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There are several points of contention to iron out as the Ohio House, Ohio Senate, and the governor's office work on a final budget proposal to spend more than $74 billion over the next two fiscal years.

Philip Connors deeply loves the forest he has watched over every summer for the past 20 years. But it was a different forest two decades ago, and will be even more changed once the flames die down.

On the same day the Republican-dominated Ohio House voted for a resolution to put Canada on the religious freedom watch list, the Ohio Senate passed a bill that critics say could give a lucrative deal to a Canadian business to run the state’s lottery.

The 21-year-old suspect made music videos about shootings, and apparently posted thousands of times to a message board dedicated to sharing graphic photos and videos of violence.

In a long-running career, Hurt was nominated for an Academy Award three times, winning for 1985's Kiss of the Spider Woman.

The Bush administration unveils an updated version of its National Security Strategy, a document originally issued in 2002 to lay out the White House vision for the war on terrorism. The new version restates the doctrine of pre-emptive war and says Iran may pose an increased threat to the United States.

The U.S. is pushing countries around the world to accept new restrictions on their nuclear programs. An American diplomat at a conference in Geneva has proposed a treaty to ban the production of plutonium and highly enriched uranium. Security analyst Joe Cirincione talks with Steve Inskeep about the proposal.

In San Diego, former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) is sentenced to 8 years, 4 months for taking nearly $2.5 million in bribes from defense contractors and others. He also is ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution for charges of tax evasion.

Phone giant AT&T is buying BellSouth, another large phone company. The two are already partners in the Cingular Wireless cell phone company. If the $67-billion deal is approved by the government, it would reunite much of the old Bell phone network.

House Republicans vote Thursday on a replacement for former Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the acting majority leader, is considered the frontrunner ahead of Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ). Blunt and Boehner have strong ties to Washington lobbyists. Shadegg remains a "dark horse" candidate.