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The Group of Eight world leaders adopted statements Sunday on the summit's three priority areas of energy security, education and the fight against infectious diseases. Here are the main provisions:
Some highlights of the 97th annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at the Washington Convention Center:
THE NEXT DALAI LAMA: will be a boy chosen by senior Tibetan monks who believe him to be the current Dalai Lama's reincarnation. The child's ability to recognize his predecessor's possessions play a large role in identifying him.
Demographics and details about the AP-Ipsos poll on attitudes about lying. The results are taken from a poll of 1,000 adults conducted June 23-27 by Ipsos, an international polling firm. The survey has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Top finishers and the number of frankfurters they ate Tuesday in the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
North Korea has about 1,200 ballistic missiles, mostly the well-known Scud. The latest information on the components of North Korea's arsenal:
Federal prosecutors charged former Army Pfc. Steven Green with the rape and killing of an Iraqi woman and her family, a crime detailed by authorities in an affidavit unsealed Monday.
A committee convened by the American Medical Association, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others is studying childhood obesity. Among the proposals is the use of clearer language to define the problem for doctors and the public.
Demographics and details about the AP-Ipsos poll on attitudes about food labeling. The results are taken from a poll of 1,003 adults conducted May 30 to June 1 by Ipsos, an international polling firm. The survey has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The most significant works and new acquisitions at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, which houses the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery. The center reopens Saturday.
A look at criminal cases against U.S. soldiers stemming from the deaths of Iraqis since the war began in 2003:
PENNSYLVANIA: The Susquehanna River crested at just over 34 feet — below expectations and well shy of the top of the 41-foot floodwall. An evacuation order for up to 200,000 in Wilkes-Barre was lifted. But with thousands of homes and businesses damaged, Gov. Ed Rendell declared an emergency in 46 counties.
Bolivians vote July 2 for a national assembly that will rewrite this poor Andean nation's constitution. They will also vote "yes" or "no" on a ballot question on whether to offer the country's nine states greater autonomy in political and financial affairs.
Some of the cases pending before the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in the Hague:
Audio and videotapes from Osama bin Laden since Sept. 11, 2001: