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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is in China. It's his first visit there as a member of the Bush administration. He joined the cabinet in July. U.S. business leaders and members of Congress want to see the Chinese currency appreciate in value as a way to reduce the U.S.-Chinese trade surplus.

Students from Fremont High School in South-Central Los Angeles recently toured the Museum of Tolerance -- a facility founded by noted humanitarian, Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal -- after several recent racially charged incidents on the campus.

Morehouse College in Atlanta is looking for a site to house the private collection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. following a deal that will prevent the papers from being auctioned off.

In Budapest, Hungary, President Bush compares Hungary's struggles under Communist rule to Iraq's recent history. "The desire for liberty is universal," the president said. President Bush has visited several Eastern European capitals to highlight countries that have recently become democracies.

Adults make a tough audience. But that's nothing compared to performing for children. Award-winning actor John Lithgow talks about the challenges of keeping the younger set entertained. His latest CD for kids is The Sunny Side of the Street.

As top law enforcement officials prepared to brief the media on the arrest of seven suspected terrorists in Miami, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was otherwise involved. He was meeting with producers and some cast members of the Fox TV counterterrorism show 24.

For many wheat farmers, a financial loss is the only thing they expect to reap this year. Persistent drought has parched wheat stands in the western parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, places where wheat was once one of the most reliable cash crops.

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announces a national reconciliation plan that includes amnesty for insurgents and opposition figures who have not been involved in terrorist attacks. Prime Minister Maliki's plan does not include a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops.

Airport security tightens again after news of an alleged plot in Britain last week, and some security experts say that passengers will have to learn to live with long lines and limited carry-ons. How will this affect air travel and airport-based businesses?

With a fragile truce holding in south Lebanon, Israel is preparing to pull out more of its forces out as the Lebanese Army and U.N. troops prepare to move south. But it's still not clear how quickly an expanded U.N. force will be in place.