State

• Chicago police probed for posing with suspect

National

• Family at center of balloon saga under scrutiny

  • Excerpts of 911 call reporting boy is in balloon

• Neighbors thought dead man was Halloween display

• NYC calling all cabbies: Hang up that phone

• Sweat lodge deaths cast negative spotlight on guru

• Man's halt of interracial marriage sparks outrage

• 'Illegal Alien' Halloween costume sparks ire

International

• Rick 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane

• Philippines starts evacuation from typhoon's path

• Ground offensive begins in Pakistan al-Qaida haven

• Truck bomb destroys key bridge in western Iraq

• Rulings in Afghan election fraud probe expected

• Botswana: Party in power for 43 years to win again

• Honduran talks deadlocked over restoring Zelaya

• Karadzic asks for UN trial exemption

• A nurse's aide in US to be crowned African king

Politics & Government

• Obama praises Senate committee's health care vote

• Obama administration shifting policy on Sudan

• Congress weighs bill to stop nuke waste imports

• Lobbyists influence financial reform

ODD & Extraordinary

• Pa. man who shot cannonball into home faces felony

• Berlin brothel cuts rates for 'green' customers

• For Ala. man, XXXXXXX marks spot for ticket-magnet

• Accused animal hoarder allegedly Tasers trooper

• Man arraigned for 'weapon cane' in Pa. courthouse

• 3 new convictions give Mass. man a total of 72

• Dad, 83, accused of opening fire on drumming son

• Mass. police: Victim finds robber applying for job

• Carhenge named No. 2 wackiest attraction in U.S.

• 'V for Vendetta' teen faces disorderly charge

• Woman accused of broadcasting porn near school

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Artist admits using other photo for 'Hope' poster

• O'Brien, NJ mayor turn facetious feud into comedy

• NYC pop culture show draws TV and sports celebs

• Clooney promotes 'Up in the Air' at Rome film fest

• Birkhead says he saw Anna Nicole Smith take drugs

Science, Technology & Environment

• NASA flies over Antarctica to measure icemelt

• Biggest economies try again to strike climate deal

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