ENTERTAINMENT

• Dad of 'Idol' Favorite David Archuleta Banned From Rehearsal
  Backstage meddling has caught up with "American Idol" favorite David Archuleta's dad, who's been banned from rehearsals, a person working for the TV talent contest said Friday.
• 'Young Forrest Gump' Leaving Army, Back to Hollywood
  Michael Conner Humphreys' enlistment ends June 4 and already he's landed a role in an independent film, playing, of course, a soldier
• Memorabilia Dealer Claims O.J. Confessed to Murder
  Mike Gilbert's book, 'How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder: The Shocking Inside Story of Violence, Loyalty, Regret and Remorse,' is due in stores Monday

HEALTH

• Co-Inventor of Nicotine Patch, 84, Dies of Heart Failure
  When Murray Jarvik and his research partner couldn't get approval to experiment on human subjects, they decided to test their idea for the patch on themselves

POLITICS

• Nevada Judge Demanded Royal Treatment, Massages
  Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen.
• Fossella Faces Calls to Resign After Revealing Affair
  New York Rep. Vito Fossella is facing calls for his resignation, after admitting he fathered a child from an extramarital affair.
• Fast Facts: Presidential Family Wedding Trivia
• Stamp Prices Rise to 42 Cents Monday
  The Postal Service will bump up stamp prices by one penny, to 42 cents, on Monday -- the latest in what will probably be annual price increases.
• Jenna Bush Picks Song for Dance With Dad
  Jenna Bush picked the song 'You Are So Beautiful' for her wedding reception dance with her father Saturday night, the band leader said.
• Transcript: President Bush's Radio Address
  President Bush celebrates Mother's Day, as well as his daughter Jenna's wedding, in his weekly radio address.
• Democrat Calls for GOP to Change Energy Policy
  Sen. Debbie Stabenow calls on Republicans to shift course in energy policies, in the Democrats' weekly radio address.

U.S.

• California School Locked Down After Brawl Involving 600
  A high school was locked down Friday after hundreds of students fought in a lunchtime brawl that had to be quelled by police.
• 3 Students Suspended for Not Standing During Pledge
  Fourteen-year-old Bishop Edens was suspended from school Friday because he wouldn't stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, but he was quickly invited back once his principal learned that rule might be unconstitutional.
• Fla. Key Underwater Cemetery Lures Curious Divers
  Creators hope to make tourist hotspot, expand underwater cemetery in which ashes of the deceased are mixed with concrete and turned into sculptures in Neptune Memorial Reef.
• SpongeBob Painted on Historic Colorado Cabin
  The U.S. Forest Service is looking for 'SpongeBob fanatics' who painted the cartoon character on the chimney of a historic building.
• 'Caveman and Hottie': GI to Tie Knot With Iraqi Translator
  An American soldier from Washington and an Iraqi translator have defied the odds, and will marry on Saturday after a wartime courtship.
• Michigan Boy Raises a Million Pennies for School
  A Michigan school is a million pennies, or $10,000, richer thanks to a fourth grader.
• Sex Offender Banned from Son's Graduation
  A Missouri man has been told that he cannot attend his son's eighth-grade graduation because he's a convicted sex offender.
• 5 Bodies, Including 3 Children, Found in Home
  Texas authorities say the bodies of five people, including three young children, were found in a Houston home on Saturday.
• Pilot Injured During California Air Show Crash
  Officials say the pilot of a stunt plane was seriously injured during a crash at an airshow in Modesto, California, on Saturday.
• Navy Christens Destroyer Stockdale After Vietnam POW
  Four Medal of Honor recipients and seven former prisoners of war attended the ceremony at Bath Iron Works that marked a milestone in construction of the 9,200-ton ship named for Vice Adm. James Stockdale
• Fla. Gulf Swimmer Hit by Pelican, Gets 25 Stitches
  An Ohio woman needed 25 stitches in her face after a pelican accidentally crashed into her as she swam in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Company Accused of Violation in Texas Sinkhole Case
  Deloach Vacuum Services, which has a disposal well for saltwater waste 200 feet from the massive hole, accused of violating permits for disposal of saltwater.
• Kids Try to Spell 'Winner' in Scrabble Championships
  Teams of two from fifth through eighth grades are trying to win as many rounds of the word tile game as they can and snag cash prizes
• Minutemen Protest Removal of Its Calif. Highway Sign
  The Minutemen, an anti-illegal immigration group asked that its blue Adopt-a-Highway sign be put back where it stood for about six weeks until the state removed it in January
• Minor Earthquake Rattles Nevada
  A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook Nevada at 2 a.m. on Saturday in a sparsely populated area near the Nevada-Utah border, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
• Man Busted for Retrieving Meth from Lost-and-Found
  When a 33-year-old Seattle man returned to the Suquamish Casino to claim his bag, a deputy was waiting for him
• Feds Bust Cocaine Ring Known for Its Pink Wrappers
  Federal drug agents seized more than 36 pounds of cocaine and $203,000 in cash during overnight raids in Burien, Wash.

WORLD

• U.S. Diplomat Returns From N. Korea With Nuke Records
  A U.S. diplomat left North Korea on Saturday with boxes of documents detailing activities at the nuclear reactor that is at the heart of the communist country's nuclear weapons program.
• Hezbollah Heeds Army's Calls for End to Violence
  Hezbollah TV says that Hezbollah-led opposition forces will withdraw all their gunmen from Beirut in compliance with an army request
• Myanmar Junta Spreads Propaganda, Holds Refendum
  In some cases, generals' names were scribbled onto boxes of foreign aid before being distributed as Myanmar's military rulers held a referendum Saturday
• Zimbabwe Opposition to Contest Runoff
  Zimbabwe's top opposition leader said Saturday he will contest a presidential runoff and will soon return to his homeland.
• U.S. Military: 19 Shiite Extremists Killed in Iraq
  Clashes in Baghdad between U.S. soldiers and Shiite extremists left 19 militants dead, and one American soldier died of non-combat injuries, the military said Saturday.
• Pope Condemns Contraception, Says Sex Can Be 'Drug'
  Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday acknowledged that the Vatican's instructions against using birth control is complicated, even as he praised a 1968 Church document that condemned contraception.
• Ukraine Carousel Jumps Track, Killing 2
  Two people were instantly killed after a carousel jumped its tracks and slammed into a pole, sending people flying.
• Cleric's Aide: Shiites Agree to Cease-Fire in Sadr City
  An aide to a powerful Shiite cleric in Iraq says extremists have agreed to a cease-fire in Sadr City.
• 2 Dead in Beirut Shooting After Hezbollah Takeover
  Unknown gunmen opened fire on a funeral procession Saturday in a Sunni neighborhood of Beirut earlier seized by Shiite gunmen, killing two and wounding two, police said.
• U.S.-Backed Forces Launch Al Qaeda Offensive in Mosul
  An Iraqi army commander says U.S.-backed forces have launched an operation against Al Qaeda in Mosul.