National

• Explosion at California factory kills 2, injures 1

• Surprising marriage ends in bizarre Ohio killing

• Suspects leave trail of cash during freeway chase

• Dallas school accused of staging fights

• Homeless in Calif. 'tent city' to get shelter

International

• Netanyahu requests more time to form government

• US admiral condemns China's 'aggressive' actions

• N. Korea shuts border for 3rd time in recent days

• Pope arrives in Angola on 2nd leg of Africa tour

• African Union suspends Madagascar

Politics & Government

• Obama asks patience, guarantees better days ahead

• Obama returns to campaign-style tactics for budget

• Obama reaches out to Iran with video message

• Former AIG head denies he started exec bonuses

• Dodd's political stock tumbles in Connecticut

• Palin rejects nearly 30 percent of stimulus funds

• Black candidate wants to solve crime with 'noose'

ODD & Extraordinary

• Colorado woman with flammable water fears blast

• Wisconsin jewelry robbers fleeced as they flee

• Kan. man accused of having 2 wives in same complex

• Police say Pa. labor chief too drunk to sign name

• N.J. considers ban on bare-it-all 'Brazilian' wax

• Woman accused of church theft blames Satan

• Golfer looking for errant tee shot finds grenade

• Man loses tooth as bowlers brawl over etiquette

• Michigan man claims firing from job over waistline

Science, Technology & Environment

• NASA: Environmental disaster avoided on ozone loss

• Space station's new wings about to get stretched

• Report: Energy contributing to birds' decline

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'Tonight' is friendly turf for President Obama

  • Obama cracks Special Olympics joke on Leno show

• Autopsy: Richardson died from bleeding in brain

• '60 Minutes' creator Hewitt diagnosed with cancer

• Pixar's 'Up' to open 62nd Cannes Film fest

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