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Four Republican senators are at odds with the White House over proposed legislation on terrorism suspects. The White House does not like a version of the bill passed by the GOP-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee. The Bush administration's goal of signing a measure into law before mid-term elections now seems in doubt.

The FBI has been tracking Hezbollah fundraising in the United States for years. But there is debate within law enforcement circles over whether the group would launch attacks on U.S. soil.

As the Mideast crisis continues to intensify, the head of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah declares "open war," and Israel says it will not stop its military campaign until Hezbollah is disarmed.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans a Washington visit to seek support for an Israeli plan to withdraw from parts of the West Bank. The move would consolidate Israel's control over major settlement blocs in the occupied territory.

The combination of writing talent and juicy material on display in Sean Wilsey's memoir Oh the Glory of It All is what has author Curtis Sittenfeld singing its praises to others. The people and places described "come explosively and thrillingly alive," says the author of Prep.

The European Union fines Microsoft more than $350 million for defying a 2004 antitrust ruling. The EU warned the company it could face even bigger penalties from the start of August. European regulators want the software giant to provide technical information to rivals after it found Microsoft abused the dominance of its Windows operating system.

Youth Radio's Anyi Howell would like to nominate a tune for the title "Song of the Summer": "Crazy," by Gnarls Barkley. It may not be the No. 1 hit, but it's the song that seems to be everywhere right now.

Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom halts natural gas sales to Ukraine, after Kiev refuses to agree to a four-fold price hike. The move has affected the flow of gas to other European countries and raised worries about Russia's use of energy as a political weapon.

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the most powerful aide to the most powerful vice president in the nation's history, is indicted by a federal grand jury. The news further rocks a White House struggling with a variety of second-term problems.

This weekend, Syria's president ordered his government to open an investigation into alleged Syrian involvement in the assassination of a Lebanese politician. Until now, Syria has vehemently denied any involvement in the crime and has denounced the United Nations' allegations that Syrian officials were complicit in the murder.