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Iran announces it has produced enriched uranium at a nuclear research facility. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad maintains the program is designed only to produce energy, but the United States and other Western powers remain concerned Iran might build nuclear weapons.

The historic space was established as a dance hall in 1889, featuring a cabaret show that included the first cancan performance.

There you are, steamed at paying $3 for a gallon of gasoline. So how does it feel to learn that some people are paying $2 dollars, or even a buck a gallon? That's because they bought from a Minnesota chain that allows customers to purchase gasoline at market prices, then stockpile for periods when gas is more expensive.

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants marched, and scores of businesses closed, for what some called the "Great American Boycott." But what impact did the "Day Without Immigrants" have on the United States?

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas extends a deadline for reaching an agreement on a new Palestinian political platform. Abbas has urged the Islamist group Hamas, which now controls the government, to accept a plan for a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel.

Caspar W. Weinberger, who served in the Nixon and Reagan cabinets as secretary of health, education and welfare and secretary of defense, has died at age 88. Nicknamed "Cap the Knife" for his budget-cutting reputation, he became a central figure in the Iran-Contra scandal.

At the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus — a gothic cathedral in Cleveland — classical guitarist Jason Vieaux recently chose a new guitar. It's a crash course in how a musician selects an instrument.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice makes an unannounced visit to Baghdad, where she urged Iraqi politicians to agree on forming a national government. It's been over three months since national elections were held. Rice is traveling with British foreign secretary Jack Straw.

Gaza's already fragile health care system is facing a new crisis spurred by the cut-off of foreign funding to the Hamas-led government and Israel's frequent closures of the cargo crossings, citing security threats. Gaza hospitals are running low on basic drugs and medical supplies.

European Union leaders praise President Bush's approach in taking on Iran's nuclear ambitions at a one-day meeting in Vienna. The president and his European counterparts urged both Iran and North Korea to resume multinational talks aimed at ending their nuclear weapons programs.