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Conservatives attack financial firms that consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues. But companies in red states won't stop trying to operate more sustainably.

Opening statements are heard in the case of James Ford Seale, who has pleaded not guilty to federal kidnapping and conspiracy charges in connection with the 1964 murders of two black teenagers who were hitchhiking in rural Mississippi. The trial is expected to take two weeks.

Congress has approved emergency legislation containing $100 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The measure passed despite widespread opposition in the Democratic majority. It omits the provision for a U.S. troop withdrawal timeline, which prompted an earlier veto.

President Bush tightened U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday, saying Darfurians deserve the help. It has been three years since his administration first called the conflict genocide. The action bars 31 more companies from accessing the U.S. financial system and targets three individuals.

A shaky cease-fire between Lebanese soldiers and Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp allowed hundreds more civilians to reach safety Wednesday. The refugees and thousands more were caught in a crossfire between the troops and members of the Fatah Islam group inside the camp.

The Creation Museum opened its doors in northern Kentucky on Monday. Hundreds of people lined up for the opening of the $27 million museum, which promotes the idea that the Bible is more accurate than evolutionary science.

Nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana was indicted Monday on 16 federal counts of bribery, racketeering, fraud and money laundering. The indictment includes charges that he paid off a Nigerian official. Almost two years ago, investigators found $90,000 in cash in Jefferson's freezer.

Rising tensions between the United States and Russia are threatening to dominate President Bush's six-day trip to Europe. His visit to Prague includes talks on the controversial American plan to extend a U.S. missile defense system into Eastern Europe.

President Bush is in Germany for three days of meetings at this year's G-8 summit. Formal sessions begin Thursday morning at a resort town on the Baltic. The U.S. and Europe are at odds over climate change, and tensions are rising between the U.S. and Russia over a missile-defense system.

In Congress and on the campaign trail, debate over immigration has become a drawn-out bickering match. Historically, Democrats have supported immigrants' rights more than Republicans. But these days, controversial immigration legislation in Congress has thrown both parties off balance.