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It is Day One of the first strike by TV and film writers in almost 20 years. Screenwriters in red T-shirts picketed in front of studios in New York and Los Angeles. It's hard to tell how long the strike will go on or what long-term damage it could do to the industry.

Ninety years after the Bolshevik revolution and 16 years after the end of communism, Russians look back at the Soviet era. Some recall the horrors of gulags and executions, while others look wistfully at the strong hand of the Soviet government.

Real estate has often been referred to as the one of the surest investments, and homeownership has long been part of the American dream. But in a market that seems to be in a freefall, buying may no longer be the safest bet.

State prosecutors in Missouri have dropped child sexual abuse charges against the leaders of a small church, one week before their trial was due to begin. A defense lawyer said the charges were dropped after two of the accusers stopped cooperating with authorities.

Iraqi leaders are vowing to crack down on the Kurdish separatist group known as the PKK as Turkish troops gather at Iraq's mountainous northern border. Diplomatic talks between Turkey and Iraq on Tuesday brought promises, but it's unclear what Baghdad can do to rein in the Kurdish rebels.

Some schools that have had MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staph aureus, infections are responding with deep-cleanings to kill germs. But to prevent MRSA infections, health experts say, schools should focus on changing student hygiene.

Dozens of wildfires are burning out of control in southern California. More than 700 homes have burned and some 265,000 residents were evacuated. Walls of flame whipped from mountain passes to the edges of the state's celebrated coastline.

Michael Mukasey's confirmation hearings for attorney general turn testy as the nominee refuses to say whether he considers waterboarding, a harsh interrogation technique allowed by the Bush administration, to be torture.

Germany's far right can be a place for support and camaraderie. But once members stray from political lines, they are considered traitors.

More than a quarter-million people have been ordered to evacuate from the path of the Southern California wildfires. Hot, dry wind off the desert is whipping the series of fires, and authorities say there's little they can do to stop the flames until the winds die down — Tuesday at the earliest.