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Protests in Iran continued Thursday as demonstrators wore black to mourn those killed in clashes throughout the week. An Iranian-American researcher in Tehran, who is a supporter of presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi, says protesters are using the language and cultural traditions of the Islamic Republic to argue for their rights.

He helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but defied confinement to any single genre.

There is consternation and confusion in Iran Saturday. Iran's Interior Ministry has declared that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won reelection in a landslide. His opponent, moderate reformer Mir Hossein Mousavi, says the election was a fraud.

Authorities are looking for possible body parts, trophies or evidence that could connect Rex Heuermann to the additional bodies found in Long Island.

President Obama has chosen federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the opening on the Supreme Court. The announcement is expected to be made official Tuesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic to serve on the nation's highest court. She would succeed Justice David Souter, who is retiring.

When President Obama introduced his Supreme Court nominee Tuesday, he spoke at length about her personal story. Ed Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and Kenji Yoshino, a professor of constitutional law, talk about Sonya Sotomayor's long record as a lawyer and judge.

President Obama is expected to nominate federal appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. She would be the first Hispanic justice. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor would succeed retiring Justice David Souter.

There were reports Wednesday of fresh clashes between protesters and riot police in Tehran. Meanwhile, Iran's supreme leader criticized the protesters who are challenging the results of the June 12 presidential election.

Twenty thousand fans with tickets said their final goodbyes Tuesday to pop icon Michael Jackson at a star-studded farewell at Los Angeles' Staples Center. Thousands more jammed the streets, hoping for a glimpse of the funeral motorcade.

The Labor Department reported Thursday that U.S. businesses shed a bigger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 9.5 percent, the highest in nearly 26 years. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points on the news.