State

• Chicago man charged with kidnap, assault of 4

National

• Dead boy found buried in sand at NM playground

• Attorney in Texas dragging case points to trucker

• Alaska teen pleads guilty to fatally stabbing 4

• Authorities deny calls were pretext for Texas raid

• Poll: More Americans calling themselves pro-life

• Strong storms stretch from Plains to Midwest

• Barber grows into a farm-to-table movement darling

• Filly provides winning story line to Preakness

International

• 4 Americans investigated in Afghan death

• Indian prime minister claims victory in elections

• Bombing, US strike kill dozens in Pakistan

• Sri Lanka military cuts off rebel sea escape

  • Analysis: Sri Lanka war persists despite criticism

• Moscow police violently break up gay pride rally

• Fiji regime warns Methodist Church

Politics & Government

• Obama hails efforts on clean energy, health care

• Obama to name Utah gov. envoy to China

• White House: No interviews of court candidates yet

• Obama revives terror tribunals - with changes

  • Analysis: Democrats' risky focus on torture

  • Pelosi draws response from CIA, criticism from GOP

• Dems' climate bill shy on tax credit help

ODD & Extraordinary

• Police in Mich. looking for a cougar find a toy

• World's tallest dog loses leg to bone cancer

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper among 'Idol' acts

• New America Ferrera film looks at effects of war

• UK teen on-screen in Cannes contender 'Fish Tank'

Science, Technology & Environment

• Complex repairs face weary Hubble spacewalkers

• European scientists launch new space telescope

• Study looks at early Navajo use of smoke signals

• GE dredging of PCBs from upper Hudson River begins

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