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President Bush's education summit on violence in schools begins Tuesday, following a rash of school shootings. Despite high-profile cases such as the Oct. 2 shooting at an Amish school in Pennsylvania, school violence is down nationwide since the Columbine attack seven years ago.

In New Orleans, Mayor Ray Nagin says Hurricane Katrina has taken the lives of hundreds -- and most likely thousands -- of people in the city. Efforts to repair breached levees and floodwalls have been unsuccessful as a massive evacuation continues.

Black Friday is traditionally America's No. 1 shopping day for enthusiastic and aggressive bargain-hunters. Commentator Pam Varkony visits a mall near her home in Allentown, Pa., to assess the shopping crowd and talk to some of the smaller retailers about how busy they are.

The La Jolla based Scripps Research Institute has suffered a setback in the company's bid to build a major biomedical research facility in Florida. KPBS Reporter Erik Anderson has details.

The La Jolla based Scripps Research Institute has suffered a setback in the company's bid to build a major biomedical research facility in Florida. KPBS Reporter Erik Anderson has details.

President Bush declares that an agreement to end North Korea's nuclear program represents "good progress" but says there is more to be done. In a morning news conference, he also dismissed doubts about whether Iran is sending arms to Iraq, emphasizing that either way Americans are dying.

Lawmakers question the Bush administration's $87 billion request for Iraq and Afghanistan, but GOP leaders say they expect congressional approval. U.S. officials say the funds will boost the estimated federal deficit to more than $525 billion. And Secretary of State Powell prepares for a Saturday meeting with the permanent U.N. Security Council members. Hear NPR's David Welna, NPR's John Ydstie and NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert said today that none of the House leaders knew the messages Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) was sending to underage boys were explicitly sexual. Hastert (R-IL) defended his leadership team's handling of the incident, which led Foley to resign last week and enter a treatment program for alcoholics.

President Bush offers to let Congress question White House aides about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, but won't let them testify under oath. Lawmakers may vote Wednesday to give committee chairmen authority to subpoena the aides.

Prosecutors have apparently decided not to charge senior White House adviser Karl Rove with any crimes in the CIA-leak investigation. Rove's lawyer says his client was advised of the decision Monday.