In Rebuke for Bush, Court Block Trials at Guantanamo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees.  —  The ruling, a rebuke to the administration …

Hamas leaders arrested; Israeli executed  —  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces rounded up dozens of Palestinian Cabinet ministers and lawmakers from Hamas, increasing pressure on the Islamic militants to release a captured Israeli soldier, and witnesses said tanks moved into northern Gaza …

Behind Bush's Fury, a Vow Made in 2001  —  WASHINGTON, June 28 — Ever since President Bush vowed days after the Sept. 11 attacks to "follow the money as a trail to the terrorists," the government has made no secret of its efforts to hunt down the bank accounts of Al Qaeda and its allies.

Court Upholds Much of Texas Redistricting  —  University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor  —  The transcript follows.  —  Read: Court Nixes Part of Texas Political Map  —  Supreme Court ruling  —  Tampa, Fla.: Does this decision give a road mp to other states wanting to do the same thing?

JIM BAEN  —  Jim Baen called me on the afternoon of June 11.  He generally phoned on weekends, and we'd usually talk a couple more times in the course of a week; but this was the last time.  —  In the course of the conversation he said, "You've got to write my obituary, you know."

Iraq War Ends Silently for One American Soldier  —  RAMADI, Iraq, June 28 — A soldier was dead, and it was time for him to go home.  —  The doors to the little morgue swung open, and six soldiers stepped outside carrying a long black bag zippered at the top.  —  About 60 soldiers were waiting to say goodbye.

Insurgents offer to halt attacks in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Eleven Sunni insurgent groups have offered an immediate halt to all attacks — including those on American troops — if the United States agrees to withdraw foreign forces from Iraq in two years, insurgent and government officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

BBC rejects call to change terminology  —  LONDON  —  The BBC has rejected a call made by an independent panel studying charges of bias in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to change its editorial policies on the use of the word "terrorist" and appoint a senior editor to oversee its Middle East coverage.

Awkward moments abound in penis pump trial  —  BRISTOW, Okla. - Serving on the jury in an indecent-exposure trial unfolding in this conservative Oklahoma town has been a giggle-inducing experience.  —  Former Judge Donald D. Thompson, a veteran of 23 years on the bench …

Official Charged in Abramoff Scandal  —  An Interior Department official who has acknowledged receiving meals and tickets to sporting events from former lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been charged with filing a false financial disclosure report.  —  Roger G. Stillwell, an employee …