State

• Woman pleads guilty in Ill. torture slaying

National

• Balloon mom may have admitted hoax to protect kids

• 2 soldiers struck by car and killed in Fla.

• New safety worry: Laptops, devices in the cockpit

• Families of US hikers held in Iran release video

• Soldiers accused in marriage scam for benefits

• Low milk prices have dairy farmers killing cows

• Artists plan to encase vacant Detroit home in ice

International

• Al-Qaida linked group claims Baghdad attacks

• Pakistan: 42 militants die in anti-Taliban assault

• 2 Tibetans executed in China over riots last year

• China to hunt remains at 1950 US bomber crash site

• Amnesty: Israel withholds water from Palestinians

• Ex-Gitmo detainees sue UK to make evidence public

• British couple missing off coast of Somalia

• Church of Scientology convicted of fraud in France

Politics & Government

• Obama putting $3.4B toward a 'smart' power grid

• Obama says he will not rush Afghanistan decision

• No guarantees on Senate health bill's public plan

  • Long-term care insurance program gains in House

• Senate hearing kicks off climate bill

• CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama a tough critic -- of himself

ODD & Extraordinary

• Beef spills on Mass. highway after truck overturns

• 1-legged suspect caught with 1 stolen shoe

• Norwegian accused of skin-crawling snake smuggling

• Ohio man's ring returned at wake after 57 years

• Minn. group picks up road trash while packing heat

• Georgia Shriners' mini-cars stolen from storage

• Man took pay from NJ company he never worked for

• Ga. woman scares off burglar by acting like a dog

• Md. cop accused of pulling gun at haunted house

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Joke's on Bill Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute

• Prosecutors lose bid to show Smith photos in court

• 'Promises, Promises' set for Broadway next spring

• Elizabeth Taylor calls Jackson film 'brilliant'

Science, Technology & Environment

• Bad weather could interfere with NASA test flight

• Experts: Tigers fast dying out despite campaigns

• AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global cooling

• UN signals delay in climate change treaty

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