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Israeli commanders say it could take weeks or even months to eliminate the threat from Hezbollah's rockets, and they acknowledge that the Shiite militia will never be defeated. Civilians in northern Israel, meanwhile, are growing desperate under the Hezbollah barrage.

Sixty cities in 15 states are taking a playground approach to sidewalk maintenance. They're testing rubber sidewalks as a way to avoid the costly repairs of concrete walks that have been broken up by tree roots. Officials say the rubber sidewalks as a win-win. But some residents aren't so sure.

With Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at his side, President Bush tells reporters at his ranch near Crawford, Texas, that the U.S. will continue to press in the United Nations for a resolution of the Middle East conflict. Over the weekend the Lebanese rejected a draft resolution proposed by the U.S. and France.

The War Crimes Act covers combat offenses committed by people who are not active military personnel. NPR has obtained a draft copy of the administration's proposed changes, which would exclude "humiliating and degrading treatment" from the category of war crimes.

NASA astronaut Steve Robinson says he's ready to make repairs on the heat shields of Space Shuttle Discovery. Robinson will venture to the underside of the spacecraft's nose Wednesday. This will be the first time an astronaut has tried to make repairs beneath an orbiting shuttle.

Seven Russian sailors remain trapped in a mini-submarine below the Pacific Ocean. Planes carrying robotic undersea vehicles from the United States and Great Britain landed in Russia's Far East on Saturday to aid in the rescue.

A succession of three car bombs detonate in central Baghdad killing at least 43 people and wounding more than 50. The bombs exploded within half an hour of each other, in one case killing rescue workers as they arrived to help those wounded in an earlier bombing.

Iraq's leaders hold last-minute talks in an effort to prevent a crisis over the constitution. Monday is the deadline for a draft to go to Iraq's National Assembly, but members of parliament are still arguing over the contents.

Members of a parliamentary committee in Iraq say they can draft the country's new constitution by the Aug. 15 deadline. Committee members face intense pressure from the United States to meet the deadline. So far, sectarian and religious differences have plagued the work of the drafting committee.

A federal moratorium on evictions expired over the weekend, potentially putting millions of tenants at risk of eviction just as infections from the delta variant are on the rise.