State

• Sheriffs: Ill. boys, father died in murder-suicide

• Chicago spruces up for key Olympic committee visit

• Sun-Times Media Group files for bankruptcy

• O'Hare's $15B expansion left out of stimulus funds

National

• 2 Mass. men catch toddler after 40-foot fall

• Md. mom's starvation plea pegged to resurrection

• Police: Dad killed kids, relatives, then himself

• Wind and snow building up again in nervous Fargo

• Older workers, hurt by recession, seek new jobs

• Calif. IRS agent admits cheating on his own taxes

International

• Migrant ship capsizes off Libya; hundreds missing

• Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 12 in Mosul

• Report: Tibetan monk beaten to death in China

• Pakistani Taliban claim police academy attack

• Expert: N. Korea has several nuclear warheads

• N. Korea says 2 US journalists will stand trial

• Netanyahu shows pragmatic side as he takes power

• Khmer Rouge defendant expresses 'heartfelt sorrow'

Politics & Government

• Obama puts GM, Chrysler on short leash

  • Obama administration criticized for auto stance

• New law protects wild areas in 9 states

• A busy agenda fuels Obama's 1st trip to Europe

• Sebelius to call for action now on health care

• US names religious freedom violators

ODD & Extraordinary

• Official: Space junk likely caused unusual sky

• Man fires at McDonald's window over breakfast menu

• Man finds cell phone and demands $300 for it

• Indiana troopers nab son, then dad on DWI charges

• Man charged with trying to exit delayed jet at JFK

• Woman charged after 20 cat skeletons found in home

• Airline worker flies N.Y. to Boston in baggage hold

• Sneezing fit causes driver to crash into Ore. home

• Madoff gets trading card in set featuring scammers

• Small gator climbs through door, bites homeowner

• Woman who sued police dog over buttocks bite fined

Science, Technology & Environment

• Honda connects brain thoughts with robotics

• New plan to reduce planes' CO2 emissions

• World's largest laser now ready for use

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Miley Cyrus: No more 'Hannah Montana' films

• 3-D vs. 2-D: 'Monsters' scores on added dimension

• Madonna's adoption ruling delayed until Friday

• Josh Hartnett hospitalized with stomach trouble

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