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GOP Says Obama Supporter Pushed For Solyndra Loan

House Republicans have released emails related to solar panel maker Solyndra which got $535 million in government loan guarantees and then went bankrupt. Republicans say the emails show an Obama campaign bundler used his influence at the White House to make the loan happen.

The Ash Grove Cement factory, which burns hazardous waste for fuel, is in compliance with EPA pollution standards.

EPA Regulations Give Kilns Permission To Pollute

Cement plants, like Ash Grove in Chanute, Kan., burn hazardous waste for fuel, causing anxiety for nearby residents despite assurances of regulators.

Scores of students gathered late Wednesday near the Penn State campus in State College, Pa., to protest the firing of football coach Joe Paterno. Dozens of police officers wearing helmets and carrying pepper spray were called in to control the crowd.

Penn State Trustees: Paterno's Firing Is In School's 'Best Interest'

Penn State students flooded downtown State College, Pa., after the school's trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier amid a growing furor over their handling of sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach. Police in riot gear used pepper spray to try to break up the crowd.

Unemployment Claims Drop; Trade Deficit Narrows

The two indicators suggest modest economic growth, but experts don't think they're big enough to signal sustained economic growth. The numbers, however, will serve to further ease fears about a double dip recession.

News Corp. executive James Murdoch, left, is driven away from a drive-in entrance at Portcullis House after his second appearance before British parliamentarians investigating the country's phone hacking scandal.

In Parliament, James Murdoch Says He Didn't Know Extent Of Hacking

In his second appearance before British Parliament, Murdoch stood firm and blamed his deputies for not informing him how often illegal phone hacking was used at his publications.

N.Y. Plant's Neighbors Expose Regulatory Gaps

After Tonawanda's residents got sick, they vowed to fight high levels of hazardous chemicals emitting from a dilapidated plant. In doing so, they found weaknesses in how EPA regulates air pollution.

Floyd Landis, left, and then-teammate Lance Armstrong during the 2004 Tour de France.

French Court Convicts Cyclist Floyd Landis In Hacking Of Doping Lab

Tried in absentia, he was found guilty of conspiring to steal data that might clear his name. The judges said there was no direct evidence linking Landis to the crime, but that he benefited from it.

Wilson Ramos of the Washington Nationals during a game in Phoenix on June 2, 2011.

Kidnapping Of MLB's Wilson Ramos Part Of Trend In Venezuela

The Washington Nationals catcher was abducted Wednesday. He's thought to be the first major league player to have been kidnapped in Venezuela. But other players' families have been targeted in recent years.

IAEA Review Raises New Questions About Iran

The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has offered its strongest evidence yet that Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran condemned the report, and maintains that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful.

Italian Premier Silvio Belrlusconi holds a pen on a note he wrote during Democratic party leader Pierluigi Bersani's speech on Tuesday.

PHOTO: Silvio Berlusconi's Notes

As he watched the vote that would eventually lead to his resignation, Berlusconi wrote "8 traitors."

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