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1. President Barack Obama has taken the world stage at the G20 summit, calming jitters¹ over the US economy and jump-starting arms negotiations² with Russia. It was also a day of protests in central London where demonstrators clashed with riot police sent one man collapsed³ and died.

2. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth is facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted after being charged with killing⁴ a pedestrian while driving drunk. The accident happened last month and he is expected to surrender in court Thursday.

3. Federal authorities are seizing the Palm Beach mansion⁵ of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff. They also seized an antique yacht and a smaller boat from two Florida marinas. It's all part of an effort to recoup assets to reimburse⁶ investors⁷ that Madoff has admitted he swindled.

4. A man who was diving and got a spear stuck in his head is talking about the bizarre fishing accident just three days after surgery. The spear lodged⁸ six inches in his brain. And surgeons say he would have been killed if it had gone in at even a slightly different angle.