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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.

President Bush announces his choice of federal judge John G. Roberts to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. Roberts, 50, has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit since 2003.

The no-nonsense ladies of the Wednesday Club meet for lunch and learning at their own clubhouse near Balboa Park - a narrow one-block street off Fifth Avenue that, for 92 years, has defied vehicular traffic.

Duke Cunningham

German authorities hold a 21-year-old student from Lebanon, charged in connection with two bombs found hidden in suitcases on German trains last month. Authorities warn of a heightened risk of a terrorist attack. They are searching for a second suspect.

Two kind friends have been showing me around Tijuana city hall. Just as in San Diego, behind kind and caring faces, there can remain greedy or cororupt management. But suddenly there's an astonishing difference between our two cities, and this time, the citizens of Tijuana lead the way.

New Jersey is now the first Northern state to express official regret for its role in "perpetuating the institution of slavery." State Assemblyman William Payne, who sponsored the resolution, and Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll, who opposes the resolution, defend their conflicting views.

Bernard Ebbers, the former CEO of Worldcom, is sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in what authorities call the largest accounting fraud in U.S. history. Ebbers, 63, was found guilty on charges of securities and reporting fraud. He is expected to appeal.

Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr calls for calm after violent clashes between his supporters and a rival militia. This rift within Iraq's Shia erupted at an acutely sensitive time -- Iraq's politicians are supposed to agree on a draft constitution by midnight Thursday.

A former contractor for the CIA is found guilty on four counts related to the beating death of a prisoner in Afghanistan. David Passaro is the first American civilian convicted of prisoner abuse in the Middle East. A onetime Green Beret medic, Passaro could face up to 11 1/2 years in prison when sentencing takes place later this year.