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Senior English and Russian referees have been cut from the World Cup roster, after their controversial handling of previous matches. Graham Poll, who issued three yellow cards to one player in a match, and Valentin Ivanov, who worked the Portugal-Netherlands second-round match, were omitted.

Prisoner-rights attorneys are asking a federal court to force California to reduce its prison population. Attorneys filed motions recently in two long-running lawsuits, arguing that the crowding has created cruel and unusual conditions in the state's prisons. KQED's Judy Campbell reports.

Recent attacks on oil pipelines and on U.S. soldiers in Iraq were the work of Saddam Hussein loyalists, criminals and "jihadists who came in from Syria for the most part," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says. Hear Rumsfeld's interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist dies after a battle with thyroid cancer, ending his 33-year tenure on the Supreme Court. He served as chief justice for 19 years and helped lead the high court's move to the right.

Brazil has cut its reliance on fossil fuels and become the world's leading producer of ethanol fuel. It powers Brazilian cars, farms and industries, and it all comes from the country's sugar cane crops.

Golf in space is slightly different from that on Earth. For one, you have to tie down the ball. You also have to tie down the cosmonaut. During a spacewalk tonight, Mikhail Tyurin plans on doing just that as he takes the first swing at a ball in space since Alan Shepard's 1971 lunar game.

A Marine investigation into the killing of 24 Iraqis in the town of Haditha is almost done. Charges are expected against five Marines. Prosecutors are still considering whether the shootings amount to negligent homicide or murder.

President Bush reacts cautiously to the success of the militant Hamas party in Palestinian elections. The United States lists Hamas as a terrorist organization, but the president suggests he could work with the new Hamas-led government if it would agree to recognize Israel's right to exist.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons says it will suspend plans for a Bible-based treatment program at six penitentiaries. The announcement came after a federal judge ruled that the a prison-ministry program in Iowa was unconstitutional.

Getting sick the week that the San Diego Latino Film Festival is coming to a close and Landmark Theaters is opening four films is not a good thing. But heres a round up of three of the latest art house releases: the audacious Thai melodrama