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A man opened fire with a rifle in a mall in Omaha, killing eight people before turning the gun on himself. Five people were also wounded in the attack. The shooter, Robert Hawkins, had split with his girlfriend, been fired from McDonald's, and had been kicked out of his parents' house.

Russians vote in parliamentary elections on Sunday. They are expected to give the pro-Kremlin United Russia Party an overwhelming majority. So some are questioning why the authorities have risked discrediting the vote by cracking down on opposition groups.

Texas is the country's largest emitter of global warming gases. But the state's political leaders say climate change isn't a problem and have blocked even minor efforts to address the issue. Now mayors of some of the biggest cities are taking the issue into their own hands.

Voters in Des Moines, Iowa, gather at a high school to discuss campaign issues, including health care, the role of the government, and the candidates. They will return to the same school a month from now for the January caucus.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez surprised many with his graceful public acceptance of the recent defeat of proposed constitutional reforms. But the kinder Chavez didn't last long. By midweek, he lashed out at Venezuela's opposition, and pledged to press forward with plans to expand his power.

Barry Bonds has been indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice. He's been charged with lying when he told a federal grand jury that he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs.

The U.S. military arrested Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Bilal Hussein on April 12, 2006. For the past year and a half, he has been imprisoned without any formal charges. This week, the military announced plans to submit a complaint against Hussein through the Iraqi justice system.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talks with Robert Siegel about his vision for peace and what it will take to get there.

Former U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois has died at the age of 83. The Republican is best remembered as an anti-abortion crusader and the leader of the House impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, but he was more politically complex than the conservative caricature would suggest.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf resigns his post as chief of the army, a day before he was due to be sworn as a civilian president. The former general's retirement from the military has been a key demand of the country's political opposition. By giving up his uniform, he risks being overthrown.