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A federal jury in Alexandria, Va., sentences Zacarias Moussaoui to spend the rest of his life in prison on charges that he was a conspirator in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Moussaoui, who confessed to being part of al-Qaida, is the only person charged in the United States in connection to the attacks.

Thousands gather Sunday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., demanding an end to genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. Celebrities, politicians, religious leaders and demonstrators urge President Bush to use his office to strengthen the multinational force protecting Darfur civilians.

At least four emergency air packs issued at the Sago Mine failed to function, says West Virginia coal miner Randal McCloy. The lone survivor of the Jan. 2 disaster, in which 12 miners died, detailed the failures in a letter to the families of those who died after an explosion trapped them underground.

A growing number of businesses are going cashless in Northeast Ohio and across the globe. They’re driven by concerns over germs but also attracted by the speed of transactions, consumer convenience and theft and loss prevention issues.

The government's National Security Agency is building a giant database of all phone calls placed by Americans within the U.S., according to a report published in USA Today. The article says that the spy agency has been helped by major phone companies, including AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth.

The resolution of al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui's legal fight has some wondering why the United States has chosen to prosecute lower-level terrorism detainees, but not high-ranking ones.

The complete text of the letter Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrote to President Bush was described by Iranian leaders as a diplomatic opening, proposing solutions for a fragile world situation. However, the 18-page letter more closely resembles a political and religious lecture.

Texas officials say at least 3 people died when tornadoes swept through the state. Heavy hail and tornadoes also hit Oklahoma. The same system lashed Arkansas with damaging winds. Forecasters are now looking out for severe weather in Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama.

A small, interracial group plans to meet Monday on the steps of the town courthouse. They'll read a resolution condemning the May 1916 lynching of Jesse Washington. He was accused of killing a local farmer's wife.

The plan to firm up a porous Southern border by sending in the National Guard suggests the White House sees illegal immigration as an emergency. But the real target of this administration's move may be in Washington, where Congress is debating what to do about people in the country illegally.