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Congress approves a $51.8 billion emergency spending bill for Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. But some Democrats are not happy about the legislation, and they have further questions about the effectiveness of a congressional investigation into the failures of the relief effort.

Days before Hurricane Katrina hit, state, local and federal agencies knew the storm could devastate the city. They spent the weekend in almost non-stop conference calls. But even before the storm hit, some of the plans started to fall apart. And the wait began for chain of command to be established.

Two years ago, trucker John Holmgren turned his 18-wheeler into what he calls the Rolling Memorial. The truck is decorated with tributes to those who died in the terrorist attacks... and it attracts a crowd wherever Holmgren goes.

Merck Chairman and CEO Raymond Gilmartin will step down ahead of his planned retirement next year. He says the decision for an early departure from the pharmaceutical company is his own. Merck faces thousands of lawsuits from people who suffered heart attacks or strokes while taking the painkiller Vioxx.

Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown has resigned, three days after losing his onsite command of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Brown had been harshly criticized for FEMA's response to the Gulf Coast disaster.

The announcement was widely expected and has broad support in the country: A recent poll showed that about three-quarters of all Finns support joining the military alliance.

Developers want to build a casino just outside of a Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg. But many local residents and Civil War buffs say their town and nearby battlefield is the wrong place for gambling.

The Supreme Court ruled one year ago that detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have the right to challenge their detention. But no prisoner has yet seen a judge.

Coco Chanel's legacy has been carried on by designer and devotee Karl Lagerfeld. An exhibit opening Thursday at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art demonstrates how Lagerfeld has extended Chanel's vision.

Did Iran's new president take part in the 1979 hostage crisis? Some Americans held captive say Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was among their captors. Iran denies it. Gary Sick, a member of the U.S. National Security Council in 1979, offers his insights.