State

• Chicago sees 26 percent jump in parking tickets

National

• Survey: Hiring, spending pickup seen in next 6 mos

• Fla. town, family say goodbyes to slain girl

• Family, friends gather for UConn player's funeral

• Fire prompts evacuations in Santa Cruz mountains

• Texas skyscraper bomb plot suspect due in court

• Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names

• AP IMPACT: Immigration agents mishandle informants

• Dollar decline continues: New 14-month low vs euro

• Recall information

International

• 14 Americans killed in 2 Afghan helicopter crashes

• Police on high alert at disputed Jerusalem shrine

• Iraqis mourn victims of worst bombing in 2 years

• UN food agency says 200 million more people hungry

• Iran may ship 'part' of its uranium abroad

• Disgraced cloning expert convicted in SKorea

• Vatican aims to reintegrate traditionalists

• Rabbinical ruling causes havoc on elevators

• Karadzic boycotts opening of his war crimes trial

Politics & Government

• Obama: Iraq attacks an attempt to derail progress

• Carrots and sticks: Obama's split media strategy

• Clock ticking on Democrats' health care reform

• Lawmakers split on timing of Afghan decision

• Biden to discuss future of former GM plant in Del.

• GAO: FDA fails to follow up on unproven drugs

• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Bill Gates' sway on ed policy

ODD & Extraordinary

• Man stuffs mouth with 16 cockroaches in record bid

• No one on ballot for mayor, council in NC town

• Man ordering food called a zombie, punched twice

• Bar patrons playing pool almost hit by their car

• Woman, 88, walks 10,000 miles in husband's memory

• Mail truck driver charged with drunken driving

• For Yosemite bears, dinner arrives in a minivan

• RI hospital has 5th wrong-site surgery since '07

• RI city smashes Guinness bead record

• Lost keys lead NJ police to home invasion suspects

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'Paranormal Activity' slays 'Saw' with $22 million

• Season of false starts for news organizations

• Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with cancer

• King of Pop aims for king of music film status

• Madonna returns to Malawi to launch girls school

• Crowded theaters build momentum for 3-D at home

• Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3

• Garth's still got it: Brooks' Vegas shows sell out

Science, Technology & Environment

• Meteorite-like object falls in Latvia

• Internet set for change with non-English addresses

• Titanic expedition possible in 2010

• From ecological Soviet-era ruin, a sea is reborn

• EPA: Climate bill could cost family $100 annually

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