State

• Ill. woman dies after catching fire during surgery

National

• Police focus on Yale murder suspect's attitude

• Cadaver dogs find scent in CA kidnap suspects yard

• Colo. man faces more questioning in terror probe

• Prosecutor: Jury can be seated in drowning retrial

• NY prosecutor is summing up case vs Astor's son

• Boston mob bosses ordered to pay victim's family

• Muslim groups try to ease fears with accreditation

• Upstate NY group tests composting of pooch poop

• 1st woman takes charge of Army's drill sergeants

• Cheney undergoes elective back surgery

International

• Bombs kill Canadian, US troops in Afghanistan

• Official: Suicide bomb kills 25 in NW Pakistan

• NATO chief proposes linked US/Russian/NATO defense

• Russia's Putin urges US to scrap trade barriers

• Iran reformist attacked; Ahmadinejad slams Israel

• Palestinian aide: No deal on resuming peace talks

• Report: North Korea open to multilateral talks

Politics & Government

• Analysis: Obama abandons view of Iran, not Europe

• House bill would boost Pell Grants

• More fights ahead in Congress over health care

• Lawmakers push for arson registry

• FAA says airlines are no longer its 'customers'

• Mass. House approves Sen. Kennedy succession bill

• Homebuilders vs. firefighters over sprinkler rules

ODD & Extraordinary

• SC teen bags 10-foot alligator with a crossbow

• Police: W.Va. man impersonated gov to steal info

• NC doctor removes plastic fragment lodged in lung

• NJ police say pot plants growing on High Street

• Idaho woman impaled by tree limb recovering

• Ohio couple gets car stolen after auto accident

• Cops: Father hits another dad at school open house

• Man litters national park with 3,000 golf balls

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Variety trade newspaper to charge for online site

• Young class of divas inducted on VH1 special

• Magazine signed by John Lennon sells for $12,713

• Miller, Fogerty honored at Americana Music Awards

• TV anchor's flub turns into catch phrase overnight

Science, Technology & Environment

• Arctic sea ice melt still heavy, but no record

• Carcasses of dead walruses spotted on Alaska coast

• Coldest place in the solar system? Right nearby

• Early, smaller version of T. rex discovered

• AP IMPACT: Gov't stands by as mercury taints water

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