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The U.S. Capitol is sealed and a House office building is searched after an unconfirmed report of gunfire in a nearby garage. Capitol Police say they are "erring on the side of caution." No injuries were reported, although one staffer suffered a panic attack.

Americans honored their war dead at military cemeteries and other venues across the nation on Monday to mark Memorial Day. For the 138th observance of the solemn holiday at Arlington National Cemetery, President Bush laid the traditional wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

Americans' telephone records, secretly gathered by tricking telephone companies into revealing private billing information, are often bought by businesses, and sometimes law enforcement agencies. That's the testimony of data-broker witnesses grilled by members of the House Energy and Commerce committee.

Teddy Atlas got his start in boxing by brawling on the street. In his new memoir, the ESPN commentator recounts his career as a boxing trainer and his father's role in shaping that career.

President Bush nominates the head of one of Wall Street's top financial firms to lead the Treasury Department. Henry Paulson Jr. -- chairman of Goldman Sachs -- is slated to replace resigning Secretary John Snow. The White House hopes Paulson will do a better job than Snow selling the president's economic record.

Up to 10 inches of snowfall is possible in some areas of the Mid-Atlantic. A slippery "wintry mix" caused the closing of federal government offices.

Hezbollah rockets continued to rain down on the northern Israeli city of Haifa as battles between Shiite militias in Lebanon and Israelis enters its sixth day. Israel continues to target Hezbollah neighborhoods as far north as Beirut with artillery and air strikes.

Hezbollah reportedly has as many as 12,000 missiles and rockets in southern Lebanon. David Hartwell of the military consulting group Jane's Country Risk talks with Noah Adams about the Shiite Muslim group's massive arsenal.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday released the monthly Consumer Price Index, a key economic indicator that tracks inflation. Robert Siegel goes shopping with Caren Gaffney to find out how the Consumer Price Index is compiled. He also discusses the CPI's importance with economists.

Nearly every member of Congress turned out today to hear the Iraqi prime minister report on progress in his country. But many noted Nouri al-Maliki's failure to note the sectarian warfare that has forced U.S. troops to fortify Baghdad -- or to mention his support for Hezbollah, Israel's adversary in southern Lebanon.