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An air traffic controller coached a passenger through the plane landing on Tuesday.

The countdown continues toward Wednesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery on the first mission following the 2003 Columbia disaster. Since then, NASA has been working to implement more than a dozen critical repairs and new procedures.

Jerome Powell was confirmed to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. The Senate vote comes as the central bank faces intense pressure to bring down inflation.

NASA calls off the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, citing a faulty fuel sensor. The announcement at Cape Canaveral came less than two and a half hours before the liftoff, scheduled for just before 4 p.m., ET.

Sen. Trent Lott talks with Debbie Elliott about politics past and present, from the civil rights era of the 1960s to federal disaster relief for hurricane victims. He has a new memoir, Herding Cats: A Life in Politics.

The head of New Orleans' police department, Eddie Compass, has resigned. This weekend, he announced that 249 officers, or about 15 percent of the force, are absent without leave after the hurricanes. A special tribunal will determine who has deserted and who has legitimate absences from work.

A day after Tom DeLay's indictment, which forced him to step down as House majority leader, members of both parties try to assess what it all means. DeLay faces a single count of criminal conspiracy relating to state campaign finance laws.

Michael Brown, former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, vehemently defended himself in a Capitol Hill hearing on the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Brown said limited resources and a lack of cooperation from state and local officials hampered FEMA.

Regular and specialized baby formulas have been running low across the U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she will ask President Biden to consider using the Defense Production Act to boost production.

Lance Armstrong recaptured the lead in the French Alps during Tuesday's leg of the Tour de France. Armstrong's Discovery Channel teammates played a pivotal role in his resurgence. If the team continues to perform well, it will be difficult for competitors to deny them a victory.