State

• Ill. man charged in bomb plot will undergo tests

• Rampage threat suspect argues note was rap lyrics

• Jury: Ill. man gets death penalty in 1983 slaying

National

• Police: Mike Tyson in scuffle at LA airport

• Shooting suspect's superiors questioned behavior

• Mo. cops hunt for child abuse clues hidden in jars

• Oregon woman killed by husband filed for divorce

• Woman attacked by chimp reveals face on 'Oprah'

• Jury weighs death penalty in TV anchorwoman case

• Heavy rain prompts flood warnings from NC to NY

International

• Gunmen kill Pakistani working at Iranian Consulate

• Blackout raises fears about Brazil infrastructure

• Report: Chinese who complain to gov't risk kidnap

• Somali judge who jailed pirates, insurgents killed

• North Korea threatens South over naval clash

• Forbes: Mexican drug lord 41 on most powerful list

• Japan's emperor marks 20th anniversary on throne

• Afghan presidential inauguration to be Nov. 19

  • Afghan future threatened by ex-warlords in gov't

Politics & Government

• Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options

• Unions prod Obama to fix ailing airline industry

• AP sources: Reid eyes payroll tax hike on wealthy

• US risks following Japan's example of stagnancy

• Clinton supports Philippine antiterrorism fight

ODD & Extraordinary

• NC school officials nix cash-for-grades fundraiser

• 1.5 lbs. of nails pulled from Peruvian's stomach

• Australian men undress and soap up at a car wash

• New device takes gorilla's blood pressure

• Charges dropped against Fla. men in sidewalk feud

• Police: Wife pulls knife on husband over vodka

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Taylor's turn: Swift wins entertainer of the year

• Oscars get record 20 animated submissions

• Lou Dobbs, CNN part company, leaving uncertainty

Science, Technology & Environment

• Gene found that seems key in evolution of speech

• Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake, other fish

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