TRAVEL [AP photo] America is known for its sweeping vistas, towering cities and inspiring seacoasts. But what are the 10 most spectacular panoramic views? Story

Drugs losing their punch against kids' infections
Antibiotics are running up against resistant forms of infections in both children and adults. Experts blame overuse and misuse of the drugs.

Now he's the one making the tax rules
As a lobbyist, Mark Weinberger was paid millions by corporations to win tax breaks and keep loopholes open. He says that won't influence him in his new Treasury job.

U.S. claimed it killed 500, so where are the bodies?
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- As a force of 700 American and Canadian troops continued to search the battle zone, the U.S. officer heading the operation said Saturday that fewer than 20 bodies had been found on the ridge above the Shah-e-Kot Valley, where many of the remnants of al-Qaida and the Taliban made their stand.

Cease-fire talk comes, then goes
JERUSALEM -- Hopes for a meeting between Israelis and Palestinians to halt nearly 18 months of fighting dissolved in confusion late Saturday.

In Tijuana, a cartel comes tumbling down
As the iron grip of the Arellano Felix drug smuggling gang shatters, officials predict a bloody struggle to replace them.

Of theology and Mideast policy
Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma is an ardent defender of Israel. In a March 4 Senate floor speech, he laid out reasons why the Jewish state should not have to give up land in exchange for peace with the Arabs.

Democrats fighting 'boutique medicine'
WASHINGTON -- If wealthy Medicare patients want to pay their doctor extra money out of their own pockets for special attention, what's wrong with that?

Immigrant population tops births as growth rate slows
Immigrants have taken over from baby boomers as Canada's population climbed by only 4 percent in the last five years to top 30-million.