State

• Sen. Burris to leave on tour of central Illinois

National

• Pa. mom, daughter are rear-ended, report abduction

• Minnesota boy prepares for chemo, ends legal fight

• Tyson family asks for privacy after tot's death

• Crews battle tire fire in Texas town for 2nd day

• Dog that saved owner from Mich. fire is euthanized

• OSHA cites Wal-Mart in N.Y. worker's '08 crowd death

• O.J. Simpson appeals Vegas armed robbery conviction

• Some 'longitude' for speller No. 1 at national bee

International

• Report: North Korea restarts nuclear plant

  • North Korea's bomb test seen as troubling progress

  • Analysis: US looking for Russians, Chinese to lead

• Official: Car bombing kills 30 in Pakistan

  • Civilians suffer in Pakistan army war on Taliban

• Iran candidate Rezaei seeks path for US talks

• Cyclone Aila toll up to 168 in India, Bangladesh

• Mexico detains 10 mayors for alleged drug ties

Politics & Government

• Obama welcomes South Korea to anti-nuke group

• Push to confirm 1st Hispanic to Supreme Court

  • Sotomayor: A liberal record -- but not entirely so

• Army chief: Troops could be in Iraq after 2012

• Congress moves to withhold detainee abuse photos

ODD & Extraordinary

• What to do with doggy doo -- how 'bout a PowerLoo?

• Man, 81, charged for clearing pothole for repair

• Man accused of demanding $30 to return lost phone

• Police say Pa. woman fired shot near son's feet

• San Diego teens pranking school caught red-handed

• Motorcyclist accused of ramming R.I. cop -- again

• Accused tire slasher blames mom, radiation, braces

• LA County says OK to couple's goats, llama, emu

• Ex-schools trustee gets probation in ketchup theft

• Show me the money: 5th-graders pick winning stocks

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Jay Leno nears the end of his 'Tonight Show' road

• George Strait named artist of decade in TV special

• 'Idol' winner Clarkson is a Susan Boyle fan

• Adam Lambert keen on Queen, but won't rock only

• Gokey says he's willing to try 'Dancing'

• Hugh Jackman's son using dad's pedigree on girls

• Elizabeth Taylor home from hospital, feels 'great'

Science, Technology & Environment

• Russian capsule blasts off for space station

• WWII-era ship to become sunken reef off Key West

• Skeleton shows earliest evidence of leprosy

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