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The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday in support of a new multi-million-dollar affordable housing development on Columbus' far west side.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair faces pressure from junior members of his government to follow their lead and resign. Blair says he won't seek election again, but has set no date to leave office.

Despite a fierce firefight early Sunday, no major violence occurred in the Sunni Triangle. In northern Iraq, Kurdish voters cast two ballots: one for the National Assembly and one for the creation of an independent region Kurdistan. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

Alaska's Augustine volcano has erupted for the first time in two decades. Local volcanologists are pleased their computer models predicted the event accurately, but they anticipate that the big blast is yet to come. Alaska Public Radio's Annie Fiedt reports.

Residents of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward were allowed to return to their homes Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit. Residents were permitted to stay for the day and had to leave by sundown.

Attorneys will get an extra day to finish closing arguments in the murder trial of former Mount Carmel doctor William Husel.

Workers at the Wexner Center for the Arts are organizing to form a union. The workers say they want an equitable, transparent, and sustainable workplace for employees at all levels.

SpaceX has launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week’s stay. Each guest paid $55 million apiece for the rocket ride and their stay

Technically called "academic achievement awards," the university intends to pay athletes up to $5,980 per academic year -- the maximum allowed under NCAA rules.