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House Democrats defy a certain presidential veto and approve an Iraqi troop-withdrawal measure. The move comes hours after President Bush asked for more time in Iraq, as the White House released a report finding the Iraqi government has failed to meet several key benchmarks.

In Los Angeles, a judge is expected to sign the largest settlement ever in a clergy sex-abuse case. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $660 million to more than 500 people who say they were abused by priests and other clerics.

President Bush said Monday that executive privilege allows him to stop Congress from forcing two former White House staffers to testify. The House and Senate Judiciary committees want to take testimony from former political aide Sara Taylor and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers on the firings of U.S. attorneys.

Relentless rains have pounded north-central Texas and southwest Oklahoma over the past two weeks. At least 11 people have died. Thousands have scrambled to safety. Fire ants and snakes are the next worry.

A nationwide inspection of China's food industry has uncovered 23,000 cases of tainted or expired food. The findings will likely add to a sense of unease about Chinese products in China and abroad.

President Bush faces tough negotiations Sunday, when he's due to meet Vladimir Putin at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Among the topics of discussion will be the impasse on locations for a U.S. missile defense system.

The justices reject the use of race to assign public school enrollment, block the execution of a mentally ill inmate and free manufacturers and retailers to set price floors.

Tony Blair has stepped down as prime minister and leader of the ruling Labour Party — replaced by his former finance minister, Gordon Brown. He has been appointed as representative of the so-called Middle East Quartet to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Asserting executive privilege, the White House says it will not respond to subpoenas for documents and testimony sought by Congress in the firing of eight federal prosecutors.

Pope Benedict XVI issues his first major reform of the Catholic Church, relaxing restrictions on the use of the old Latin Mass that that was common before the Second Vatican Council 40 years ago.