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Voters in Toledo, Ohio, will decide if Lake Erie has legal rights. It's an attempt to amend the city's charter after efforts failed to address toxic algal blooms that affect water supplies.

The 71st prime-time Emmy Awards will be handed out on Sunday. But first there are the Deggys. Our TV critic's awards go to performers and shows that he thinks the Emmy Awards should honor.

The state's redistricting process has been on a roller coaster since the mapmaking commission started its work nine months ago.

Senate Republicans and White House officials are attempting to curtail criticism of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales by conservative interest groups. Gonzales has been mentioned as a possible replacement for the seat vacated by Sandra Day O'Connor, who announced her retirement from the Supreme Court last Friday. Robert Siegel talks with New York Times reporter David Kirkpatrick, who co-wrote an article about the White House's efforts.

The proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will likely change things for authors and readers - for better or worse

The two Democrats on the seven member Ohio Redistricting Commission voted for maps they said were unfair because they were a little better than previous proposals. But the Democrats say the only way to get truly fair maps is to make a change in the redistricting process.

If the town of Tombstone, Ariz., sounds familiar, it probably has to do with what happened there in 1881 — the year of the infamous gunfight between lawman Wyatt Earp and a rival gang. A new memoir by Justin St. Germain weaves the story of the O.K. Corral into another, more personal tale.

Kenneka Jenkins had gone to the Crowne Plaza Chicago-O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Ill., for a late-night party. Her mother quickly realized something was wrong.

"There's a big risk for the North Koreans in telegraphing too much to their own people ahead of time," says Martyn Williams, who monitors North Korean TV. "So what they do," he says, "is wait."

Ohio public officials offered prayers, condolences and calls for a renewed focus on weapons after a gunman killed more than 50 people and injured hundreds in Las Vegas. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown called such shootings “one of the saddest aspects of our culture now.”