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San Francisco's policy of providing sanctuary to illegal immigrants has drawn criticism after one of those immigrants was accused of killing three people. On Wednesday, demonstrators on both sides faced off on the steps of San Francisco City Hall.

It appears one of the biggest stars in football is heading to prison. A lawyer for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick says his client will plead guilty to felony charges related to dogfighting. He will formally enter his plea at a court hearing on Monday.

Dennis Kucinich's populist rhetoric and willingness to battle the city's political and business elites helped him win the race for mayor of Cleveland when he was only 31. But he struggled to hold on to popular support in the turbulent term that followed.

The leaders of Ukraine's Orange Revolution are claiming victory after exit polls gave them a slim lead in parliamentary elections on Sunday. They say they'll reform their governing coalition but their advantage may not be enough to end years of political crisis.

Loyalists of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have defected from the Shiite alliance in Iraq's parliament. Liane Hansen discusses the latest developments in Iraq with Jamie Tarabay.

Pakistan's Election Commission appears to have cleared the way for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to seek another term while serving as army chief. However, legal challenges against the president are mounting.

A bill authored by Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) requiring U.S. troops to spend as much time at home as they spend deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan falls four votes short of the 60 needed to advance. The bill was hailed as the Democrats best shot at challenging President Bush's Iraq policy.

Starting in October, Medicare will stop paying hospitals for the costs of complications arising from avoidable errors. Experts say the new rules could push the medical industrial complex to fix problems that kill and injure tens of thousands of patients each year.

Residents in Findlay, Ohio, hope to return to their water-soaked homes after heavy downpours bring the city's worst flooding in nearly 100 years. Meanwhile, other parts of the Midwest and South continue to bake as a heatwave dogs the region.

In Bangladesh, the army-backed interim government has eased a curfew that was imposed in a bid to end days of clashes between police and students. Authorities have called the violence a "conspiracy" and have closed a number of universities in the capital and other cities.