AP - New Gov. Pat Quinn is wasting no time working to prove he's nothing like his predecessor — impeached and ousted Rod Blagojevich.

AP - A small plane apparently low on fuel hit a power line and crashed into a wooded area near a West Virginia airport, killing all six people aboard, authorities said.

AP - The transit officer who shot and killed an unarmed man may have mistakenly pulled his service pistol instead of a stun gun, his lawyer said Friday.

AP - Officer Alissa Poisson graces the January page of the 2009 Portland police calendar, baring her ... soul.

AP - The woman who gave birth to octuplets this week conceived all 14 of her children through in vitro fertilization, is not married and has been obsessed with having children since she was a teenager, her mother said.

AP - Authorities in Pennsylvania say four more arson fires have been reported in an area outside Philadelphia that has been plagued by intentionally set fires over the past year.

AP - All six people aboard a small plane were killed when it struck a power line and crashed shortly after its pilot warned on the radio that it was running low on fuel.

AP - An Ohio man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for disciplining his children with a dog shock collar.

AP - The success of Norm Coleman's lawsuit to reclaim his Senate seat could depend on how willing the trial judges are to find a precedent in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling from another messy, political charged election battle: Bush v. Gore.

AP - Once one of the nation's most popular televangelists, the Rev. Robert H. Schuller is watching his life's work crumble.

AP - As a 10-year-old, Rollin Green was awestruck when he saw the line of hulking orange-and-silver robotic arms swinging with rhythmic precision during his first visit to an auto plant. But something impressed him even more:

AP - Before the unspeakable horror that struck the tan stucco house on McFarland Avenue, the blue-collar folks who labor and live in the community called Wilmington had suffered their fair share — not unlike other Americans.

AP - As federal officials launch a criminal investigation into a Georgia peanut processor at the center of a deadly salmonella outbreak, food safety experts say they hope it's a signal that the government plans to be more aggressive in prosecuting other cases in the future.

AP - Baby Amir's crib is lined with blankets crocheted by his mother and stuffed animals from his 8-year-old sister. Framed photos of him hang on the walls and sit atop shelves and tables throughout his family's three-bedroom home.

AP - Federal officials said Saturday a small plane struggled to stay on course in snowy weather and its pilot reported being low on fuel before it crashed in West Virginia, killing all six on board.

AP - Authorities said four arson fires reported Saturday 'share a commonality' with other intentionally set blazes that have plagued this area outside Philadelphia, but they wouldn't say if they were connected.

AP - Rod Blagojevich entered the Illinois governor's office with the state budget falling apart and public confidence shaken by a spectacular scandal. Six years later, Blagojevich is gone but if anything his tenure dug the hole deeper.

AP - Police in Cincinnati say they have questioned and released an 11-year-old boy who they believe fatally shot a 7-year-old neighbor.

AP - The father of three children who have names associated with Nazis is accusing the state Division of Youth and Family Services of taking his children under false pretenses and says one of the kids appeared neglected when he saw them last week.

AP - New Jersey, the only state without an official song, is considering adopting four of them. Chances are, none of them is on your iPod.

AP - Investigators looking into a deadly tour bus crash on a highway near the Hoover Dam said Saturday that it may take up to a month to figure out why the vehicle overturned, killing seven passengers and injuring 10 others.