State

• Ill. gov. faces 'greatest crisis of modern times'

• Durbin meets with panel, prosecutor about Burris

National

• Actor saves man who fell on tracks in NYC subway

• 4 slayings in N.C. family could be heroin-related

• Jury convicts Pa. trooper of dentist killing

• New Mexico governor abolishes capital punishment

• Prison releases photo of elderly Charles Manson

• Charity scraps idea for sex offender home in Ky.

• Police: Conn. teacher made boy eat from garbage

• Manufacturers move to ban drop-side cribs

• Hawaii celebrates 50 years after statehood bill

International

• Bin Laden rallies Somali militants in Web message

• Mexican tariffs on 89 US products take effect

• Austria: Prosecutor urges life sentence for Fritzl

• Pope tells Muslims that religion rejects violence

• Reports: 2 US journalists being held in N. Korea

• Japan mulling more sanctions against N. Korea

Politics & Government

• House sets up vote on taxing AIG bonuses

• Schwarzenegger to help Obama answer GOP critics

• Atty. gen. willing to reconsider newspaper policies

ODD & Extraordinary

• N.C. woman hopes to cash in after dog's deposit

• Mich. county wants no-hitchhiker signs to hit road

• California town to spray-paint lawn bald spots

• Woman allegedly punches, bites her son's principal

• Mass. seniors tell board: Let us eat doughnuts

• Inmate complains of pain and makes daring escape

• No bull: WSU vets deliver bull triplets

• Jurors mull woman's urination discrimination claim

• Gay marriage gets recognition -- in the dictionary

• Mont. man ties state record by catching tiny fish

Science, Technology & Environment

• Tongan inspection team heads to undersea volcano

• Astronauts set stage for spacewalk, solar wing

• Dinosaur find raises debate on feather evolution

• Big melt seen in Antarctic past, and maybe future

• Microsoft adds shortcuts, security to new browser

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Natasha Richardson mourned as a 'wonderful woman'

• Another 'American Idol' contestant booted

• Stacy Keach recuperating after stroke

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