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President Obama embarked on his first foreign tour as head of state today, traveling north of the border to visit Canada. Talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper focused on the economy, trade, energy and Afghanistan.

Some doctors and safety experts are increasingly concerned about pedestrians who use phones and other electronic devices. They say deaths and injuries are becoming more common because people are distracted while talking on the phone, texting or listening to music through headphones.

President Barack Obama hosted two gatherings at the White House Monday: first the National Governors Association and then the president's own Fiscal Responsibility Summit. Both meetings were largely about the state of the economy and its effect on government spending and revenues.

President Obama makes his first address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday amid economic anxiety. Obama is expected to talk about his own budget and other challenges facing his fledgling administration.

Many were shocked by the beheading of Aasiyah Hassan, wife of a Muslim television executive in New York this week. Hassan's husband has been charged with second-degree murder.

The New York Times foreign correspondent Dexter Filkins reports that the Taliban are waging an increasingly aggressive campaign in Afghanistan — a fact evidenced by a 40 percent increase in Afghan civilian deaths in 2008.

President Obama announced the pullout of combat troops from Iraq Friday at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He spoke to an audience of some 2,000 Marines-- for whom the reduction in Iraq will instead mean more time in Afghanistan.

The global economic crisis tops the agenda as President Barack Obama meets with Britain's prime minister Tuesday. Gordon Brown is the first European leader to visit the new president. Brown will also address Congress during his U.S. visit.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday that he didn't see why bank nationalization would be necessary. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks with Renee Montagne about what nationalization means.

President Barack Obama stressed hope and determination as he challenged America to come together to work its way back to economic health. In a speech to Congress and the nation Obama said it's time for the U.S. to take charge of its future. Steve Inskeep talks to a team of NPR reporters about the accuracy of the President's remarks.