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After reporters noticed marks on the president's face Wednesday morning, the White House disclosed that the president started using a CPAP machine a few weeks ago.

A draft report released Friday warns that climate change could threaten the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the decades to come. The international panel of scientists predicts drought and drying in many regions, including the American West.

Nominations for the 79th Academy Awards were announced today. The musical Dreamgirls garnered eight nominations — but won't be considered for best picture or best director. Babel netted seven nominations, followed by Pan's Labyrinth and The Queen, with six each.

The new head of the U.N. World Food Program is visiting Darfur, where more than 200,000 people have been killed and millions have been displaced by fighting between African rebels and Arab militias known as janjaweed, which are backed by government troops.

White House spokesman Tony Snow downplays news of an attack on a U.S. military base at Bagram, Afghanistan, where Vice President Dick Cheney had just spent the night. Estimates of the death toll have gone as high as 23; the Taliban calls the attack an attempted assassination.

Jack Valenti died Thursday at the age of 85. He was the former president of the Motion Picture Association of America, and an influential person in American culture for decades.

Six foreign-born Muslims have been arrested for plotting an attack on the Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey. Investigators say the men planned to "kill as many soldiers as possible." An employee of a video-transfer business alerted authorities after the men wanted a suspicious tape converted to DVD.

Most, if not all, of the Democrats in the Senate want the war in Iraq to be over. Some want U.S. troops to be withdrawn immediately, if not yesterday. Yet, when pressed, many of them also plan to vote to continue funding the war. That makes a consensus — and a strategy — hard to find.

The Japanese composer delivers a highly energetic and joyful Tiny Desk set.

If AI is smart enough to pass the bar exam, why does it struggle with simple common sense questions? Computer scientist Yejin Choi studies how to teach AI human reasoning, social norms, and values.