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With demand for biodiesel on the rise, the market value of fry grease that can be used to make it has tripled in recent years. "Grease bandits" are stealing used fry grease from restaurants and rendering plants, reports Ben Arnoldy of the The Christian Science Monitor.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's plea deal brings to an end a seven-months-long ordeal that led to felony charges against Kilpatrick and plunged the city, region and state into political chaos.

The departure of Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, will aid the fight against terrorism, according to Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States. "Unfortunately, there was no chemistry between Gen. Musharraf and President Karzai," Haqqani said. But NATO troops will still be kept out of Pakistan, he said.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds. He is the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win both the 100- and 200-meter events at an Olympics. He is also the first man to break the world marks in both events.

The latest figures from the Labor Department show a sharp decline in workplace fatalities. They're lower than at any point since the department started keeping track.

James Cason has been a foreign-service officer for 38 years. But as he leaves his post representing the U.S. in Paraguay, he's going out with a song — actually, an entire CD's worth of music — recorded in the indigenous language of Guarani.

The Energy Department releases its latest survey of gasoline prices Monday afternoon. The costs of gasoline and crude oil have set records in the past few weeks. Even if oil prices decline, drivers may not see an immediate savings.

President Bush visits Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.

Barack Obama says he got his best education as a community organizer in Chicago, where his aim was to turn grievances into action. Lessons learned during that time can be seen in his run for president.

Many letters from listeners have been about a certain plumber named Joe. That's 'Joe the Plumber,' of course, and many listeners didn't think the coverage yesterday was appropriate, or funny.