State

• Tank cars blow up in Illinois derailment, 1 killed

• FBI: 2nd defendant in artifacts case found dead

• Senate ethics committee next up for Roland Burris

National

• Mich. teen electrocuted as storm downs power line

• Prosecutors: Sentence Madoff without delay

• Helicopter pilot just before crash: 'Hang on'

• Pilot's death could renew debate over age limit

• About 800 geese near NYC airports euthanized

• Abortion clinic in focus again, with vigil planned

• NC gov. warns texters: 'Hope u r not driving now'

• Gay couples can use married names on passports

• Nonprofit reverses plan to give injured vet a home

• California girl gets dying wish to see movie 'Up'

International

• Iran threatens harsh crackdown against opposition

• Truck bomb kills at least 25 in northern Iraq

• Officials: 50 militants dead in Pakistan fighting

• US, regional powers may meet on NKorea next month

• British PM vows to stay despite expense fallout

• Reports: Coroner testifies at Italian trial

• New Acropolis Museum to open with lavish party

• Historic planes draw crowds at Paris Air Show

Politics & Government

• Obama wants men to be better fathers than his own

• Obama: New consumer protections 'essential'

• Emerging $80B deal would help fund Medicare drugs

• Former Fannie Mae head to take over bank bailout

• Clinton full recovery expected after elbow surgery

• Sotomayor quits women's club after GOP criticism

ODD & Extraordinary

• Chicago couple with swine flu say 'I do'

• Bar brawler charged with high-heeled shoe assault

• Man drives 3 miles on Wash. interstate in reverse

• Lobster, wine and a sound sleep follow break-in

• Indiana lawyer found asleep in trash can

• Montana woman uses chickens as therapy animals

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Album with Adam Lambert tunes expected this summer

• 'America's Got Talent' looking for its own Boyle

• Veteran CBS newsman Walter Cronkite reportedly ill

• Winfrey visits art festival at her SAfrican school

• Linda Hunt joining cast of 'NCIS: Los Angeles'

Science, Technology & Environment

• Partial walrus estimate alarms conservation group

• Study: Beijing's air worse than at past Olympics

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