State

• Ousted Ill. governor explains himself in new book

National

• Testimony: Girl's alleged abductor had rape desire

• Chief plays mobile home slayings close to the vest

• AP exclusive: Video shows chicks ground up alive

• Fire near Los Angeles grows in triple-digit heat

• Schools look to teacher furloughs to trim budgets

• Madoff's Long Island beach getaway put up for sale

• Revenue-hungry Kansas will be owner of new casinos

• US seeks to oust Michigan man over Nazi-era charge

• Same-sex marriages begin in Vermont

International

• Mexico tries to evacuate thousands ahead of Jimena

• Pakistan forces kill 35 militants in Khyber raids

• Recovery, US troops priority of new Japan leader

• Taiwan: China cancels events over Dalai Lama visit

• Poland marks 70th anniversary of WWII beginning

• Libya: Lockerbie bomber's health quickly worsening

  • Britain, Scotland to show Lockerbie correspondence

• Russians mark 5 years since Beslan school tragedy

• Drivers in Samoa must switch to the left side

Politics & Government

• Baucus predicts health care overhaul this year

• Another Sen. Kennedy in Massachusetts?

• US commander in Afghanistan calls for new strategy

• NTSB weighs safety options for EMS helicopters

• Gov't struggles to find answer to pilot fatigue

• Study: Cities slash services amid economic slump

ODD & Extraordinary

• Conn. man advertises parents on Craigslist

• World's oldest dog dies in NY at 21 -- or 147

• Mailman charged after thousands of pieces found

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• LA fashion designer gets sentence of 59 years to life

• Japanese couple wins World Tango competition

• Court sides with Paris Hilton in Hallmark fight

• UK police to review Rolling Stones guitarist death

• 1940s gospel legend Marie Knight dies in NYC at 84

Science, Technology & Environment

• Astronauts gear up for 1st spacewalk of mission

• Wind, current combined to raise East Coast sea level

Today

• This day in history

• The nation's weather