AP - President Bush paid tribute Monday to America's fighting men and women who died in battle, saying national leaders must have "the courage and character to follow their lead" in preserving peace and freedom.

AP - Jackie Hoffman sifted through a laundry bin filled with aging bread, choosing a loaf of white.

AP - Business at Pedro Vargas' store, Club Video Mexico, has slid so steeply that only eight people walked through the door one day last month.

AP - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's trademark fedora, the last check he ever signed, and watercolor sketches for the unfinished portrait he sat for on the day he died are among hundreds of historic artifacts and documents headed for the auction block.

AP - A call from death row inmate Terry Lyn Short interrupted a meeting in the office of his attorney, James Rowan.

AP - Since even the long arm of the law can't rein in fuel prices, the long legs of the law are getting more exercise these days.

AP - Sen. Edward Kennedy took the helm of his sailboat "Mya" on Monday and rode a stiff southern wind from Nantucket back to Hyannis in a regatta just a week after undergoing a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer.

AP - Police say seven people have been shot near a busy intersection in New York City, and at least one victim has been critically injured.

AP - A van going through an intersection barreled into a second van that had sped a red light Monday, causing a fiery six-vehicle collision that killed five people and sent several others to the hospital in critical condition.

AP - Fred Everts held back tears as he surveyed a pile of splintered wood and metal scraps that the day before had been his and his wife's home.

AP - Scott Dixon stayed ahead of the trouble, got a boost from his crew and drove to his first Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday.