On IN THE NEWS: The U.S. high court says 32-year-old Washington, DC gun ban is unconstitutional.

On IN THE NEWS: A study of 13 countries found that more than 5 million people were killed, most of them in Vietnam. Also, the latest estimates of the world's refugees.

On IN THE NEWS: An expert on the U.S. vice presidency discusses how the position has changed.

On IN THE NEWS: With the Democratic nomination secure, Barack Obama now faces work to unite the party. Will it mean he chooses Hillary Clinton for vice president?

Also on IN THE NEWS: Good news and bad news about the use of child soldiers, and Amnesty International's 2008 report on human rights.

On IN THE NEWS: A ban is overturned in the nation's largest state. Also, in another civil rights case, a federal court rules that America's paper money discriminates against the blind.

On IN THE NEWS: Soldiers and civilian volunteers continue rescue efforts in Sichuan Province. But survivors have criticized the government's delays in sending aid. Also, an update on Burma.

On IN THE NEWS: The appeal is to help meet the needs of more than 1.5 million people over the next six months.

On IN THE NEWS: The U.S. State Department says the number of attacks worldwide was roughly unchanged from 2006. Also, the latest findings about press freedoms around the world.

On IN THE NEWS: Barack Obama still has the delegate lead and financial security. But some supporters worry that he has been unable to cut into Hillary Clinton's base, especially white, working-class voters.

On IN THE NEWS: Pope Benedict spoke to the United Nations on Friday during his first official visit to the U.S. Earlier, in Washington, he met with victims of sex abuse by Catholic clergy.

On IN THE NEWS: President Bush agreed with General David Petraeus to suspend further cuts after July for at least 45 days. But deployment lengths for soldiers will return from 15 months to 12 months.

On IN THE NEWS: The civil rights leader died working toward the dream of racial equality.

On IN THE NEWS: The recent unrest in Lhasa has turned up the heat on China as it prepares for the Beijing Olympics in August.

On IN THE NEWS: Obama and Clinton both promise withdrawal, but differ on timing. McCain supports the Iraq policies of President Bush, who says "this is a fight America can and must win."

On IN THE NEWS: New York's governor built his political life on fighting corruption. He resigns after being identified as a client of a prostitution business.

On IN THE NEWS: John McCain secures the Republican nomination. New life in the Clinton campaign intensifies issue of re-votes in Florida and Michigan.

More than 100 musicians traveled to Pyongyang for historic first performance by an American symphony orchestra.

On IN THE NEWS: A look back at almost 50 years of Fidel Castro’s Cuba and its stormy relationship with the U.S.

On IN THE NEWS: With Mitt Romney out, John McCain urges party unity as Democrats remain without a clear front-runner.