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France, Denmark and Indonesia pledge to contribute to a United Nations mission to Darfur, Sudan. The U.N. will send up to 26,000 peacekeepers to the region in an attempt to end the conflict that has killed more than 200,000 people in the last four years.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hears testimony from ex-Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in the inquiry into Army Ranger Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan. Lawmakers want to know how far up the chain of command a cover-up went.

Erik Prince, the founder and chairman of private security firm Blackwater USA, is due to testify before Congress. He will respond to a report describing the company as irresponsible and trigger-happy.

The State of Poverty Ohio report shows the rate of people in poverty went up, and the agencies that commissioned the report say it shows a need for more investment in overcoming pandemic learning loss, in mental health treatment and in public transit.

The decline of the U.S. dollar has been detrimental to the ability of American aid agencies to provide assistance overseas. Michael Rewald, a director of the humanitarian group CARE International, discusses the impact of the weak dollar.

The career of a once-revered Olympic athlete is in tatters. Track and field superstar Marion Jones pleaded guilty Friday to lying to federal agents about her use of banned performance-enhancing drugs. Following her appearance in a federal court, she made the tearful announcement that she is retiring from her sport.

Three college students were killed execution-style in a Newark, N.J., schoolyard. Mayor Cory Booker, who took office a year ago, says police are making progress against the city's high murder rate. Mayor Booker speaks with Steve Inskeep

British airline Virgin America makes its first flight - between Los Angeles and New York City. The cost of tickets is as low as $250. Passengers get satellite TV, a self-service mini bar, and music in the bathroom.

There is still no indication the trapped miners are alive after being cut off by a mountain of rock some 1,500 feet underground. Early Friday, crews drilling holes in a Utah mountain lowered a microphone to the spot where the collapse occurred, but heard no sounds. The mine's owner remains hopeful.

The Senate approves tighter ethics rules. The ethics reform bill makes it illegal for legislators to accept gifts, meals, and even travel from lobbyists. And it requires them to make public 48 hours in advance any plans for spending on pet projects. It goes now to President Bush.