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The Supreme Court rejects two Bush administration plans — one on global warming, the other on coal-fired power plants. The decisions are the latest in a string of setbacks the administration has suffered in the courts.

A strike may be in the offing at General Motors. Picketing began outside the Detroit headquarters Monday morning after marathon talks failed to produce agreement on a contract by a pre-arranged deadline.

Michael Mukasey spent nearly 20 years judging cases from the bench in New York. Now it's his turn to be judged. The Senate Judiciary Committee opens a confirmation hearing on Mukasey's nomination to be the next attorney general.

American Red Cross President Marsha Evans announces she is stepping down from her post, effective at the end of December. During her tenure, the charity faced criticism over its response to Hurricane Katrina. Evans characterizes her departure as a long-planned retirement, though others at the agency cite problems with communication and coordination.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama announced Thursday he won't take part in the public-finance system for the presidential campaign. Obama becomes the first candidate in a general election to opt out of the primary system.

Israel Wednesday again closed the border crossings into the Gaza Strip in retaliation for rocket attacks from Gaza into the southern city of Sderot. Hamas called the move a violation of a truce, but urged Palestinian factions to hold their fire.

Some of Major League Baseball's prominent active and former players will be linked to the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs. They will be named in a 300-page report based on former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's investigation on doping in baseball.

Film critic Justin Chang doesn't know if Cruise can save the movies but he never gets tired of watching him try. Cruise does his own outrageous stunts in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.

The Fed held rates steady, but left the door open to cut them later this year if inflation continues to ease. Trump's tariffs, however, could complicate efforts to bring prices under control.

The Cleveland Sports group picked the name of its new MLS NEXT Pro franchise after connecting with 3,000 soccer aficionados around the city.