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Detroit's Big Three and the United Auto Workers begin talks on a new contract on Monday. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger must navigate between the demands of a tottering U.S. auto industry and a union membership resistant to more concessions.

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.

New home-sales figures show sales of existing homes falling in July, to the lowest level in two and a half years. The report from the National Association of Realtors shows the biggest declines occurring in the West and parts of the Midwest.

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China has used a missile to destroy one of its satellites 500 miles above the Earth's surface. It's a reminder that all satellites are vulnerable to attack. The explosion also created a cloud of debris in space, adding to the amount of "space junk" circling the Earth.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and other officials lay out new evacuation plans for the city, nearly nine months after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The revamped strategy focuses on helping the evacuation of those without transportation. Nagin also reassures residents that looting will be prevented.

The Supreme Court agrees to consider a challenge to the military tribunals the Bush administration has used to try suspected terrorists. One of the detainees includes a man captured in Afghanistan in 2001 and accused of being the driver for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Four charred bodies were found Thursday in an apparent migrant camp burned by one of the wildfires raging across Southern California, authorities said Thursday.

The IRS says it's collecting more money from tax cheats. Last tax year, it collected a record $48.7 billion from enforcement actions. The agency says it has also increased the number of audits it conducts, including audits of wealthy taxpayers.

Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling formally surrenders to the FBI in Houston, after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the company's collapse. Skilling is the highest-ranking former Enron executive to date to face criminal charges. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and Mary Flood of the Houston Chronicle.