Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Anthrax mailing suspect Bruce Ivins tormented his wife with rudeness and behaved erratically in the weeks before the Army scientist took his own life by overdosing on Tylenol, according to documents released Monday....

FBI tapes might elude Illinois impeachment panel
CHICAGO (AP) -- State legislators weighing evidence against Gov. Rod Blagojevich may finish their work before getting any tapes of the governor's conversations that were made secretly by the FBI, attorneys indicated Monday....

Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months....

Burris making personal bid to join the new Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Although he calls himself a senator, Roland Burris has found little support among fellow Democrats in his effort to take the Senate seat to which embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed him....

Timber company drops road deal with Forest Service
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- The nation's largest owner of timberland disclosed Monday that it will no longer pursue changes in agreements governing its use of U.S. Forest Service roads - changes that critics complained could transform forests into housing subdivisions....

5 homeless shelter residents killed in Texas fire
PARIS, Texas (AP) -- A fire fueled by donated clothes ripped through a homeless shelter in northeastern Texas early Monday, killing five residents as some tried dousing the blaze with pans of water....

Prop. 8 backers blast Calif. Attorney General
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday of advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning it....

NM gov. backed down over pay-to-play probe
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Richardson's gold-plated resume had never been tarnished as he moved up the political ladder from congressman and diplomat to governor....

Sheriff: Man arrested in Ohio mother's slaying
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A man was arrested in the shooting death of a woman whose 4-year son was abducted and left unharmed at a highway rest area, authorities said Monday....

Search starts for Kansas boy now missing 10 years
EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) -- The Kansas parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are "people of interest" as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday....