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In a press conference Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards announced that he will continue his bid for the nomination, despite the news that his wife's cancer has relapsed.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met separately with Palestinian and Israel leaders Sunday as she presses for agreement to move toward the creation of a Palestinian state. Rice said she is taking time to find what is tolerable for each side.

Among the eight fired U.S. attorneys is Carol Lam of San Diego. Her office brought the corruption case that sent Rep. Duke Cunningham, a California Republican, to prison. Related documents shed light on how the Justice Department handled its "problems" with Lam.

Al Gore takes his climate-change crusade to Congress, calling for an immediate freeze on greenhouse gases in order to fight global warming. Speaking to the House Energy Committee and the Senate Environment Committee, the former vice president said, "The planet has a fever."

Former Vice President Al Gore went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify about the effects of global warming. He went face to face with global-warming critics in the Congress and told them that they need to act quickly, or the nation's grandchildren will pay the price.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was more involved than he had previously acknowledged in the decision to dismiss eight U.S. attorneys in 2006, according to his former chief of staff. Kyle Sampson faced hours of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Iran's president announces that 15 British sailors and marines held since March 23 for allegedly straying into Iran's territorial waters will be freed. Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies talks with Steve Inskeep.

Condoleezza Rice is traveling to the Middle East this week, her fourth trip in as many months. The U.S. Secretary of State is there for a new round of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

The Senate Banking Committee grills top regulators and several of the nation's largest lenders about problems with sub-prime mortgages — and what regulators did and did not do to address them. About 14 percent of outstanding subprime loans are now delinquent by 30 days or more.

Opposition leaders in Russia have made waves by organizing unsanctioned demonstrations. The group Other Russia includes a former prime minister, a novelist and chessmaster Garry Kasparov.