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Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova says 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin shot and killed an unarmed man while fleeing from Ukrainian defense forces. He's in custody and could face life in prison.

We asked experts from around the world: What would they like to see on the agenda for this virtual event. Their ideas include fair pay for all health workers — and a makeover for foreign aid.

Rick Watson was a banker, making good money and providing for his family. But he says he was only doing what needed to be done -- not what he wanted to do. So Watson went to a life coach.

Border communities in this country will be the most heavily affected by the new passport requirements announced Tuesday by the State and Homeland Security departments. Melissa Block talks with Pat Grubb, publisher of the All Point Bulletin in Point Roberts, Wash.

White supremacist Matthew Hale receives a 40-year sentence for soliciting the murder of a federal judge in Chicago. His target, Judge Joan Lefkow, had ruled against him in a trademark dispute.

One of America's greatest novelists, Saul Bellow, died Tuesday at 89. He won three National Book Awards, a Pulitzer and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known books are Herzog, Humboldt's Gift and The Adventures of Augie March.

U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says the Bush administration will adjust the No Child Left Behind Act in response to opposition from educators and state lawmakers. The most significant change allows schools to exempt more students with disabilities from state testing programs.

George Gascón has defended his decision not to pursue a felony charge, saying the attacker had a folding knife on him but didn't use it. Gascón also says he will work on safety at performance venues.

The Space Shuttle Discovery has docked with the International Space Station. In doing so, it did a controlled back flip to enable cameras on the ISS to photograph its belly for damage. So far, there is no indication that the shuttle was damaged on liftoff.

Doctors across the country have been debating the question of prospective mothers' ages, as reproductive technologies make it possible for women in their 60s to have children. Michele Norris talks with Dr. Elizabeth Ginsburg of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston about her hospital's current debate over age limits for motherhood. We hear from Dr. Robert Stillman of the Shady Grove Fertility Center in Rockville, Md., who believes limits must exist. Finally, we talk with Margaret Janicki LaBarbera, who had her first child at 54.