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British voters go to the polls Thursday in an election that Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party is expected to win. Voters appear ready to back a third Blair term despite anger at his government's support for the Iraq war.

The House and Senate have been unable to reconcile differences over a supplemental spending bill, largely because of disagreements over a House-sponsored amendment aimed at curbing illegal immigration. The debate within the Republican Party is a prelude to a broader discussion still to come.

Campaigning for Thursday's national election in Britain has proven particularly contentious in areas such as East London's Bethnal Green and Bow constituency, where the Iraq war is a key issue.

In Southern Sudan, the Sudanese People's Liberation Army is no longer a rebel group. Under a peace deal signed earlier this year to end Sudan's 22-year civil war, the former rebels will run the south of the country as a semi-autonomous province -- and must make the transition from guerrilla movement to government.

Thomas Jefferson High School in south Los Angeles recently has been the scene of three huge brawls, involving hundreds of black and Latino students and police in riot gear. Racial tensions plague the massive urban high school, which is also faces overcrowding and lack of resources.

Alex Chadwick talks with filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke and documentarian and former star skateboarder Stacey Peralta about their new film Lords of Dogtown. The movie explores the origins of the skateboarding movement in the Los Angeles beach town of Venice in the 1970s, and the impact of instant fame on the skaters involved -- including Peralta.

The first dominant big man of professional basketball has died. Basketball Hall of Famer George Mikan, who led the Minneapolis Lakers to five championships, was 80. Melissa Block talks to Tom Heinsohn, currently a commentator for Boston Celtics broadcasts and a former NBA All-Star player and coach.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating 33 reports that Toyota's popular hybrid cars have stalled without warning. Toyota has also started its own inquiry into the Prius.

Desperate to reach a more mobile audience, some newspapers are turning to podcasting. A growing number now offer Internet radio programs, sending stories from their pages to iPods and other players.

Tim Winter is executive director of the Parents Television Council, a watchdog group that speaks out against sex, violence, and profanity in the media.