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The Supreme Court hears a case that tests whether local governments may force homeowners to sell their land so that private companies can redevelop the area to create jobs and generate tax revenue. A group of homeowners in New London, Conn., argues that eminent domain should only be invoked for public projects such as roads or schools.

President Bush and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder put aside their differences over Iraq Wednesday and pledged to focus instead on areas of agreement. Thousands protested as Bush visited the German city of Mainz, but the two leaders promised to work together to build democracy in Iraq.

Though they are held in stark isolation, gang members remain active at a California prison. And once a prisoner is in a gang, it's tough to get out. Hear the second part of an American RadioWorks report on the gangs of Pelican Bay State Prison.

Authorities in Georgia apprehend Brian Nichols, the man police say killed a judge, a court reporter and a deputy Friday at the Fulton County Courthouse. Police have not yet linked Nichols to a fourth death. The body of a U.S. Customs agent was found Saturday. His truck was found outside the apartment in Duluth, Ga., where Nichols was arrested.

After 24 years in power, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has called for a multi-candidate election in September. Egypt has been singled out by the Bush administration as a country that ought to lead the way to democracy in the Middle East. This is the first of three pieces on the prospect of democracy in the region.

Asher's dad died in a car crash in Nigeria when she was 5. Her grief-stricken mother used strict and innovative methods to raise 4 kids. Asher honors her mom in the memoir Where the Children Take Us.

China abruptly cut short a visit by one of its senior officials to Japan. The trip was meant to be a fence-mending effort after anti-Japan protests in China. Beijing now is unhappy with the Japanese prime minister's plan to visit a controversial shrine that includes convicted war criminals among its honorees.

A Senate panel will investigate claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency improperly allocated disaster relief funds to Miami-Dade County after last year's hurricanes. The county was not hit as hard as other parts of Florida by a series of major storms.

An agreement to fight global warming goes into effect Wednesday in much of the world. The Kyoto treaty was ratified by 140 nations, with some notable exceptions -- the United States and Australia did not sign the treaty. Signatories are legally committed to meeting emissions targets by 2012.

People on the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota struggle to come to grips with Monday's high school shooting. Authorities continue to piece together the events. Jeff Weise, 16, shot and killed nine people -- including seven at his school -- before killing himself, despite security measures at the school.