scandal exposes favoritism in admissions

National

• Body found in Mich. near where girl went missing

• Montana teen charged with killing 1, injuring 2

• Suspected abortion doc killer: Thanks for prayers

• Craigslist policing questioned after NC rape case

• American jailed in wife's Australia vacation death

• Prison blues: States slimming down inmate meals

• Deep-sea explorers may lose vast treasure to Spain

• Detroit triplet gives birth to her own set of 3

• Highway shoulders shaggy as states cut back mowing

• Memories of Ike weigh on Texas beach city's summer

• Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88

International

• French minister warns about alleged Airbus debris

• Analyst says new North Korean missile pad is ready

  • North Korea silent about US journalists' trial

  • Report: US to put its own sanctions on North Korea

• Number of roadside bombs surge in Afghanistan

• Suicide blast at mosque in Pakistan kills 30

• Bus fire in southwestern China kills 25

• Berlusconi: I'll resign if I lied about teen

• British prime minister reshuffling Cabinet

Politics & Government

• Obama calls for new effort for 2-state solution

  • Analysis: Obama tries evenhanded approach

• Gender and heritage a frequent topic for Sotomayor

• Justice Department admits new mistakes

• IRS may seek licenses for tax preparers

ODD & Extraordinary

• Malaysia to blow the whistle on litterbugs

• Timely fish tale: Hawaii fish coughs up gold watch

• Phoenix bishop sentenced for church bell noise

• Bank robbery suspects' getaway car runs out of gas

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Thai police: Carradine death may be accidental

• Susan Boyle released from mental health clinic

• 'Slumdog' kids visit Hong Kong for charity show

Science, Technology & Environment

• Ha-ha! Ape study traces evolution of laughter

• Spacewalk begins after delay from CO2 in spacesuits

• Mars orbiter enters safe mode after disturbance

• Scientists find more dinosaur bones at Utah quarry

• Feds release Calif. plan to protect chinook salmon

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