State

• 4th Chicago teen charged in videotaped beating

National

• Police: Fla. shooting suspect was angry at company

• Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash

  • Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims

• After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse

• Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old

• Gift card scandal could sink Baltimore mayor

• Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service

International

• Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad

• Ministry: NATO airstrike kills Afghan soldiers

  • Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line

• Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander

• Pakistan: 12 militants killed in offensive

  • Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban

• Ida spurs tropical storm warning for Grand Cayman

Politics & Government

• Decision day for health care in the House

• Obama praises those who ended Fort Hood violence

• Obama visits wounded US soldiers at Walter Reed

ODD & Extraordinary

• Developer: Proposed wind farm site is too windy

• NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure

• Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge

• Wyoming hunter bags deer, then hungry lion

• Miss. gov's son scores 2 holes-in-one in 1 round

• Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call

• Sleepwalker beaten after men find him in apartment

• Minn.'s 'DWI chair' sells for more than $10,000

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes'

• Augusten Burroughs shares his holiday stories

• Honolulu Symphony cancels remaining 2009 concerts

Science, Technology & Environment

• Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games

• Prized mushroom collection returns to China

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