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There was more factional fighting in the Gaza Strip Monday, despite a cease-fire brokered by Egyptian and other mediators late Sunday. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed his plan to hold early elections in the Palestinian territories despite fierce opposition from the Islamist group, Hamas, which controls the Palestinian government.

Dozens of nuclear research reactors still run on the kind of fuel that can be used to make an atomic bomb. The United States and the Soviet Union set them up during the Cold War to encourage the peaceful use of nuclear power. Since the 1980s, there have been attempts to secure the fuel.

For the second time in 10 years, Tampa's science museum has canceled an exhibit after objections from black residents. The current controversy revolves around whether artifacts should be displayed from a pirate ship that sunk off the Florida coast. Many objected because the ship was also used to transport slaves.

The radical anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is one of the most powerful people in Iraq, and one of the hardest to understand. He favors a unified Iraq, but his followers have caused the sectarian violence that has plunged the country into chaos.

The Iraqi capital used to be famous for its nightlife, with first-class restaurants and clubs where music and liquor flowed. But today, it's hard to get a drink in Baghdad. Iraqi liquor sellers and drinkers are being forced underground and most people stay home at night because it's simply too dangerous to be out.

A federal judge orders a moratorium on executions in California, saying the state's lethal injection cocktail may violate constitutional provisions against cruel and unusual punishment. Meanwhile, Florida's Gov. Jeb Bush has suspended executions in his state.

California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi says she’ll push legislation that would require the federal government to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices. The incoming House Speaker says Medicar

San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders says he supports city attorney Mike Aguirre’s decision to continue fighting to roll back pension benefits. A judge issued a ruling yesterday rejecting much of the suit,

The California State Lands Commission rejected a hotel-timeshare project after a two-hour hearing in San Diego Thursday afternoon, because it restricted public access to San Diego Bay. Developers want

Fewer people were sentenced to die this year in the United States than in any of the past 30 years. Juries sentenced 114 people to death row this year. In 1999, they sentenced 283. Death penalty opponents are calling it a turning point.