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The head of New Orleans' police department, Eddie Compass, has resigned. This weekend, he announced that 249 officers, or about 15 percent of the force, are absent without leave after the hurricanes. A special tribunal will determine who has deserted and who has legitimate absences from work.

Scientists recently surveyed the sea beneath the ice of the Arctic Ocean and discovered a number of exotic new species. But climate change could mean a big shift in the biodiversity of this largely unexplored region of the planet.

Untreated wastewater flows from Tijuana, Mexico, into the Pacific Ocean near the California border. Sasha Khokha of NPR station KQED says the U.S. government is expected to endorse a much-debated treatment plant.

The Indonesian resort island of Bali is still reeling from the second major terrorist attack in three years. The death toll is at 26, with more than 100 wounded. In 2002, blasts blamed on the Islamic militant group Jamaah Islamiyah took 202 lives.

Residents of New Orleans East gathered in a shopping mall Friday, set to return to their homes for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit. They are determined to participate in a debate over the city's future.

Melissa Block continues a conversation with Tom and Joyce DeBaggio, who have lived with Alzheimer's since Tom was diagnosed six years ago. Joyce says she's had trouble coping.

Pizza, tacos and onion rings -- just another balanced lunch in many school cafeterias across the Unites States. If given a choice, most kids won't opt for the broccoli. And financial constraints are keeping many school districts from doing away with more popular -- but more fattening -- choices.

Charges emerge that HIV-infected foster children enlisted in federally funded trials of AIDS drugs in the late 1980s and early '90s were involved without adequate representation. Investigative hearings are under way in Washington.

Judge John G. Roberts, President Bush's choice to be a Supreme Court justice, has friends in both parties. His reputation as a bright, questioning lawyer comes with a solid standing as a conservative.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist issues a statement that he is not planning to announce his retirement, and he will stay on the Court as long as his health allows. The 80-year-old chief justice was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last October. He was released Thursday from a Virginia hospital after being treated for fever.