National

NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker

The New York Senate has voted to immediately expel a senator convicted of misdemeanor assault. Full Story

• Mass. mom guilty of murder in girl's fatal OD
• Conn. worker cites gas smell an hour before blast
• Calif. man convicted of killing girlfriend's son

Entertainment

Obama says music fueled civil rights movement

Crediting civil rights-era protest songs and their spiritual predecessors for his election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sat in the East Room of his White House and listened to an all-star lineup of performers pay tribute to the music that he said fueled freedom marches and civil disobedience. Full Story

• Bonnaroo to feature DMB, Kings of Leon, Wonder
• Dad of Palin grandson bares all for Playgirl cover
• NBC, Boys & Girls Clubs team on Parenthood Project

Health

Lawmaker's death a reminder of surgery risks

Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman's death is a reminder of the known risks. Full Story

• Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers
• Debate in US over blood from newborn safety tests
• Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests

World

Doctor says vendor may have been in rubble 27 days

A rice vendor may have lived under the rubble of a flea market for 27 days with little more than water and possibly fruit, a doctor said Tuesday, in what would be a dramatic tale of survival four weeks after Haiti's devastating earthquake. Full Story

• Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase
• Haiti raises earthquake's death toll to 230,000
• UN envoy in North Korea to spur nuke talks

Local

Sports

Islanders snap skid with SO win over Predators

Mark Streit scored the tying goal in the closing seconds of regulation, and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares connected in the shootout to help the New York Islanders snap a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Full Story

• St. Louis has 2 goals in Lightning win
• Funeral Mass held for son of Maple Leafs GM
• Deng leads Bulls past Pacers, 109-101

Politics

• Snowstorms force US House to scrap work week
• Former Va. governor urges DNC chairman's firing
• Murtha's death sets stage for marquee House race

Finance

Toyota seeks damage control, in public and private

In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can. Full Story

• Despite all the nice talk, partisanship reigns
• Obama speaks hopefully of movement on jobs bill
• Business Highlights

Science & Tech

Space shuttle on course for midnight rendezvous

Endeavour zoomed toward a midnight rendezvous with the International Space Station late Tuesday, and NASA grew ever more optimistic that the shuttle is free of any launch damage. Full Story

• New federal climate change agency forming
• 5 men, 1 woman aboard shuttle Endeavour
• Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water

Strange

• Dog waste piling up at Wyoming forest trails
• Makeup bandit returns after 6 month absence
• Man claims Va. deputies beat him for burping