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A ruptured gas pipeline explodes near Lagos, Nigeria, killing at least 150 people, according to police. A Nigerian Red Cross official says the blast occurred as people attempted to siphon fuel from the state-owned line.

At St. George's Chapel in Windsor, hundreds of hat-clad guests attended the ceremonial blessing marking the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Damian Barr, a commentator with the Times of London, tells Jennifer Ludden about the royal event.

Soaring energy prices are expected to top the agenda as global finance leaders meet in Washington, D.C., Saturday. President Bush is pressing for increased energy production at home, as well as renewed efforts at conservation and improvements in research.

Academy Award-winning actress Anne Bancroft died on Monday at the age of 73. Bancroft won the Oscar for her role in The Miracle Worker, but she may be best known now for her role as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate.

As the new year gets under way, we take a quick temperature check on some key areas to see what the prognosis might be. The topics: politics — domestic and global — and economics.

At least 23 people have been killed and nearly 100 injured in a wave of attacks in Iraq. Most of the attacks were in and around Baghdad and targeted Iraqi security forces.

Six steers broke out from a slaughterhouse — dodging officials during a five-hour chase. The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports instead of returning to the slaughterhouse, they will go to a sanctuary.

An environmental group is holding a vegetarian festival on Earth Day. But members of the German city's council want the group to serve local meat at the event.

Police in Rhode Island say an argument with family members escalated to include restaurant staff. The groom pleaded no contest to the charges.

The Memorial Day ritual serves to commemorate the sacrifices of U.S. service members who have fought and died in foreign wars.