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A town on the Outer Banks issued a public plea to beachgoers about the dangers of digging holes on the oceanfront just hours before a man died at a New Jersey beach when a hole collapsed on him.

Public schools perform favorably with private schools when students' income and socio-economic status are taken into account, according to a new report from the U.S. Education Department. The findings counter a popularly held notion, that private schools outperform public schools.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are marking their 30th year in the business with a U.S. tour, and Petty has a new solo album, Highway Companion.

Tour de France champion Floyd Landis has tested positive for high levels of testosterone, according to a statement from his cycling team, Phonak. The test was reportedly conducted after Landis' comeback victory in the 17th stage. If the result is confirmed, Landis could lose his title.

Just more than a year ago, Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) stood in the way of controversial U.N. ambassador pick John Bolton. The Bush administration worked around Senate opposition by giving Bolton a recess appointment to the job. Now Bolton is back up for Senate confirmation.

As fighting between Israel and Hezbollah rages on in Lebanon, Don Gonyea talks with former U.S. ambassador to Syria Theodore Kattouf. They discuss the role Syria might still play in brokering a deal.

President Bush revealed Wednesday that a group of suspected terrorists were subjected to "alternative techniques" of interrogation while in CIA custody. Just what were those interrogation methods, and would they be considered torture?

President Bush is asking Congress to approve his rules for military commissions to try detainees accused of war crimes. He says court-martial rules are not appropriate for what he terms "illegal combatants." Some legal analysts are concerned that the president's rules leave defendants without enough rights.

In the late 1960s, just as San Francisco was having its own Summer of Love, a rustic canyon at the heart of Los Angeles was also in bloom with songs that defined the moment, written and performed by the bands that defined a generation.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair faces pressure from junior members of his government to follow their lead and resign. Blair says he won't seek election again, but has set no date to leave office.

Israeli forces enter Lebanon in a search for two soldiers captured by Hezbollah militants during clashes along the border. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the abduction "an act of war."

Israel said it targeted known Hezbollah strongholds or areas used to launch rockets. But a former Israeli prison may have been hit to erase evidence of what happened there during an earlier Israeli occupation.