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The "cloning" scandal has dominated headlines this week amid fears that beef and milk from the offspring of cloned cows have made their way to British supermarkets. British food regulators say there is no danger to the public, but they also concede that they don't exactly know how many cows derived from an American clone are on farms in Britain.

The Bush and Clinton administrations let the Justice Department take the lead in preparing Supreme Court nominees for Senate confirmation. But the Obama White House has been leading nominee Elena Kagan through the process. And that's part of a pattern, observers say.

Elena Kagan breezed through similar hearings last year to become solicitor general, but this time Senate Republicans seem intent on questioning her credentials for a lifetime seat on the highest court.

The company will next attempt to put a cap over the busted well's blowout preventer. But the procedure won't be easy: First, a robotic submarine has to cut off the bent pipe that's sticking out of the preventer. And a BP official says there is a chance that cutting off the pipe actually could increase the flow of oil and gas, at least in the short term.

The Israeli prime minister will be at the White House on Tuesday -- a sensitive moment for the Obama administration. Some American Jews have been troubled by President Obama's approach to Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Others say he's on the right track, but needs to produce more results.

Social networking has almost doubled among people older than 50 in the past year, with 42 percent of seniors participating in the hot Internet trend. Using Facebook and other sites, seniors build support networks that help them begin a second career, prepare for retirement or deal with health issues, a Pew report finds.

Goldwax, a label which issued some of the greatest soul records ever made in Memphis, is almost completely unknown. Given the quality of what it released, it had very few hits, but its legend has lived on. Ed Ward reports on the label's impressive run from 1963 to '70.

General Motors' former leadership was "appalling" and the company had no idea how much cash it had on hand, the Obama administration's former "car czar" says. In his new book, Steven Rattner offers an insider's perspective on the government's ultimately successful efforts to rescue GM and Chrysler from failure.

Several key provisions of the new health care law took effect this week, just as Republicans unveiled plans to repeal the law should they retake control of Congress. But getting rid of the new law could be an insurmountable task.

Commentator Peter Breslow has spent countless hours telling bedtime stories to his daughters, and they remember every one. This Father's Day, Breslow remembers the dog that inspired those stories — and contemplates getting a new family pet.