A cease-fire deal between Mr. Sadr's representatives in the Iraqi government and members of the leading Shiite bloc aims to end weeks of fierce battles in Sadr City.
Supporters of a measure in Missouri cite concerns about illegal immigrants voting, but critics say tens of thousands of legal residents could be disenfranchised.
Young men and women in Saudi Arabia may chafe against the rules, even try to evade them, but they can be merciless in their condemnation of those who flout them too brazenly.
AP - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.
AP - The United States launched its first relief airlift to Myanmar on Monday, after prolonged negotiations with the isolated country's military rulers, who have been accused of restricting international efforts to help as many as 1.5 million cyclone survivors at risk of disease and starvation.
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candidacy remains strong among women and blue-collar, white voters.
Survivors of this weekend's deadly tornadoes that ripped through the Plains and the South spent Mother's Day sifting through the wreckage of their homes. The storms left 20 people dead in the Midwest, and one dead in Georgia. Late Sunday the system hit the coast off the Carolinas, officials said.
A U.S. military airplane with relief supplies was scheduled to land in Myanmar Monday on a mission that American officials say they hope will "build trust."
President Bush today called the wedding of his daughter Jenna to Henry Hager on Saturday evening "spectacular," saying the couple exchanged vows just as the sun set at his Texas ranch.