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The bodies of two people believed to have died in the Southern California wildfires were found Thursday in the burned-out ruins of a home near Poway, Calif. That brings the total number of fire-related deaths to eight, officials said.

The Iskandariyah bus factory was Saddam's pride and joy, at one time employing thousands, but as the open market drains away its once guaranteed business, the factory has been forced to remake itself.

Engineers say the damage to a major freeway interchange near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge could take months to fix. A gasoline tanker exploded Sunday, turning part of the roadway into rubble.

The residents of Greensburg, Kan., had excellent lead time because of developments in storm-warning systems. Meteorologist Don Burgess says a specific warning was issued for the county about 30 minutes before the tornado struck.

Bush urged 15 major industrial nations to reach an agreement by the end of next year on goals for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's campaign funds are nearly even with his chief rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Obama has reported that he raised $25 million in the first three months of this year; Clinton took in $26 million.

President Bush has a special way with the English language. Asked by Juan Williams about a recent misstep during the State of the Union, Mr. Bush said: "I'm not that good at pronouncing words anyway."

Michele Norris talks with Cory Barron of Children's Hope International, an adoption agency based in St. Louis, about the new adoption rules that China is expected to implement on May 1, 2007.

The total number of cancer deaths in the United States has declined for two consecutive years, according to new data. Cancer experts say reasons for the declines include fewer people smoking and more people getting screening tests.

Dreamgirls is nominated for eight Academy Awards, but not for Best Picture. Babel, which is among five nominees for the top film, earns seven nominations.