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In a dramatic 5-4 ruling, justices declared that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual's right to self-defense and gun ownership. Will this put an end to handgun bans nationwide?

Two top intelligence officials have testified in Congress about the implications of climate change for U.S. national security. They discussed an assessment that identifies parts of the world where climate change could produce political instability.

The presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees have reacted to Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that protects an individual's right town on a gun.

Intelligence agencies are debating the effects of climate change on national security. A classified assessment delivered to Congress concludes that rising global temperatures would indirectly present a security threat to the United States.

Gun owners are praising the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on handgun ownership in the District of Columbia, which has one of the strictest laws of its kind. Chicago's is similar, and some gun owners there filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the city's anti-gun law.

U.S. intelligence agencies have produced a classified assessment of the implications of climate change for U.S. national security. The National Intelligence Assessment has been delivered to Congress and will be the subject of a hearing later this week.

Justices rule that the punitive damages were excessive under maritime law. Instead of $2.5 billion, Exxon now has to pay just $500 million. "It was like getting the rug pulled out from under you," says plaintiff Osa Schultz.

The Supreme Court Thursday ruled that foreign terrorism suspects being held at Guantanamo Bay have the right to appeal their detention in U.S. Federal Court. Supreme Court reporter David Savage talks about the reasoning on both sides and what this ruling means.

Justice Department data show that the amount of drug-related assets confiscated since 2004 has tripled, from $567 million to $1.6 billion. Critics claim some law enforcement agencies have become "addicted to drug money" in their quest to fill their own coffers.

In Paris today, President Bush delivered what amounted to a valedictory speech, looking back at U.S. and European relations over his time in the White House. He laid out the challenges ahead, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bush is on what he says will be his final trip to Europe as president; earlier Friday, he met with Pope Benedict XVI.