State

• Video shows teens beating Chicago student to death

National

• NYC terrorism suspect to be arraigned Tuesday

• Okla. teen claims he was held in closet for years

• Arson-plagued Pa. town shows slow signs of rebirth

• US income gap widens as poor take hit in recession

• Religious life won't be the same after downturn

International

• Philippine toll rises to 246 as new storms brew

  • 23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana roars into Vietnam

• 87 dead in Guinea opposition protest: Red Cross

• 30 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blast

• NATO official: More Afghan training needed for war

• Officials: Missile strike kills 6 in NW Pakistan

• 2 US soldiers killed in Philippines blast

• Iran parliament warns against foreign pressure

• Hondurans weary after 3 months of coup dispute

• Beer-drinking Muslim woman's caning to go ahead

Politics & Government

• CAPITAL CULTURE: T-shirts measure Obama's success

• FACT CHECK: Flaws in Obama's health care anecdotes

• Public plan debate could pit Democrat vs. Democrat

• Age and higher premiums go together: Is it fair?

• When Medicare is the piggy bank

• Congress examines supplements with steroids

• Ex-Bush officials face lawsuits over their actions

ODD & Extraordinary

• 1,400-pound bull drags officers down NJ street

• Men's-only knitting night a hit at Ohio shop

• Cremated remains stolen during Fla. burglary

• Naked man steals truck and drives into a ditch

• Man gets 18 months for pellet gun hot dog theft

• North Dakota golfer sinks 2 aces in same round

• City cracks down on weddings at lavish LA home

• US flag displayed in Texas with only 43 stars

• Sheboygan teen accused of trying to eat marijuana

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Barbra Streisand gets nostalgic on latest CD

• Mariah Carey finds freedom being 'imperfect'

• O'Brien back on 'Tonight,' joking about accident

• Video captures Jackman chiding cell phone offender

• Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custody

• Palin finishes memoir, 'Going Rogue,' out Nov. 17

• Play's sequel gives voice to Matt Shepard's killer

• Fla. conductor breaks back in opening-night fall

Science, Technology & Environment

• EPA seeks to limit plane deicing chemical runoff

• Researchers: Champagne's aroma comes from bubbles

• UN warns leaders time running out for climate deal

• Feds to decide on listing ice seals as threatened

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