National

• Hunt on for Ohio gunman who killed 4 kids, woman

• Slain suspect jumped judge with 6-inch metal spike

• Felon flees courtroom, 6 years after escaping jail

• Calif. high court weighs gay marriage ban

• NTSB: Witness saw Fossett plane fight strong winds

International

• Kenya rights body: pattern of official killings

• HK tourist says he was blocked from Tibetan town

• S. Korean airlines stay clear of N. Korea after threat

Politics & Government

• Obama to speak to police recruits about stimulus

• Senate bogs down over $410 billion spending bill

• Bailout monitor welcomes mortgage bankruptcy plan

• Clinton: US has been negligent on climate change

ODD & Extraordinary

• Octopus gets inside lunchbox at Boston aquarium

• Man uses debit card to buy drink in alleged holdup

• N.J. troopers to go car-fishing with help of robots

• Cops find bags of heroin in pregnant woman's pants

• Man angry about being put on hold threatens worker

• S.C. man charged after gun goes off in class

• Bus driver charged with egging on snowball attack

• Man accused of stealing police car, driving drunk

• Man charged with theft following small plane crash

• N.H. police: Car thief's forgetfulness nabs him

• Man at border asks for manners, gets pepper spray

• Police: Man climbs pole to test new shoe spikes

Science, Technology & Environment

• NASA telescope will hunt for Earth-like planets

• Heaters might stave off doom for bats: researchers

• New species of bamboo coral identified off Hawaii

• Horses 1st domesticated 5,000 years ago

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Top 13 finalists chosen on 'American Idol'

• Jewel, Nancy O'Dell drop 'Dancing With the Stars'

• Chris Brown appears in court on felony charges

• Michael Jackson plans London gig before beating it

• Quaid revisits L.A. hospital for 'Oprah' episode

• Capitol Hill goes gaga over Brad Pitt

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