• Plaza of binational goodwill to close for construction of new border fence, Calif. agency says

• Charges dropped against Border Patrol agent who fatally shot illegal immigrant in Arizona

• Former eBay CEO, considering run for Calif. governor, fights to reclaim name in cyberspace

• UN chief accepts resignation of Kemal Dervis as head of the UN Development Program

• Police investigate threatening letter, suspicious substance sent to Chicago congressman

• Nuclear plant cuts power by 60 percent after finding radioactive leak

• Ind. woman hailed for saving herself, 2 little daughters after car slides into frigid pond

• Minn. woman stuck in cold for hours was near death; her survival amazed doctors

• 17-year-old charged in Christmastime triple slaying and fourth killing in Rochester, NY

• Attorney says former Idaho Sen. Craig won't appeal further in airport sex sting

• Fla. couple share tale of accidental journey through Cuba; say they crashed boat, went to jail

• Greek premier pledges new Cabinet will ensure security after nationwide riots

• Obituaries in the news

• After steady homeownership growth, 1 in 10 Hispanics skipping house payments

• Videos of fatal police shooting in Oakland, Calif., spark violent protests, homicide probe

• 82-year-old New York businessman accused of targeting Catholics in $17 million Ponzi scheme

• Flooding, avalanches, mudslides close Washington state highways, stalling commerce

• Police: Teen planning school shooting in custody after tip from Internet chat

• Pittsburgh Episcopal church petitions court for $20M in assets held by breakaway parishes

• Officials: CDC probe into salmonella outbreak includes Ill.; nearly 400 cases nationwide

• Carter: Fighting in Gaza could lead to new efforts for broader peace talks

• Federal judge in Arkansas delays start of trial of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo on sex charges

• Media groups want names of hundreds in unmarked graves at old Nebraska psychiatric hospital

• Mother, 18-month-old son killed when Alabama flooding sweeps car from rural road

• Oregon police say law against teen drivers using cell phones tough to enforce, mostly ignored

• NY court papers: Body of mobster John Gotti's vanished neighbor was dissolved in acid

• New York state lawmaker sworn into state Senate amid assault investigation

• Jury begins deliberations in case against ex-Orange County sheriff accused of taking bribes

• Evacuated residents return to Colo. homes after wildfire calmed; former FEMA head among them

• Va.-based appeals court says government can't hold sex offenders beyond end of prison sentence

• Civil liberties group criticizes police data on civilian complaints in Newark, NJ

• LA federal judge hears arguments on move to dismiss conviction in MySpace hoax case

• Union County, SC, sheriff says he's '99.9 percent sure' remains are missing nurse

• Paterson: Caroline Kennedy's lack of legislative experience a 'minus' as she seeks Senate job

• Judge releases Alabama sheriff after finding he profited by feeding skimpy meals to inmates

• Subzero temperatures ground planes, disable cars and freeze pipes in parts of Alaska

• Visitor finds bones of Union soldier at Antietam in Md., site of Civil War's bloodiest battle

• Illinois sec. of state suddenly feeling the heat as flap over Senate seat draws the spotlight

• Co-defendant who went free in OJ Simpson case jailed on probation violation in Las Vegas

• Ambition? Or oversized ego? Illinois politicians debate Burris' motives in seeking Senate seat

• Study finds those hiking and boating most likely to need rescuing in Utah's national parks

• More species invasions likely in Great Lakes despite tighter ballast controls, report says

• Ill. gov's lawyers ask court to take US attorney off case, say news conference was prejudicial

• Charles Morgan, civil rights-era lawyer from Alabama, dies in Florida; Bond, Ali among clients

• Mass. wants calorie counts posted on menu boards at fast-food outlets as soon as this fall

• Lighter mail volume leads Postal Service to change some city routes, affecting delivery times

• Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent in Israel for conservative Web site

• FDA weighs approval of anti-clotting drug from milk of genetically engineered goats

• Passengers subdue man who allegedly made bomb threat aboard Los Angeles-bound Delta airliner

• Galveston leaders implore Texas lawmakers for financial rescue 4 months after Hurricane Ike

• Apartment fire in southeast Chicago kills 3 young siblings; rescued child in serious condition

• Baltimore councilwoman accused of taking bribe from developer who wanted tax breaks from city

• Va. 6-year-old takes and wrecks family car after missing school bus, but makes it to class

• Cold War vets sue government, saying they were wrongfully used in harmful military experiments

• NYC hopes to leave Las Vegas at the altar, become world's No. 1 wedding destination

• Sick, disoriented Calif. brown pelicans showing up in record numbers, baffling researchers

• Clinton suspends campaign, endorses Obama