The Obama administration launches a criminal probe of CIA interrogation abuses. The president also authorizes the creation of a new interrogation unit to handle terrorism cases, which will operate under direct White House supervision.
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Two firefighters die in Buffalo, N.Y., after plunging through the collapsed first floor of a burning building. Officials say Lt. Charles McCarthy, a 22-year veteran of the department, was searching for a person reported trapped in the building. Firefighter Jonathan Croom was killed trying to get to McCarthy.

Schools throughout the country are being advised to prepare for possible swine flu cases by creating hard-copy packets and online classes that will keep students learning even if they become sick with the illness. "As the school year begins, I'm concerned that the H1N1 virus might disrupt learning in some schools across the country," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says.

Adm. Mike Mullen, the nation's top military officer, calls the situation in Afghanistan "serious and deteriorating," highlighting the tough decisions President Barack Obama may face about the war. Should the U.S. send in more troops, or stick with the forces already there -- and run the risk that it's not enough?
Also See: More Firefights, Fewer Airstrikes

A pastor is found slain inside her Pentecostal church in Anadarko, Okla. Investigators say 61-year-old Carol Daniels suffered trauma to her body but declined to disclose details of how or when she died. Local residents say the church is near an alley where men sometimes hang out and drink.

At least 1,200 veterans around the country are told they have a fatal neurological disease -- but it's all a mistake. A Gulf War veterans group says many vets are panicking after being informed they have Lou Gehrig's disease. The group says the Department of Veterans Affairs blames a coding error for the false diagnoses.

In the face of unrelenting criticism from the U.S. and victims' families, Scotland's justice minister defends his decision last week to free the Libyan man convicted of killing 270 people in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. "This was my decision and my decision alone," Kenny MacAskill tells Scottish lawmakers. "I stand by it and I live with the consequences."