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"My career has taught me, no matter the political pressure, just do what's right," Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pledged as she took office.

The late Ellen Willis was the first pop-music critic for The New Yorker. A new anthology, Out of the Vinyl Deeps, collects her thoughts on Dylan, Joplin and The Rolling Stones, among others. Critic Ken Tucker says the anthology "resurrects a nearly lost, vital, invaluable voice" in pop music.

Police said there were also multiple injuries during the incident, which took place near the hotel where Team Norway has been staying.

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary about his case, South Carolina Corrections Department officials said Wednesday.

Hurricane relief funds helped pay for a vacation to Hawaii, a sex-change operation and season tickets to football games, according to a government audit. Madeleine Brand discusses the fraud and how the government plans to deal with the problem with Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX). McCaul's House subcommittee is holding hearings Wednesday about the misuse of relief funds.

An attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich challenged a panel considering Blagojevich's impeachment. The presence of lawyer Ed Genson is a sign that Blagojevich may not be stepping down anytime soon. The Illinois governor has resisted calls for his resignation following his arrest on federal corruption charges.

Oil prices are hovering near $120 a barrel and people are wondering what, if anything, can be done to bring prices down. Oil is a commodity — the price of which is set in a global market. Increasingly, oil-producing countries are pointing at the weak dollar as the main factor keeping prices high.

The move reverses course on one of the Justice Department's most controversial decisions during the early stretch of the Biden administration.

A joint commission of Iraqi and U.S. officials is examining incidents involving the Blackwater security firm, including the deaths of civilians in a melee last week in Baghdad. Prime Minister Maliki is directing harsh rhetoric at the company.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd has unveiled his draft proposal to remake the financial regulatory system. It's a sweeping plan that goes beyond what's being hammered out by the House and the Obama administration.