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A group claiming ties to al Qaeda beheads U.S. hostage Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia. The 49-year-old engineer, an employee of Lockheed Martin working on Apache attack helicopter systems in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh, was taken hostage last weekend. His captors warned they would kill him unless al Qaeda suspects were released from jail. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Knight Ridder correspondent Dave Montgomery.

Doctors around the city heard there had been some kind of incident, but could not have prepared for the flood of patients who arrived, many in critical condition.

Football returns to the Superdome in New Orleans as the NFL's Saints post a 23-3 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The event featured former President Bush for the coin flip and musical performances by U2 and Green Day.

At least 20,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday. Hundreds of blocks are submerged, threatening the city's drinking supply. Emergency officials expect it will be at least four days before water levels are low enough to get crews in pump out the excess water. About 200 homes are expected to have extensive damage due to the levee breach. Many of the same homes were also extensively damaged when the same levee broke in 1993. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Weber talkes to volunteers of all ages, as they filled sandbags.

Developers are looking at investing in downtown Bloomington, with help from the public sector. Bloomington Aldermen heard from Jeff Giebelhausen and David…

Walter Becker died last September after battling cancer. City officials in Queens, New York, have decided to rename the street where Becker grew up as Walter Becker Way.

Fort Smith outlawed dancing in public on Sundays back in 1953. Most people had forgotten the law existed. A resident recently alerted the city director, who introduced a repeal. It was unanimous.

The Bloomington City Council will consider a $4 million summer street resurfacing program at its meeting Monday evening.Public Works staff indicate larger…

The Town of Normal is outsourcing its crossing guard program.The Normal Town Council approved a proposal Monday to hire All City Management Services for…

Officers who arrived at the house in New York City found multiple people with stab wounds, including three infants ranging from 3 days to 1 month old.