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No new talks are planned on the screenwriters strike, but a new survey shows that the public supports the screenwriters.

A new U.S. intelligence report on Iran says Tehran may be able to develop a nuclear weapon between 2010 and 2015. But the National Intelligence Estimate finds that Iran halted its development program in the fall of 2003 — contradicting claims by the Bush administration.

On Tuesday, we spoke with the top American general in Iraq, David Petraeus, about the security situation there. Wednesday, we hear from Iraqis. Reporters in Iraq set out to get assessments from a number of Baghdadis.

Fort Payne, Ala., the world's sock capital, doesn't like competition from Honduras, which has enjoyed duty-free sock exports to the U.S. The tariff is set to be reinstated soon, but some say the town should move away from socks if it wants to compete globally.

Fitzhugh Mullan, a professor of health policy and pediatrics at George Washington University, says the West undertrains doctors and nurses, creating a vacuum — "an irresistibly appealing vacuum to ambitious, well-trained people in the developing world," including India.

Striking Hollywood screenwriters are still being creative and making funny, topical videos for the Internet. The videos make their argument for being paid when their work is online and in other new media. Their work is giving them an edge in the contract dispute with production studios.

Concerned that questions about his Mormon faith are hurting his presidential campaign, Mitt Romney will give a speech on "Faith in America" on Thursday. The situation recalls that faced by John F. Kennedy in 1960, when he gave a historic speech two months before he was elected the first Catholic president.

Representatives from around the world have gathered to hammer out a strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions after the Kyoto treaty expires in 2012. One idea that seems to be gaining strength is a fund to help the poorest and most vulnerable countries adapt to a changing world. Negotiations in Kyoto started 10 years ago this week.

The Bush administration's plan to deal with rising home foreclosures by freezing interest rates for struggling borrowers is closely modeled on a California program that has attracted doubters.

"Medical tourism," the practice of traveling to other countries for medical care, was first embraced by consumers. But now, employers and health insurance companies are considering offering international treatment options to customers to save on costs.