State

• Guilty verdict in 1993 Ill. restaurant slayings

• Some Chicago residents hoping Olympics bid a bust

National

• NYC terror suspect pleads not guilty, kept in jail

• Review targets parole lapses in Calif. kidnap case

• Va. gov: No reason to stop sniper execution

• Effigy video on Facebook burns 2 Wis. deputies

• Some Ky. tobacco farmers dealt late-season setback

• Officials called to conference on Calif. drought

• Report of 1955 jet being found, stirs memories

International

• Powerful earthquake rocks western Indonesia

  • Tsunami in South Pacific islands kills nearly 100

• Ketsana leaves more than 300 dead across SE Asia

• US speeding up military withdrawal from Iraq

• Iran: Talks with 6 nations will test their respect

  • Analysis: Iran plant could defer Israel strike

  • Analysis: US has high ground in Iran talks

• Israel moves closer to freeing captive soldier

• Guinea's military leader bans demonstrations

• United Nations: 4 million people now on AIDS drugs

Politics & Government

• Obama to announce $5 billion from stimulus for NIH

• More thorny challenges ahead for health overhaul

• McCain: Time is running short for Afghan decision

• Congress fashions $350 million dairy aid package

• Dems debate shielding banks from state laws

• Gov't: Nearly 6,000 deaths from driver distraction

ODD & Extraordinary

• Woman continues treasure hunt after finding note

• Student accused of rubbing sleeping women's legs

• Pa. teen uses fork, cookie cutter to brand friend

• Woman charged for bringing marijuana to courthouse

• Psychic charged with lying about attack by rivals

• Cops: Skater faces charges in right-of-way dispute

• Man calls 911 to confess to Fla. robbery

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'Zombieland' a lively comedy about the undead

• CBS wins the 1st week as long TV season begins

• Will and Jada Pinkett Smith to host Nobel concert

• Dan Rather's $70M lawsuit against CBS thrown out

• Calif. police seize reality contestant's computer

• DJ AM's death ruled accidental drug overdose

Science, Technology & Environment

• Nero's rotating banquet hall unveiled in Rome

• Canadian circus billionaire heads to space station

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