National

• Military plane, helicopter collide off SoCal coast

• 1 dead, steeple falls as tornadoes hit La., Ark.

• Police seek shooter who wounded 2 at LA synagogue

• Number of arrests growing in California gang rape

• Couple charged in Dugard case appear in court

• Texas law on children seeing porn being challenged

• US admiral concerned about China military buildup

• Businessman wants light sentence in UBS tax probe

• China expands language institutes at US colleges

• Iowa's early Halloween-goers need jokes for treats

• An hour more sleep -- must be standard time again

International

• Fire at India oil depot kills 6

• Clinton faces Pakistani anger at Predator attacks

  • Pakistan military closes in on Taliban stronghold

• EU says Iran must stick by uranium limitation deal

• Hebrew, Hindi, other scripts get Web address nod

• Dutch court nixes teenager's round-the-world sail

• France's Jacques Chirac ordered to stand trial

• Honduras' ousted president, government sign pact

• Zimbabwe foreign minister: UN trip a 'provocation'

• Haitian prime minister fired by Senate

Politics & Government

• Analysis: Obama has mixed message on recovery

• Clinton says US can find way out of Afghanistan

• House Dems unveil health bill, cheered on by Obama

  • Health care businesses at risk in House overhaul

• Financial overhaul bill gets wary reception

• Ethics report leaked, discloses internal probes

ODD & Extraordinary

• Floridians try nutty way to save post office

• Ohio residents say cops advised them to move away

• Cops: Fla. man stole ferret by shoving it in pants

• Distinctive trailer gets unwanted 'piggyback' ride

• Cops: Man tries woman's clothes, flees in boxers

• McPrank: 4 Utah teens cited for McDonald's rap

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• FBI investigates forgery claims against La. couple

• Springsteen, Wonder and others celebrate Rock Hall

• Manager: Dennis Hopper has prostate cancer

• Calif. jury awards $16M in radio contestant death

• DC station airs demo of bare breast self-exams

• Jackson's 'This Is It' draws $20.1M worldwide

• Rapper releases video directed by Heath Ledger

Science, Technology & Environment

• NASA: Booster rocket damaged in test flight

• US rubber company disputes Liberia pollution study

• Accused spy scientist held without bond

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