State

• Ill. boy in fake cop case accused of stealing car

• Man allegedly squeezed Army contractor for payoff

National

• Authorities seek SoCal tot reported kidnapped

• Warrant charges Craigslist suspect with R.I. assault

• Teen son who escaped helps unravel Fla. shootings

• On to Preakness for Derby winner Mine That Bird

• Pa. museum may allow DNA test of Lincoln's blood

• Bernanke likely to give less dour take on economy

International

• US reporter's appeal to be heard next week in Iran

• Georgian president says mutiny isolated

• Afghans allege dozens of civilian deaths

• Taliban patrol northwestern Pakistan town

• 44 killed in attack in Turkey; 8 gunmen arrested

Politics & Government

• White House to seek input on education law

• Republicans attacking Obama on terror policy

• FDA moves against swine flu fraud

ODD & Extraordinary

• Family marks mom's 85th birthday with daffodils

• Brawl breaks out during karaoke at Ore. restaurant

• House can be yours for $1 -- but there's a catch

• Ore. police: Man stopped for DUI twice in 1 day

• Police use inner tube to rescue suspect from lake

• Mass. police get burned as 4,000 teens flood beach

• Ind. man charged with arson in fake hate crime

• Austrian gets world record for building 707,335 coffins

• Chinese county stops urging officials to smoke

• Police: Proof is in the pudding in Pa. burglaries

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'Angels & Demons' premieres in Rome with Tom Hanks

• 'Idol' finalist Lambert impresses rocker Slash

• Elizabeth Edwards to appear on Oprah Winfrey show

• Rihanna returns to red carpet at New York gala

• Taos events mark 'Easy Rider' anniversary, '60s

Science, Technology & Environment

• US supports reducing climate-warming gases

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