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Sunday has traditionally been a day of rest and worship but its purpose has been widely debated. A new book examines the 3,000-year evolution of Sunday including how it is celebrated in America, England and France.

When a Minnesota women's group joined a national campaign to establish a U.S. Department of Peace, they triggered fears in their small, rural community about the very survival of America.

The Grand Canyon Skywalk was officially opened this week by former astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The Skywalk is located on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Arizona. The Hualapai hope it will mean more jobs.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met separately with Palestinian and Israel leaders Sunday as she presses for agreement to move toward the creation of a Palestinian state. Rice said she is taking time to find what is tolerable for each side.

In a press conference Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards announced that he will continue his bid for the nomination, despite the news that his wife's cancer has relapsed.

An interview last month with Barbara Critchfield, a counselor at Shoemaker High School in Killeen, Texas, caught the attention of a fellow educator. David Waters, a principal at Timberland High School in Wentzville, Mo., organized a prom dress drive with the hope of sending 250 prom dresses to the Texas school.

Among the eight fired U.S. attorneys is Carol Lam of San Diego. Her office brought the corruption case that sent Rep. Duke Cunningham, a California Republican, to prison. Related documents shed light on how the Justice Department handled its "problems" with Lam.

A cooking magazine's family-recipe contest brought in 3,000 entries. Public television cooking host Chris Kimball says many had catchy names like "Naked Ladies with Their Legs Crossed," along with equally memorable back-stories.

Presidential candidate John Edwards announced Thursday that his wife, Elizabeth, has a recurrence of breast cancer. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, when her husband was the Democratic vice presidential candidate. She was thought to be recovering, but the cancer has returned.

Al Gore takes his climate-change crusade to Congress, calling for an immediate freeze on greenhouse gases in order to fight global warming. Speaking to the House Energy Committee and the Senate Environment Committee, the former vice president said, "The planet has a fever."