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Michael Brown, former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, vehemently defended himself in a Capitol Hill hearing on the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Brown said limited resources and a lack of cooperation from state and local officials hampered FEMA.

The Indonesian resort island of Bali is still reeling from the second major terrorist attack in three years. The death toll is at 26, with more than 100 wounded. In 2002, blasts blamed on the Islamic militant group Jamaah Islamiyah took 202 lives.

Untreated wastewater flows from Tijuana, Mexico, into the Pacific Ocean near the California border. Sasha Khokha of NPR station KQED says the U.S. government is expected to endorse a much-debated treatment plant.

Residents of New Orleans East gathered in a shopping mall Friday, set to return to their homes for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit. They are determined to participate in a debate over the city's future.

Musician and actor Seu Jorge's songs are much like his native Rio de Janeiro — lyrical and soaring at times, but with a hint of hoarse sadness... His new CD, Cru ("raw" in Portuguese) captures the spirit of the slums with stripped-down arrangements and surprising sonic touches.

Charges emerge that HIV-infected foster children enlisted in federally funded trials of AIDS drugs in the late 1980s and early '90s were involved without adequate representation. Investigative hearings are under way in Washington.

Pizza, tacos and onion rings -- just another balanced lunch in many school cafeterias across the Unites States. If given a choice, most kids won't opt for the broccoli. And financial constraints are keeping many school districts from doing away with more popular -- but more fattening -- choices.

The Juilliard School celebrates the 100th anniversary of its charter, marking a century of preparing fine musicians and performers. The school was the first American institution to rise to the level of its European counterparts.

Judge John G. Roberts, President Bush's choice to be a Supreme Court justice, has friends in both parties. His reputation as a bright, questioning lawyer comes with a solid standing as a conservative.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist issues a statement that he is not planning to announce his retirement, and he will stay on the Court as long as his health allows. The 80-year-old chief justice was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last October. He was released Thursday from a Virginia hospital after being treated for fever.