Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the ranking Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, discusses President Bush's nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy.
Crime is at the top of voters' concerns in Brazil ahead of Sunday's national elections. Many are calling for tougher measures — part of a broader rightward shift across Latin America.
A recent vote by the Honolulu City Council canceled plans to relocate two city agencies to a building in the heart of Chinatown. That set back hopes for new economic development for the area. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.